A Survey of Physical Education Programs and Policies in Texas Schools
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Texas teachers are supportive of mandatory physical fitness testing but not all students are cooperating.
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Physical Education and School Contextual Factors Relating to Students' Achievement and Cross-Grade Differences in Aerobic Fitness and Obesity
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Physical education programs and policies explain only some of the variance in fitness levels of Texas students socioeconomic status and community factors also are important.
Reflections on the Texas Youth Evaluation Project and Implications for the Future
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Kenneth Cooper, M.D., M.P.H., founder of the Cooper Institute, creator of the FITNESSGRAM® test battery, calls for quality physical education programs.
Senate Bill 42
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Texas Senate Bill 42 (SB42), enacted in 2005, directed the state's middle schools to strengthen institutional responsibility for the health of their students. This study assessed whether a representative sample of middles schools were adhering to SB42.
The Association of Health-Related Fitness with Indicators of Academic Performance in Texas Schools
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
School fitness attainment is found to be an indicator of schools performing higher academically.
Reliability and Validity of the FITNESSGRAM®
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Teachers get good grades for their ability to conduct fitness tests and benefit from additional training on the testing instrument.
Statewide Physical Fitness Testing
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Trained observers and physical education teachers provide insight into areas of concern and opportunities to improve fitness testing.
The Texas Youth Fitness Study
March 24, 2011 | Program Result Report
Researchers at the Cooper Institute in Dallas report there are small but consistently positive associations between fitness and academic achievement.
Special Supplement to Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport Presents Findings of Texas-Wide School-Based Fitness Testing
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This September 2010 special supplement analyzes and evaluates the Texas Youth Fitness Study from a number of perspectives.
Overview of the Texas Youth Fitness Study
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Study provides data on youth fitness in one state advances the knowledge base on school-based fitness testing and the factors influencing youth fitness.