Open AccessPHYSICAL ACTIVITY, PHYSICAL FITNESS AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS OF PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN
Author(s) -
Irina Klizienė,
Laura Kimantienė,
Ginas Čižauskas,
Laura Daniusevičiūtė-Brazaitė,
Gintautas Cibulskas,
Arūnė Janulevičienė
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
baltic journal of sport and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2538-8347
pISSN - 2351-6496
DOI - 10.33607/bjshs.v1i108.4
Subject(s) - multi stage fitness test , physical fitness , test (biology) , physical education , physical activity , curriculum , long jump , mathematics education , physical therapy , jump , psychology , medicine , pedagogy , biology , paleontology , physics , quantum mechanics
Background.The purpose of this study is to estimate physical activity, physical fitness and assessment ofmathematical achievements in primary schoolchildren.Methods. The study involved 1st grade students (N = 93), 45 of which were girls and 48 were boys. Theflexibility test, the long jump test, 3 × 10 m speed shuttle run test, a medical (stuffed) 1 kg ball pushing from thechest test were used. Physical activity was measured using Children’s Physical Activity Questionnaire. Academicachievements were assessed using Mathematical diagnostic progress tests and mathematical learning achievementsaccording to curriculum content.Results. It turned out that both boys (95.87 MET/min/week) and girls (91.30 MET / min/ week) were physicallyactive in physical education lessons (p > 0.05). Long jump results ranged from 105.2 cm (girls) to 118.3 cm (boys),statistically significant differences were detected (p < 0.05) The best score of the girls’ shuttle running 3 × 10 mwas 9.55 s, for boys it was 9.2 s, the worst performance time for boys was 13.68 s, for girls – 13.54 s (p < .05).Mathematics Diagnostic Progress Tests for both girls and boys indicated satisfactory levels.Conclusion. We should note that all 4 fitness tests had a positive, linear association with physical fitness testsand mathematics test scores.