Fitnessgram Research Paper

My experience administering the Fitnessgram was a life changing event. Dr. Rukavina had lectured us on the causal factors of child obesity and some preventative measures. The Fitnessgram allowed us to measure the student's strengths and weaknesses at Ward- Steward Elementary. This test helped me to be more comfortable with students, gave the students a better idea of their fitness levels, and taught me more about testing and how to measure those tests. Families and communities are becoming more aware of the importance of physical activity and physical fitness. This test not only benefits the student, but also the tester as well as the families. Most of us had probably never been in front of a class of fourth and fifth graders. I was extremely nervous on the day that I asked to be the leader. I did not know if the students would listen to me or if I would freeze up and look an idiot. However, I did know what I had learned in class. I remembered to speak loud and clear and to use key words like "knees bent" and "straight as a board". When the students listened and tried their hardest a little Fourth of July fire works show went off inside of me. One of the students even said she wanted to be just like me when she grows
The frequencies for the students in the healthy fitness zone were kind of high for this class. The overall class was in the 95th percentile for the curl- up test, 77th percentile for the sit and reach test, 72nd percentile on the BMI, 36th percentile for the push- up test, and the 4th percentile for the pacer test. After I actually did the math, it all began to understand the frequencies, percentiles, and how they all came together. The histogram is what put everything into perspective because then I could actually see how the males did better than the females on the push- up test, but performed about the same on all of the other tests and