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The Impact of State Laws and District Policies on Physical Education and Recess Practices in a Nationally Representative Sample of US Public Elementary Schools

December 5, 2011 | Journal Article

Both physical education and recess time need to be increased for young students to achieve national standards for physical activity.

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.

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.

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.