Academic Performance and Fitness in Male TeenagersA case study on San-Min Junior High School in Hsin Chu

• Main Authors: Chen, Te-Shiung, 陳德雄
• Other Authors: Hsu, Tai-Ger
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2005
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/48206259870328921565

碩士 === 臺北巿立體育學院 === 運動科學研究所 === 93 === Academic Performance and Fitness in Male Teenagers A case study on San-Min Junior High School in Hsin Chu Graduate student : Chen, Te-Shiung Adviser : Hsu, Tai-Ger ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the physical fitness (body composition, flexibility, muscular fitness, power, and cardiovascular endurance) of male teenagers between different academic performance levels. There are 480 male students of third grade in San-Min Junior High school in Hsin Chu and 260 of them were recruited in the study. Taking 27% as cutting point, the subjects were dived in two high-score group (HG) and low-score group (LG) according to their academic performance, and there were 131 and 129 students in each group respectively. Body Mass Index (BMI), sit-and-reach, 1-min sit-ups, standing long jump, and 1600 meter run were involved as assessment battery. The data were analyzed by independent t-test, and the results were following: 1) BMI of HG was significantly higher than LG (21.87±3.32 vs. 22.97±4.54),(p<.05); 2) the difference in sit-and-reach was insignificant; 3) HG was significantly higher than LG in 1-min sit-ups (44.32±8.19, times/min vs. 39.38±8.64), standing long jump (196.04±31.88, cm vs. 187.86±30), and 1600 meter run (565.82±109.27, sec vs. 619.09±123.68). According to this study, male teenagers performed well in academics were supposed to have better physical fitness. Key words: teenager, academic performance, physical fitness