The Effects of Physical Education Credit Producing Activities on High School Students

Stephen F Austin State University, Baker Pattillo Student Center, Regent's Suite A and Twilight Ballroom

The original intent for this project was to see what summative information could be drawn using the FITNESSGRAM. Researchers wanted to relate the FITNESSGRAM to variables like academic performance, amount of physical education, and the student’s general idea of physical education. Over the past few years, researchers have found that students with a higher score on the FITNESSGRAM have a higher academic score on the T.A.K.S., better attendance, and less behavioral problems. Also, researchers were interested in determining if a participant’s satisfaction level of the physical education experience had any impact on the FITNESSGRAM variables. This descriptive research was designed to better understand why these variables seem to correlate and if future interventions can be initiated to improve performance both physically and academically and possibly identify best practices in physical education.