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https://doi.org/10.15516/cje.v24i1.4231
The Relationship between Academic Achievement and Physical Fitness in Preadolescent Children
Črtomir Matejek
; Faculty of Education University of Maribor Koroška cesta 160, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Jurij Planinšec
; Faculty of Education University of Maribor Koroška cesta 160, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Sažetak
The purpose of the study was to determine whether students differ in terms of
their physical fitness according to their academic achievements in mathematics,
language (Slovene) and PE. The sample comprised 467 participants: 250 males and
217 females. In order to assess physical fitness levels, eight different tests from the
Eurofit test battery were conducted. The academic performance of children was
defined on the basis of three criteria: final grades in mathematics, final grades in
Slovene language and final grades in the subject of sports. An independent t-test
and a multiple regression analysis were performed to determine the relationship
between various physical fitness tests and academic achievement. The most
important finding of our study is that physical fitness is related to academic
achievement in preadolescent children. Children with better academic achievements
performed better in most physical fitness tests than peers who had poorer academic
performance.
Ključne riječi
childhood; motor abilities; school grades
Hrčak ID:
280314
URI
Datum izdavanja:
18.5.2022.
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