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Health-Related Fitness Monitoring Practices in Secondary School-Based Physical Education Programs

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2020
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O'Keeffe, Brendan
MacDonncha, Ciaran
Ng, Kwok
Donnelly, Alan E
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10.1123/jtpe.2018-0336
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O'Keeffe, Brendan. MacDonncha, Ciaran. Ng, Kwok. Donnelly, Alan E. (2020). Health-Related Fitness Monitoring Practices in Secondary School-Based Physical Education Programs.  Journal of teaching in physical education, 39 (1) , 59-68. 10.1123/jtpe.2018-0336.
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Purpose: To examine the prevalence of and approaches to monitoring health-related physical fitness (HRPF) in secondary school-based physical education programs. Methods: Physical education teachers (N = 327; 56.6% females) from 235 secondary schools (33.1% of national total) in the Republic of Ireland completed a survey designed specifically for the purposes of this study. Results: HRPF tests were used by 95.3% of teachers. A significant decline in the testing frequency was observed from the junior grades (age 13–15 years) to the senior grades (age 16–18 years) (p < .001). Just over half (51.7%) of the teachers discarded the test results after a single use. Less than one third of the teachers indicated that they shared the test results with the students’ parents. The vast majority (87.0%) of the teachers agreed that the development of a digital platform would facilitate monitoring test results over time. Conclusions: HRPF testing is highly prevalent in secondary schools. More actions are needed to ensure that teachers use pedagogically sound student-centered approaches toward monitoring HRPF, with a focus on learning that may lead to more positive testing experiences for students. Consideration should be given to the development of digital platforms to facilitate monitoring and reporting HRPF.

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