1. Are the children of Sarah Smith in the Healthy Fitness Zone?
David Azurmendi
EDUC 6240
George Washington University
2. FitnessGram (Are they in the
Healthy Fitness Zone)
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5
10
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Standards for Healthy Fitness Zones
3-D Column 1 Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls
Percent Body Fat % 18.8 20.8 18.8 20.8 18.8 20.8
Body Mass Index 16.7 16.7 16.9 17 17.3 17.5
Curl-Ups # completed 2 2 2 2 4 4
Push-ups # completed 3 3 3 3 4 4
Flexed Arm Hang (Seconds) 2 2 2 2 3 3
Sit and Reach (inches) 8 9 8 9 8 9
K K First First Second Second
3. The above chart shows the percentage of students inThe above chart shows the percentage of students in
the Healthy Fitness Zone for each individual categorythe Healthy Fitness Zone for each individual category
Percentage of Students that are in the Healthy Zone for Each Category
82.8
84.6
77.1
82.8
85.2
78.2
93.1
90.1
86.1
75.8
77.5
71.5
27.5
52.7
25.7
51.1
53.8
51.4
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40
60
80
100
Kindergarten
(n=186)
First (n=182) Second (n=179)
Percent Body Fat
Body Mass Index
Curl-Ups
Push-ups
Flexed Arm Hang
Sit and Reach
4. Total Percentage of Students that were in the Healthy Zone in all Six
Categories
Physically Fit Across All Categories
17.5
37
16.4
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Kindergarten
First
Second
% of 2nd
% of First
% of K
5. Disaggregate Data InformationDisaggregate Data Information
The disaggregate data will be displayed
over the next view slides
This is an attempt to point to the
achievement gap between the different
subgroups within the school.
The focus for the particular data analysis
will be on each grade level and how the
different groups have disparity between
the percentages of students’
success/failure rates on the FitnessGram
based on subgroups
7. Kindergarten Healthy Fitness Zone
Results by Subgroups
% of Students Meeting the Healthy
Fitness Zone By SubGroup
40 40 69.2 60 40 50
90.2 90.2
99.3 84.7
23.6 51.1
64 64
88 60
48 52
83.3 83.3
67 50
16.7 50
75 75 62.5 37.5
50 50
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Body
Fat
BMI CU PU FAH SAR
Multi-Racial
Asian
Black
White
Hispanic
8. First Grade Healthy Fitness Zone
Results by Subgroups
% of Students Meeting the Healthy
Fitness Zone By SubGroup
45 45 90.9 72.7 54.5 63.6
92.2 92.2
97.6 82 51.5 53.1
63.6 63.6
90.9 63.6 54.5 50
91.7 91.7
66.7
41.6 58.4
75
66.7 66.7 77.8 100 55.6 33.3
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Body
Fat
BMI CU PU FAH SAR
Multi-Racial
Asian
Black
White
Hispanic
9. Second Grade Healthy Fitness Zone
Results by Subgroups
% of Students Meeting the Healthy
Fitness Zone By SubGroup
41.6 50 66.7 75 41.6 53.8
82.7 83.4 86.6
90 23.6
50.4
70 60 90
63.6
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50
80 90 100
30
10 50
60 70 80 50
40 70
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Body
Fat
BMI CU PU FAH SAR
Multi-Racial
Asian
Black
White
Hispanic
10. Inquiry Period
As a group we must begin to breakdown why we
believe the current data is pointing towards such
disparity between the different subgroups.
Additionally, if there are issues can these issues
be corrected using our current system of
practices.
What are some of the possible underlying factors
that need to be considered to explain the data as
presented.
Hinweis der Redaktion
The following presentation displays the data results of the FitnessGram test that was administered to the students in grades Kindergarten, First, and Second.
The results are based on the test being administered this fall by David Azurmendi, physical education teacher.
The test consists of 6 different categories.
The categories that were used were body fat percentage, body mass index (BMI), curl-ups, pushups, Flexed arm hang, and sit and reach.
The test was created by the Cooper Institute, which provides all the necessary tools and equipment necessary to administer the test.
There is no district or state data results, as each school that administers the test is determining how many of their students are in a healthy fitness zone.
Each category has a particular data range that the student must be able to perform in order to be in the healthy zone.
The data attempts to pinpoint in areas of weakness and any disparity among the subgroups that will be identified later.
The chart above shows the range for the Healthy Zone as provided by the Cooper Institute. This shows the Healthy Fitness Zone range for all of the categories that were assessed. When looking at the data one must note that the numbers for percent body fat and body mass index are the highest number that a child can be without being considered at some risk or at a high risk level. The exercises that are tested show students that are able to complete equal to the number that is listed or greater. For example, the Curl-ups completed target range is 2. So any student that was able to do at least two would be considered in the healthy fitness zone. These numbers are based on a set of healthy standards, and there is no comparable data in the district or the state at this point. The reasoning behind this particular choice is that all students are extremely different when fitness is being considered, and the Cooper Institute felt that measuring and comparing to national healthy standards is more beneficial then national averages. There is no data to compare with the district schools as this is the pilot year for the State of Georgia to administer and record the test scores.
The following chart shows the percentage of students that are in the Healthy Fitness Zone for the 6 different categories that were tested. For example, 84.6% of first graders were in the Healthy Fitness Zone for percent body fat. Two areas of concern are immediately seen as the Kindergarten and the Second Grade students struggled mightly on the flexed arm hang. This particular test is a measure of upper body strength/upper back strength and the students did quite poorly in this area. This will be an item that will need to be discussed in the future to determine the reasoning behind such unsuccessful scores in this particular area.
This slides indicates the percentage of students in each grade that actually scored in the Healthy Fitness Zone for all six categories. This indication directly depicts that lack of overall physical fitness in the majority of the students in the school. The above category when examined more closely would not be acceptable in an academic subject. The assessment that is being used may be inaccurate, or the students physical fitness levels are at dishearteningly low rate. The equivalent data on the math and reading sections of the Criterion Referenced Competency Test in Georgia points to nearly 95% in both academic categories meeting or exceeding district targets. When looking at a 95% success rate vs. a success rate that is less than 20% this data points a very humbling picture.
This slide simply shows the school demographic breakdown. This was an important slide to show the appropriate considerations for the next three slides. For example in the grade Kindergarten 186 students were tested, and 131 students were white, 25 students were black, 10 students were Hispanic, 12 students were Asian, and 8 students were multi-racial. The objective of this slide is to show us the breakdown of our subgroups.
The BMI= Body Mass Index, which is a formula calculated based on height and weight. CU=stands for curlups/situps, pu=pushups, fah=flexed arm hang, and finally sar= sit and reach. This data chart shows the percentage of students that are in the healthy fitness zone. This points to the percentages of students broken down by subgroup. For example when looking at the Kindergarten group for Body Fat Percentage only 40% of the Hispanic Students were in the healthy zone. That was a total of 4 out of 10 students in this particular subgroup. One area of particular concern for all Kindergarten students across all subgroups was their ability to be in the healthy fitness zone for the Flexed Arm Hang. Additionally, the minority students often performing at a lower level than their white classmates. This points to a possible achievement gap issue that is seen in other academic subjects and it remains true when viewing fitness assessment data.
This data chart shows the information for the first grade students, please attempt to see any discrepancies in the data based on the subgroup information provided. The same abbreviation hold true for this particular grade level. One area to highlight is that the flexed arm hang is improved, but not sure if the assessment category is a result of the students developmentally level or that there was another underlying issue. These numbers across most categories for the white students again is quite high compared to their minority counterparts. It is unclear at this glance why this is occurring, but one of our responsibilities is to make a determination of the reasoning for this particular issue.
The second grade data again looks similar in the trends from the Kindergarten and First Grade, and again the white students are surpassing the minority students that performed the same assessment. It is going to take a great deal of “digging” to find the root cause of these trends that seem to be happening across the three grade levels tested.