Transcript FITNESSGRAM Overview - Georgia Department of Education
FITNESSGRAM Overview
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WHY FITNESSGRAM?
Combines both an educational assessment and reporting software program Designed to promote lifelong physical activity Based on the latest research on children’s fitness Health related Uses criterion-referenced standards
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FITNESSGRAM Advisors
Charles L. Sterling, EdD
The Cooper Institute FITNESSGRAM Chairman
Charles B. Corbin, PhD
Arizona State University - Retired
Kirk J. Cureton, PhD
University of Georgia
Scott Going, PhD
The University of Arizona
James R. Morrow, Jr., PhD
University of North Texas
Robert Pangrazi, PhD
Arizona State University - Retired
Russell R. Pate, PhD
University of South Carolina
Sharon Ann Plowman, PhD
University of Northern Illinois - Retired
Judith J. Prochaska, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
Georgi Roberts, MS
Fort Worth I.S.D., Fort Worth, Texas
Weimo Zhu, PhD
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dolly Lambdin, EdD
University of Texas at Austin
Matthew T. Mahar, EdD
East Carolina University
Marilu D. Meredith, EdD
The Cooper Institute Project Director
Gregory J. Welk, PhD
Iowa State University Scientific Director
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FITNESSGRAM Philosophy
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Georgia’s Philosophy & Goals
See DOE Information Section in training manual Philosophy:
The acquisition of knowledge related to students' health related fitness levels is vital to the development and implementation of strategies focused on personal health improvement and enhanced readiness for learning.
Goals:
To improve the health related fitness levels and therefore health outcomes of students.
To develop students who are active now and for a lifetime.
To develop students who are able to self assess health-related fitness levels, interpret fitness test results, set goals, and motivate themselves for personal fitness improvement.
To provide longitudinal data on the status of the health-related fitness of Georgia students through systematic assessment, data collection, monitoring, and reporting.
To use fitness assessment data to inform policy, program, curricular, and instructional decisions for P-12 physical education at the school, district, and state levels.
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Process vs. Product
If we do the process the product will follow!
Physical activity is the process.
Physical fitness is the product.
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Differences in Fitness Assessments
FITNESSGRAM
Health related Criterion-referenced NOT used for grading Personal improvement driven Provides individualized feedback Encourages self assessment or individualized assessment
OTHERS
Skill related Norm-referenced Often used for grading because of percentiles Award driven Provides scores, awards, but no recommendations for improvement
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Criterion-Referenced vs. Norm-Referenced
Criterion-referenced standards are associated with good health and based on scientific information.
Normative standards are comparisons relative to others in a group but do not provide information on how the values relate to health.
FITNESSGRAM is Criterion-Referenced. The established standards for good health are called Healthy Fitness Zone.
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Percentage of Students in Healthy Fitness Zone
Physical Fitness Assessment
Aerobic Capacity Body Composition Abdominal Strength Trunk Extension Strength Upper Body Strength Flexibility
Grade 5
60.2% 67.4% 80.6% 88.2% 67.1% 66.6%
Grade 7
60.5% 67.0% 83.1% 89.3% 68.7% 72.4%
Grade 9
52.4% 68.0% 82.6% 86.3% 69.5% 70.3%
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Two Components
FITNESSGRAM • Fitness assessment and reporting system ACTIVITYGRAM • Physical activity recall tool • Use of ACTIVITYGRAM is up to individual schools and districts Courtesy of Human Kinetics.
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FITNESSGRAM Testing Options
Self Testing • Student learns to test self • Takes time to teach • Good education; serves students for a lifetime Individualized Testing • For personal information • Can be conducted by student, or with assistance from a partner, parent or teacher
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FITNESSGRAM Testing Options
Institutional Testing • Administered by a trained person • Provides more accurate results to parents and others • Takes time Personal Best Testing • See how well interested students can perform on each assessment • Takes a lot of time • Recommended use after school or voluntary • Focus is more on performance as opposed to health
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Institutional Testing Guidelines
Take steps to insure confidentiality of assessment results Take care in interpreting results Take care in generalizing pre- and post-assessment data Consider nutrition and other factors Take care in accurately reporting assessment results
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FITNESSGRAM Software
Web-based Generates individual student/parent reports Provides suggestions about how to promote good fitness Generates group reports for State reporting Allows for tracking of students’ fitness throughout their school years
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Reports
Software generates: Individual Reports • Comparison to HFZ • Recommendations Group Reports Courtesy of Human Kinetics.
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Appropriate Uses of FITNESSGRAM
Facilitates fitness education • Evaluating personal fitness levels • Goal setting • Program planning and tracking Provides feedback to students and parents Allows personal tracking • Annually and over time Can guide PE program planning
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Inappropriate Uses of FITNESSGRAM
Using scores for grading Using scores to evaluate teacher effectiveness Using scores to evaluate overall physical education program
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Confidentiality
Confidentiality of results is important!
Appropriate protocol must be used to ensure proper privacy.
Educate students on the importance of confidentiality of fitness assessment results.
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FERPA
The parties will safeguard the confidentiality of the student data as required by the Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and other applicable laws and regulations. No release of data, reports, information, or output of any kind based on the data will include any information that could be identifiable or linked to a specific person.
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FITNESSGRAM Resources
http://www.cooperinstitute.org/index.cfm
http://www.fitnessgram.net/home/ Scientific Reference Guide http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ci_services.aspx?PageReq= CIServHealthPhys Georgia Department of Education – Health and Physical Education http://georgiashape.org