Relationship between aerobic fitness and academic achievement in Seattle secondary school children

Aerobic fitness is an important measure of physical fitness and has been shown to affect academic achievement in youth. This study explored how aerobic fitness was positively associated with standardized test scores, independent of demographic and medical factors. In addition, the project examined how the academic risk score, an aggregate measure of course failure rate, standardized test performance, attendance, and number of disciplinary actions, could moderate this association.

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Project Type(s): Master's Thesis

Author(s): Jamie Kowatch

Program(s): Master of Science, RDN Training

Year: 2012

Adviser(s):

• Glen E. Duncan