Physical fitness and executive function assessment battery for adolescents

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Evidence · 3 claims (3 for) · 3 studies (3 associational), q3 · 0 of 3 report an effect size · 3 claims rest on one study

Description

A battery of nine physical tests and five cognitive instruments used to assess adolescents' fitness and executive functions: "resistance strength with the 30-second Chair Stand Test", explosive strength (standing broad jump), agility and speed (10 × 5 m shuttle run, quadrant jump), aerobic endurance (20 m shuttle run, 6 min endurance run), balance (BOT-2), flexibility (Sit and Reach, Back Scratch), plus PAQ-A, Stroop Golden Test, Wechsler Memory Scale, Symbol Digit Modalities Test, Trail Making Test and MESSY Scale. Academic achievement came from school records across six subjects scored 0–10.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• Trained professionals administered the tests over a 5-month period in five randomly selected centers

Constraints

• Administered to Compulsory Secondary Education students in the Galician Autonomous Community

Target Learners

• secondary school adolescents (12–16 years)

Learning Goals

• physical fitness and executive function assessment

Claims

• Specific physical fitness components are differentially associated with specific executive function domains in adolescents [+W]
• Cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2max) is the physical fitness measure most strongly correlated with cognitive functioning in adolescents [+W]
• VO2max is the main linear-regression predictor of attention and concentration, with strength also predictive in boys [+W]

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Key Sources

• Cancela J, Burgo H, Sande E. (2019). Physical fitness and executive functions in adolescents: cross-sectional associations with academic achievement. J. Phys. Ther. Sci. 31: 556–562. https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpts/31/7/31_17-478/_article

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title	Physical fitness and executive function assessment battery for adolescents
description	A battery of nine physical tests and five cognitive instruments used to assess adolescents' fitness and executive functions: "resistance strength with the 30-second Chair Stand Test", explosive strength (standing broa...
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