Constructing Norms of Health Related Physical Fitness among Male Secondary School Students in Tulkarem District

Year: 
2011
Discussion Committee: 
Prof. Imad Saleh Abdel – Haqb - supervisor
Dr. Mu'ayad Shana'ah - External Examiner
Dr.Subhe Essa - Internal Examiner
Supervisors: 
Professor Imad Saleh Abdel – Haq
Authors: 
Mohamad Lutfi Abo Salah
Abstract: 
The study aimed to identify the level of physical fitness related to health among students in secondary schools in the province of Tulkarem, and building levels of standard, and determine the impact of variables of place of residence, and class and their interaction at the level of physical fitness related to health, to achieve this study was conducted on a sample of (1200) students from the class of Tenth grade and atheist and Twelfth grade, and make statistical analysis on all the sample according to the ranks of distributors: Tenth grade (509) students, and atheist ten (340) students, and Twelfth grade (351) students, were selected random sample in the manner of Tulkarm. I have been using the battery of the American health-related fitness (AAPHERD,1980). which included four tests Measure the thickness of the folds of fat to behind the upper arm and the bottom of the board, and bend the trunk to sit long, and test the sit up, and run 1609, (mi), and after the process of collecting data coded and treated statistically using the software packages Statistical for Social Sciences (SPSS) using the averages and deviations and analysis of variance two-way anova. The results showed: - low level of health-related physical fitness of students compared to global standards. - The differences are statistically significant at the significance level (α = 0.05) in the total thickness of the fat behind the upper arm and below the scapula and the flexibility of the lower back in a place to live among the students of the city and students of the village and for the students of the village. As well as the existence of differences in the durability of the abdominal muscles and endurance periodic respiratory place of residence in the city between students and students of the village and for the students of the city. - There is no statistically significant differences at the significance level (α = 0.05) in the elements of endurance periodic breathing, and the total thickness of the fat behind the upper arm and below the scapula, and flexibility of the lower back due to the variable of the class, while the differences were statistically significant in the durability of abdominal muscles due to the variable grade and for the twelfth grade - there is interaction between the variables of school location and grade influence the flexibility and thickness of the folds of fat, and abdominal muscle endurance while not severely affected by the interaction of the element of endurance and periodic breathing. - set benchmark levels for each row of the rows and the sample as a whole Results of the study recommends that the researcher should make use of such criteria to identify the level of physical fitness in schools Tulkarm Governorate, the Ministry of Education and Higher Education in building the curriculum .Study and selection of players for different sports. Key words: Health-related fitness, standard- degree ,Normative levels.
Pages Count: 
103
Status: 
Published