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Are Physically Active College Students More Successful Academically Than Their Inactive Peers?, Jared T. Meacham
Are Physically Active College Students More Successful Academically Than Their Inactive Peers?, Jared T. Meacham
University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
This research project intended to explore the possible relationship between physical activity and academic achievement in college students. Using an anonymous online survey, data was collected over two semesters. Ten thousand currently-enrolled college students ages eighteen and older from all states and recognized territories of the United States participated. The survey gathered data concerning a student’s age, gender, race, body weight, height, geographic region of college attendance, cumulative GPA, and physical activity level. The FIT Index of Kasari was used to classify each student’s physical activity level. A quintile split by FIT score was conducted to determine if physically active …
Post-Secondary Students’ Report On Physical Literacy And Living A Health-Enhancing, Physically Active Lifestyle, Mindy Welch, Lisa Farley, Philip Villani
Post-Secondary Students’ Report On Physical Literacy And Living A Health-Enhancing, Physically Active Lifestyle, Mindy Welch, Lisa Farley, Philip Villani
Scholarship and Professional Work – Education
Conference abstract from the proceedings of 1st Annual International Sedentary Behavior and Health Conference – SHAPE America, “Be the Voice of Movement” October 15-17, 2015 Champaign/Urbana.