Are the children of Sarah Smith in the Healthy Fitness Zone?

David AzurmendiEDUC 6240

George Washington University

FitnessGram (Are they in the Healthy Fitness Zone)

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3-D Column 1 Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls

Percent Body Fat % 18.8 20.8 18.8 20.8 18.8 20.8

Body Mass Index 16.7 16.7 16.9 17 17.3 17.5

Curl-Ups # completed 2 2 2 2 4 4

Push-ups # completed 3 3 3 3 4 4

Flexed Arm Hang (Seconds) 2 2 2 2 3 3

Sit and Reach (inches) 8 9 8 9 8 9

K K First First Second Second

The above chart shows the percentage of students in The above chart shows the percentage of students in the Healthy Fitness Zone for each individual categorythe Healthy Fitness Zone for each individual category

Percentage of Students that are in the Healthy Zone for Each Category

82.8

84.6

77.182.8

85.2

78.293

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90.1

86.1

75.8

77.5

71.5

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52.7

25.7

51.1

53.8

51.4

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Kindergarten(n=186)

First (n=182) Second (n=179)

Percent Body FatBody Mass IndexCurl-Ups Push-ups Flexed Arm HangSit and Reach

Total Percentage of Students that were in the Healthy Zone in all Six Categories

Physically Fit Across All Categories

17.5

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Disaggregate Data InformationDisaggregate Data Information

The disaggregate data will be displayed over the next view slides

This is an attempt to point to the achievement gap between the different subgroups within the school.

The focus for the particular data analysis will be on each grade level and how the different groups have disparity between the percentages of students’ success/failure rates on the FitnessGram based on subgroups

Student Demographic Data Kindergarten – Second Grade

Student Demographic Data

71%

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5%6%

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Kindergarten Healthy Fitness Zone Results by Subgroups

% of Students Meeting the Healthy Fitness Zone By SubGroup

40 40 69.2 60 40 50

90.2 90.299.3 84.7

23.6 51.1

64 6488 60

48 52

83.3 83.367 50

16.7 50

75 75 62.5 37.550 50

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First Grade Healthy Fitness Zone Results by Subgroups

% of Students Meeting the Healthy Fitness Zone By SubGroup

45 45 90.9 72.7 54.5 63.692.2 92.2

97.6 82 51.5 53.1

63.6 63.690.9 63.6 54.5 50

91.7 91.7 66.741.6 58.4 75

66.7 66.7 77.8 100 55.6 33.3

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Second Grade Healthy Fitness Zone Results by Subgroups

% of Students Meeting the Healthy Fitness Zone By SubGroup

41.6 50 66.7 75 41.6 53.8

82.7 83.4 86.690 23.6

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70 60 90

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Inquiry Period

As a group we must begin to breakdown why we believe the current data is pointing towards such disparity between the different subgroups.

Additionally, if there are issues can these issues be corrected using our current system of practices.

What are some of the possible underlying factors that need to be considered to explain the data as presented.