Abstract:
The fitness level of students from three Senior High School in the Dangme East of the
Greater Accra Region was checked. The researcher used the test items of the Prudential
Fitnessgram to carry out this assignment. Out of a population of 1,050 who were
between the ages of 15 and 16 in the three Senior High School, a sample size of sixty
was selected through the random sampling technique. Each School was represented by
ten boys and ten girls. Each subject was physically tested on each of the five
components of fitness. Muscular endurance and strength, cardiovascular endurance,
body composition and flexibility. Three days were used in each school for the test.
Flexibility and body composition were catered for in day one followed by muscular
strength and endurance the second day then one kilometer run completed the test.
Quasi-Experiment which learns itself to this kind of research was what the researcher
employed. Data collected was analyzed. The mean and the standard deviation for the
population and for each health-related component were determined. A fitnessgram was
then established according to their performance. The researcher compared the strength
and weakness of the students established fitnessgram. It was recommended that
students should be encouraged to participate in regular physical education activities and
the benefits of participation in such activities made known to them. Health-related
fitness assessment should be made a regular feature of the Public School Programme. It
was also suggested that other researchers in Ghana be made to research into the topic in
other parts of the country so as to build a national Health-Related fitness Norms and
HFZ levels for Ghanaian Students.
Description:
A Thesis in the Department of HEALTH PHYSICAL EDUCATION
RECREATION & SPORTS, FACULTY OF SCIENCE Submitted to the School of
Research and Graduate Studies University of Education, Winneba, in partial
fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of Master of
Philosophy (Physical Education) of the
UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA.