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The association between physical fitness and mathematics scores in elementary schools in Indonesia
Dinar Dinangsit, Tatang Muhtar, Yogi Akin
International Sports Studies. Physical Education and Sport in Indonesia – Perspectives from 2020 42 No. 3 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.30819/iss.42-e.08 pp: 70-77 2020-12-11
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Stichworte/keywords: mathematics achievement, primary children, physical education
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Dinangsit, D., & Muhtar, T., & Akin, Y. (2020). The association between physical fitness and mathematics scores in elementary schools in Indonesia. International Sports Studies. Physical Education and Sport in Indonesia – Perspectives from 2020, 42 (3), 70-77. doi:10.30819/iss.42-e.08
@article{Dinangsit_2020,
doi = {10.30819/iss.42-e.08},
url = {https://doi.org/10.30819/iss.42-e.08},
year = 2020,
publisher = {Logos Verlag Berlin},
volume = {42},
number = {3},
pages = {70-77},
author = {Dinar Dinangsit, Tatang Muhtar, Yogi Akin},
title = {The association between physical fitness and mathematics scores in elementary schools in Indonesia},
journal = {International Sports Studies. Physical Education and Sport in Indonesia – Perspectives from 2020}
}
Abstract
A continual pressure within the educational system in Indonesia to focus on high levels
of academic achievement is a major barrier to implementing an effective physical
education curriculum in Indonesia. The conflict between the implementation of a
movement based approach (MBA) and a sport based approach (SBA) presents another
continuing problem. The current approach leads more to an orientation towards the
acquisition of sport skills rather than the attainment of objectives of cognitive
development. This study is aimed to reveal the association between the physical fitness
and academic achievement of children in Sumedang, West Java. Four physical fitness
test items and a specially constructed mathematics test were administered to 265
children from grades four and five. The ability of performance on the physical fitness
tests to predict performance in mathematics was calculated by linear multipleregression
analysis. The findings revealed that there was a significant association,
although low, between the physical fitness components and mathematics achievement.
Sit ups and squat jumps showed low partial correlations and the relationships for push
ups and the 400 metre run were negative Limitations in the ability of the children to
perform the tests were suggested as an explanation for the mixed results. It was argued
that this weakness served to emphasise the importance of giving greater priority to
physical education and the quality of its teaching within the school curriculum.