RQES Supplement: Texas Youth Fitness Study

Positive and Negative Influences of Large-Scale Fitness Assessment: Results of Testing with 3 Million Texas Youth

RESTON, VA, August 31, 2010 –

As teachers and students head back to school, a supplement to the Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (RQES) presents key findings and issues associated with the statewide assessment of youth fitness in Texas. The supplement, "Texas Youth Fitness Study," provides an in-depth analysis and evaluation of data collected through the state-mandated health-related fitness testing of all public school children in Texas in grades 3 through 12.

Scott B. Martin and James R. Morrow, Jr. of the University of North Texas are co-editors of the supplement. Learn More>>