Questions for Cardiovascular Endurance Test Results

Complete the data calculations and answer the following questions. You need to support your answers with rationale as presented in class or in the text.

1. Did the PACER scores improve for the boys and for the girls as the children aged? Which average scores demonstrate this trend? Did you expect these results? Why or why not?

2. Did your graph depict a linear performance or a variable performance? What was the difference between year 1 and year 2 for both boys and girls, respectively? Between year 2 and year 3? Between year 3 and 5? Is this change consistent with what you know about maturation and growth? Explain how this change supports maturation or does not support maturation and growth.

3. Compare the boys’ average with the girls’ average (both the actual scores and their respective trends with advancing age). Identify the similarities. Identify the differences between trends for each gender. Is this what you expected? Why or why not?

4. What system changes might alter cardiovascular performance? What physical growth or maturation measurements would be helpful in assessing whether these children are performing consistently with their size or maturation level? If you were the physical education teacher, youth sport coach, or working in a fitness center which programs activities for children, how would you use this information (system changes) and different measurements to adjust the goals set for your students? Choose one of the children. Design an activity which would be appropriate for this age. Give an example of a goal you would use in year 2. Give an example of how the goal and activity would change in year 4.

5. Did every child improve every year? If not, describe a case in which this did not happen. Give three reasons which might account for little or no improvement? What are examples of each of the categories (include sub categories if there are any) of constraints which might be factors for little or no improvement?