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Health Behaviors and Standardized Test Scores: The Impact of School Health Climate on Performance
International Journal of School & Educational Psychology (2013)
  • Whitney DeCamp, Western Michigan University
  • Kevin Daly, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Abstract
Research has found that many characteristics are related to performance on standardized tests. Many of these are not necessarily “academic” attributes. One area of this research is on the connection between physical health/lifestyles and test performance. The research that exist in this area is often disconnected with each other and tends to focus on a limited number of factors. Moreover, the impact of the school climate, as related to health-behaviors, has not been examined. The present study uses data from 32 schools over four years to examine the relationship between health norms and average test performance while controlling for demographic and other schools characteristics in a multivariate regression. Results suggest that some health behaviors have significant impacts on average school test scores.
Keywords
  • Health Behavior,
  • Test Scores,
  • Education
Publication Date
2013
DOI
10.1080/21683603.2013.805173
Citation Information
DeCamp, Whitney, and Kevin Daly. (2013). Health Behaviors and Standardized Test Scores: The Impact of School Health Climate on Performance. International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 1, 166-175. doi:10.1080/21683603.2013.805173