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FitnessGram

FitnessGram

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A school program that tests students' physical fitness
  • proper noun
  • US
: FitnessGram
  • The Fitnessgram is a comprehensive assessment tool implemented nationwide for fitness testing of children and youth.
  • FitnessGram fitness test
  • FitnessGram test
  • FitnessGram assessment

Examples

  • Measurements of the Fitnessgram's Back-Saver Sit and Reach test decreased with age.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Cumulative passing percentages by gender were compiled based on a passing score at the 20th percentile, as set by Fitnessgram.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Participants engaged in the Fitnessgram assessment measures.

    Academic text (2014)

  • The FITNESSGRAM Healthy Fitness Zone Charts for boys and girls were found on 26% of the websites.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Data for the fitness test, Fitnessgram, were put on a spreadsheet for each student in each test category.

    Academic text (2003)

  • However, the Fitnessgram includes alternative assessments for the 90 PSU.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Students were unaware of Fitnessgram's Healthy Fitness Zone of scores.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Fitnessgram's Healthy Fitness Zone showed a decrease in the percentage of qualifiers in fourth grade for both genders.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The percentage of qualifiers for Fitnessgram's Healthy Fitness Zone ranged from 5.6% to 57.1% for both genders.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The FitnessGram program provides valuable insights into students' physical health and fitness levels.

Surface Forms

FitnessGram main

Morphology

FitnessGram = fitness + gram (semi-transparent) = fitness + gram

The element 'fitness' is transparent, but '-gram' as a name element is ambiguous to many learners and the whole is a branded product name rather than a regular English lexicalization.

Etymology

FitnessGram is a name made from fitness and gram, where the gram part comes from a Greek word meaning 'something written' and appears in words like program and telegram, so the name suggests a system that measures and records students' fitness in school.