Anthropometrics’ Growth and Development Patterns of Elementary School Children in Bandung
- DOI
- 10.2991/icsshpe-18.2019.82How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- anthropometric measurement; status and pattern; growth and development
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the status and pattern of physical growth and development of elementary school students in Indonesia, by measuring students’ anthropometric dimension. Participants in this study were elementary students from partner schools consisting of 5 schools, involving students from grade 1 to grade 6, both boys and girls. The research method to be employed is cross-sectional survey. The instrument is an anthropometric measuring instruments consisting of a meter, calliper, and stopwatch and scales. The collected data is used to assess the status and pattern of growth and development of elementary students. The results of the study are expected to be used as recommendations for improving the quality of physical education lessons and the consideration of the local government to improve the quality of school policies in terms of physical and health activities of school students.
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- © 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Andi Suntoda Situmorang AU - Agus Mahendra AU - Ricky Wibowo AU - Sutanto Aji Utomo AU - Febrianda Febrianda PY - 2019/09 DA - 2019/09 TI - Anthropometrics’ Growth and Development Patterns of Elementary School Children in Bandung BT - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Sport Science, Health, and Physical Education (ICSSHPE 2018) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 289 EP - 292 SN - 2468-5739 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/icsshpe-18.2019.82 DO - 10.2991/icsshpe-18.2019.82 ID - SuntodaSitumorang2019/09 ER -