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.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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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
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