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in the sublevels of the beep test. (Source: Author).
Table 1: Ranks and Test Statistics
Beep test Beep test N Mean Sum of Mann-Whitney U Wilcoxon W Sig.
Rank Ranks
934,0
Sublevels Austia 33 28,3 1277,0 373,0 934,0 0,028*
of beep test Slovenia 33 38,7
66
Total
N – number of participants, * p<0.05
Table 1 shows that Slovenian students differ statistically significantly in
the number of sublevels of the beep test passed (U = 373, p=0.028). The analy-
sis of the results of the comparison schools shows statistically significant differ-
ences in the aerobic performance test. In the following we will try to find the
reasons for this and make some suggestions.
Discussion
We have based the study on three foundations, first, the importance of devel-
oping endurance in the first triad of elementary school, second, the importance
of good curricular starting points (core competencies and a concept-based ap-
proach), and third, the importance of writing precise and structured lesson
plan documents.
There are many factors that influence endurance, the most common of
which include obesity (Matejek et al., 2014), one‘s activity level, heredity, bio-
logical basis, and daily form (Škof, 2016; Ušaj, 2003). In addition to physical per-
formance, the effects of endurance affect various cognitive functions that are
indispensable in the educational system and consequently influence student
performance. Aerobic exercise improves blood flow to the brain and increases
the concentration of the neurotrophin BDNF for neuron growth (Pencea et al.,
2001). Neural networks are also associated with solving other cognitive prob-
lems (Singh et al., 2019), which consequently means that students learn new
in the sublevels of the beep test. (Source: Author).
Table 1: Ranks and Test Statistics
Beep test Beep test N Mean Sum of Mann-Whitney U Wilcoxon W Sig.
Rank Ranks
934,0
Sublevels Austia 33 28,3 1277,0 373,0 934,0 0,028*
of beep test Slovenia 33 38,7
66
Total
N – number of participants, * p<0.05
Table 1 shows that Slovenian students differ statistically significantly in
the number of sublevels of the beep test passed (U = 373, p=0.028). The analy-
sis of the results of the comparison schools shows statistically significant differ-
ences in the aerobic performance test. In the following we will try to find the
reasons for this and make some suggestions.
Discussion
We have based the study on three foundations, first, the importance of devel-
oping endurance in the first triad of elementary school, second, the importance
of good curricular starting points (core competencies and a concept-based ap-
proach), and third, the importance of writing precise and structured lesson
plan documents.
There are many factors that influence endurance, the most common of
which include obesity (Matejek et al., 2014), one‘s activity level, heredity, bio-
logical basis, and daily form (Škof, 2016; Ušaj, 2003). In addition to physical per-
formance, the effects of endurance affect various cognitive functions that are
indispensable in the educational system and consequently influence student
performance. Aerobic exercise improves blood flow to the brain and increases
the concentration of the neurotrophin BDNF for neuron growth (Pencea et al.,
2001). Neural networks are also associated with solving other cognitive prob-
lems (Singh et al., 2019), which consequently means that students learn new
