Development of a Mobile Application for Physical Fitness Testing

Abstract

The study designed and evaluated a mobile application that could be used as an alternative in measuring the Physical Fitness level of senior high school students in Porac, Pampanga and Philippines. This descriptive developmental study comprised of purposively selected respondents, 72 Information and Communication Technology (ICT) senior high school students, 20 Physical Education teachers and 5 ICT experts across various institutions and fields. Participants answered the Technical Evaluation Guidelines and Checklist section 10.2 of the Department of Education which is used for the evaluation of computer programs, applications, and mobile applications. Descriptive statistical treatment was conducted in the analysis of data. Results of the study developed a mobile application for physical fitness testing for Android smart phone applications anchored on the results of the needs analysis, Department of Education manual and the Philippine Physical Fitness Test norms. The mobile application for physical fitness was designed in terms of Multimedia feature, Behavior of Controls and System Information, Overall Interface and Customizability/Support for User Preferences. The developed mobile application for physical fitness testing was evaluated as excellent by students, teachers and ICT experts. Hence, the proposed mobile application could be a viable tool as an alternative mode of tracking and computing the physical fitness level of the students. Results of this study may be utilized by future researchers interested in the development of other mobile applications for fitness and physical activity purpose.