The comparison of anthropometric and basic motoric skills of the students attending at private and state school

This research aims at examining the basic anthropometric and motoric features of students studying at private and state schools. A total of 575 volunteering elementary 4th grade students (95 female and 98 male in Muğla state schools; 109 female and 92 male in İstanbul state schools; and 81 female and 100 male in İstanbul private schools) took part in the study. A brief survey regarding the demographical data of the children was performed. As the physical fitness criteria, height, weight, body-mass index, agility-rapidity, speed, balance, flexibility and strength measurements were carried out. An analysis of the female students that were included in the study revealed that the ones that study in İstanbul state and private schools are statistically significantly taller than those who study in Muğla state schools while the male students that are studying in İstanbul private and state schools are statistically significantly taller than those who are studying in the state schools of Muğla, Considering the agility-rapidity, speed, balance and flexibility rates, the students of Muğla state school students, who have access to better physical activity, are in a better condition than İstanbul state and private school students. It has been observed that the rates of the private school students from İstanbul who are in the same age group but have higher body weight and height surpasses the rates of Muğla state school students. To conclude, the evaluations on the students studying in state and private schools have brought out that the students in the state schools of Muğla have higher agility-rapidity, speed, flexibility, balance and sit-up rates while those from İstanbul's private and state schools produced higher anthropometric measurement results and hand grip strength rates. Key words : Anthropometrics, Physical Fitness, Motoric Features, School, Student.