Dr. Santiago tested over 400 in-service PE teachers and found an average score of 54.3% on the Health-Related Fitness Knowledge test — essentially an “F” by grading standards. The article, “Physical Education Teachers’ Common Content Knowledge of Health-Related Fitness,” was published in the Journal of Teaching in Physical Education a few weeks ago, and Jose Santiago comes on the explain the results.

If you want the fitness test he has validated you can email him jas083@shsu.edu Here is a link to the paper

https://doi.org/10.1123/jtpe.2024-0465

Santiago, J. A., Morrow, J. R., Jr., Morales, J., Muñoz, M., & Kim, M. (2025). Physical Education Teachers’ Common Content Knowledge of Health-Related Fitness. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1123/jtpe.2024-0465

Author bios:

• Dr. José A. Santiago is a professor in the Department of Kinesiology at Sam Houston State University. His research focuses on teacher knowledge of health-related fitness.

• Dr. James R. Morrow Jr. is a professor emeritus at the University of North Texas, a leading scholar in physical fitness assessment and measurement.(Retired)

• Dr. Julio Morales is an associate professor at Lamar University, specializing in motor behavior and assessment, and measurement. (Retired)

• Dr. Mario Muñoz is an assistant professor at Sam Houston State University, specializing in physical activity and youth fitness.

• Dr. Minhyun Kim is an associate professor at Sam Houston State University, focusing on adapted physical activity/education and teacher professional development.