MEASUREMENT FOR EVALUATION IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION & EXERCISE SCIENCE

• Other Authors: Baumgartner, Ted A.
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boston McGraw-Hill 2007
• Edition: 8th ed
• Subjects: Physical education and training; Physical fitness > Testing
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• Physical Description: xvi, 544 pages illustrations 25 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes
• ISBN: 0073045268; 9780073045269

Designed to help you master the essential content, concepts, and principles of measurement and evaluation, this text gives you the tools you need to become an effective evaluator. You will find it a valuable resource whether your area of interest is physical education, fitness, athletic training, physical therapy, exercise science, or another related field. Comprehensive yet accessible, Measurement for Evaluation in Physical Education and Exercise Science presents tests and models for evaluating aerobic fitness, body composition, skill achievement, youth fitness, fitness in adults and older adults, body image, motivation, and more. Discussed in detail are such public health initiatives as the Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health, Healthy People 2010, and the National Physical Activity Guidelines for Children. Features of the Eighth Edition: New chapter, Authentic and Alternative Assessment (Chapter 7), covers key measurement issues currently under discussion in the public schools. New chapter, Applications to Persons with Disabilities (Chapter 15), addresses measurement as applied to persons with disabilities in both school-based and non-school-based settings. Significantly reorganized and expanded chapter, School-Based Evaluation (Chapter 6), combines all the information on this topic, including grading, in one chapter. Chapter on Evaluating Aerobic Fitness (Chapter 11) has been updated to align with latest ACSM guidelines and now includes 20 models for estimating aerobic fitness. Text has been reorganized for easier use and content has been updated throughout to incorporate new data, research, norms, and tests. Appendix has been updated to reference the student version of SPSS 14.0.