Criterion Referenced Standards for Neurornuscular Physical Fitness Tests: An Analysis

1992 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Ann Plowman
Keyword(s):  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Expert Opinion ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Normative Data ◽  
Physical Fitness Test ◽  
Fitness Tests ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Criterion Referenced

This paper analyzes the determination of the criterion referenced standards for the neuromuscular physical fitness items (sit-ups, sit-and-reach, and pullups) typically included in health related physical fitness test batteries for children and adolescents. Criterion referenced standards should be linked to some specific status on a health criterion that represents an absolute desirable level of that characteristic. Three techniques used to determine and/or validate criterion referenced standards are discussed: the use of empirical data with an established criterion test, the use of empirical data with instructed versus uninstructed groups, and the use of normative data and expert judgment. It is concluded that the existing criterion referenced standards have been derived exclusively from normative data and expert opinion. It remains unknown as to the meaning of these standards in relation to desirable and absolute levels of health.

scholarly journals Reliability of Health-Related Physical Fitness Tests among Colombian Children and Adolescents: The FUPRECOL Study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. e0140875 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robinson Ramírez-Vélez ◽  
Diogo Rodrigues-Bezerra ◽  
Jorge Enrique Correa-Bautista ◽  
Mikel Izquierdo ◽  
Felipe Lobelo
Keyword(s):  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Fitness Tests ◽  
Health Related

Introduction to the Brockport Physical Fitness Test Technical Manual

2005 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 315-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph P. Winnick
Keyword(s):  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Technical Information ◽  
Federal Grant ◽  
Physical Fitness Test ◽  
Fitness Test ◽  
Test Items ◽  
Criterion Referenced Test ◽  
Health Related ◽  
American Schools ◽  
Criterion Referenced

Health-related criterion-referenced physical fitness has developed into an important domain for all youngsters in American schools. Although considered important for youngsters with or without disabilities, much less attention has been given to measuring and assessing health-related physical fitness of youngsters with disabilities. The Brockport Physical Fitness Test (BPFT) was developed as a healthrelated criterion- referenced test of fitness as a part of a federal grant entitled Project Target: Criterion-Referenced Physical Fitness Standards for Adolescents with Disabilities. This special issue of the Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly (APAQ) presents the conceptual framework for the BPFT and the technical information used as a basis for the selection of test items and standards associated with the test. Technical information is presented in separate articles covering aerobic functioning, body composition, muscular strength and endurance, and flexibility/range of motion. This first article introduces the reader to health-related fitness testing, Project Target, the BPFT, the general organization of information in this issue, and key contributors to Project Target and the development of the BPFT.

scholarly journals Causes and Preventive Measures of Sports Injuries in Physical Fitness Tests in Colleges and Universities Based on Biological Characteristics

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Feng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Sports Injuries ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Biological Characteristics ◽  
Physical Fitness Test ◽  
Cause Analysis ◽  
Fitness Test ◽  
Fitness Tests ◽  
Health Related

Biological characteristics refer to the morphological and physiological characteristics exhibited by individual organisms. The indicators of individual biological characteristics mainly include physical indicators such as height, weight, chest circumference, and health-related physical indicators such as blood pressure, grip strength, and vital capacity. This article mainly introduces the cause analysis and preventive measures of a physical fitness test in colleges and universities based on biological characteristics and intends to provide ideas and directions for the cause analysis and preventive measures of a physical fitness test in colleges and universities. This paper proposes a research method for the cause analysis and preventive measures of sports injuries in college physical fitness tests based on biological characteristics. Research experiments on the cause analysis and preventive measures of sports injuries in the physical fitness test of colleges and universities. The experimental results in this paper show that the most frequent cause of sports injuries among boys is lack of self-protection awareness, with a probability of 24.24%; among girls, the most frequent cause of sports injuries is insufficient flexibility, with a probability of 22.86%.

Conceptual Framework for the Brockport Physical Fitness Test

2005 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 323-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph P. Winnick ◽  
Francis X. Short
Keyword(s):  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Fitness Testing ◽  
Physical Fitness Test ◽  
Fitness Test ◽  
Test Items ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Physical Fitness Testing ◽  
Criterion Referenced ◽  
Selection Of

In this manuscript, the conceptual framework for the Brockport Physical Fitness Test (BPFT) is presented. The framework provides the basis for the selection of test items and standards to assess health-related physical fitness of youngsters with disabilities. The framework defines and describes the relationships among health, physical activity, and health-related physical fitness and presents the process used for personalizing health-related criterion-referenced physical fitness testing and assessment for youngsters with disabilities.

scholarly journals CHILDREN HEALTH-RELATED FITNESS TEST

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (12) ◽  
pp. 64-71
Author(s):  
Jamilah Mohd Basir ◽  
Azizah Zain ◽  
Zaharah Osman
Keyword(s):  
Physical Fitness ◽  
The United States ◽  
Physical Fitness Test ◽  
Fitness Level ◽  
Fitness Test ◽  
Cardiovascular Endurance ◽  
Children Health ◽  
Fitness Tests ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Teachers And Parents

Physical fitness is an individual's ability to perform daily tasks efficiently and effectively with out fatigue and the ability to perform activities during emergencies. Individuals who have good physical fitness are individuals who have physical fitness based on health and physical fitness-based skills. Physical fitness is based on five components namely body composition, cardiovascular endurance, muscle endurance, muscle strength, and flexibility. There are more than 15 physical fitness battery tests used worldwide to measure the level of physical fitness of children and adults. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between the use of physical fitness test battery and the level of physical fitness of children based on health. Accordingly, the literature analysis shows that the most frequently used battery tests to measure children's fitness are FITNESSGRAM battery tests used in the United States and EUROFITT battery tests used in European countries. Whereas Malaysia uses the SEGAK Test only for children aged 10 to 17. The components and methods of conducting a physical-based physical fitness test will be described in detail. In conclusion, measuring the physical fitness level of children based on health provides important information to students, teachers, and parents about the child's physical fitness level. In this regard, physical-based physical fitness tests should be carried out to suit the age of the child, and indirectly the health of the child can be reflected through physical-based physical fitness tests.

Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT): Normative Data on 6022 Soldiers

1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Knapik ◽  
Louis Banderet ◽  
Michael Bahrke ◽  
John O'Connor ◽  
Bruce Jones
Keyword(s):  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Normative Data ◽  
Physical Fitness Test ◽  
Fitness Test

Health-Related Physical Fitness Levels of Elementary School Children Ages 5–9

1992 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 819-826 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holly R. Lehnhard ◽  
Robert A. Lehnhard ◽  
Stephen A. Butterfield ◽  
Donna M. Beckwith ◽  
Scott F. Marion
Keyword(s):  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Skinfold Thickness ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Students ◽  
Physical Fitness Test ◽  
Public School Students ◽  
Health Goals ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The One ◽  
Fitness Levels

National health goals include an increase in the physical activity and physical fitness of school-age children by the year 2000. To assess current fitness levels in the state of Maine, more than 8,000 public school students, ages five through nine, were assessed using a nationally known (American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance) health-related physical fitness test. Maine students were then compared with a national norm group on (1) the one-mile walk/run (minutes:seconds), (2) skinfold thickness (centimeters), (3) one-minute timed sit-ups (number performed correctly), and (4) the sit and reach test for flexibility (centimeters). Generally, Maine boys and girls scored higher than the norms on the sit-up, sit and reach, and one-mile walk/run; however, they had significantly larger skinfold thicknesses. Implications for assessment of health-related fitness in this age group were discussed.

Health Related Fitness and Blood Pressure in Boys and Girls Ages 10 to 17 Years

1992 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmelo Bazzano ◽  
Lee N. Cunningham ◽  
Giustino Varrassi ◽  
Tony Falconio
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Aerobic Fitness ◽  
School System ◽  
Physical Fitness Test ◽  
Test Items ◽  
Resting Blood Pressure ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Criterion Referenced ◽  
The Relationship

The present study examined the relationships among the AAHPERD Physical Best health related physical fitness test (HRPFT) items to resting blood pressure in 80 boys and 84 girls from the Lanciano, Italy, school system. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) was significantly associated with age for both sexes. Diastolic blood pressure (DBP) for boys was found to be associated with fatness when age was held constant. To examine the relationship between blood pressure and the HRPFT, data were sorted into two groups of students passing or failing to meet the criterion-referenced standard (CRS) by 1-mile run performance and sum of skinfolds. SBP did not differ significantly between groups for either sex. Boys who failed to meet the CRS for 1-mile run performance showed a higher DBP of 4 mmHg when compared to boys who achieved the CRS. The group passing the aerobic fitness and body composition tests tended to perform better on all test items. With the possible exception of DBP for boys, it is concluded that performance on the Physical Best HRPFT is not associated with resting blood pressure in children and adolescents.

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