Up-to-date measurement and assessment skills are necessary in preparing to become a physical education, exercise, or sport professional. This edition maintains the integrity of previous editions by continuing its practical approach to content, featuring complete and ready-to-use assessment tools and scoring information. It focuses on measurement and assessment in all three educational domains - physical, cognitive and affective. Helpful pedagogical devices include "What Do You Think?" controversy boxes, self-test questions with answers, keyword lists, chapter summaries, "Computer-assisted Searches" sections and "Doing Projects" boxes for further learning. New to this edition are nine "special applications" chapters, written by renowned experts in their fields, who explain how measurement and assessment skills are applied in their areas of specialization. These chapters are unique since no other textbook in the field offers anything similar.
Up-to-date measurement and assessment skills are necessary in preparing to become a physical education, exercise, or sport professional. This edition maintains the integrity of previous editions by continuing its practical approach to content, featuring complete and ready-to-use assessment tools and scoring information. It focuses on measurement and assessment in all three educational domains - physical, cognitive and affective. Helpful pedagogical devices include "What Do You Think?" controversy boxes, self-test questions with answers, keyword lists, chapter summaries, "Computer-assisted Searches" sections and "Doing Projects" boxes for further learning. New to this edition are nine "special applications" chapters, written by renowned experts in their fields, who explain how measurement and assessment skills are applied in their areas of specialization. These chapters are unique since no other textbook in the field offers anything similar.
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978-0-683-08393-4 (9780683083934)
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I. Assessment Fundamentals 1. Introduction to Modern Assessment 2. Historical Perspectives 3. Selection and Administration of Assessment Instruments II. Data Analysis & Evaluation 4. Nonstatistical Data Analysis 5. Descriptive Statistics 6. Inferential Statistics 7. Using Assessment Data for Grading III. Assessment of Physical Fitness & Motor Skills 8. Assessing Body Composition 9. Assessing Cardiorespiratory Fitness 10. Assessing Musculoskeletal & Motor Fitness 11. Assessing Sport Skills IV. Special Assessment Concerns 12. Assessing Body Image 13. Nutritional Assessment 14. Practical Assessment of Physical Activity 15. Assessing Physical Activity Injuries 16. Assessing Risks in Sport & Recreation Facilities 17. Written Knowledge Testing 18. Assessment for Physical Education Teachers 19. Assessment of Special Needs Populations 20. Assessment for Dance Educators Appendix A Selected Physical Fitness Test Batteries for Children and Adults Appendix B Selected Sources for Measurement & Assessment Resources Appendix C Websites & ListServes for Exercise and Sport
