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What children think, feel, and know about physical fitness testing
… of students this year alone, taking the physical fitness tests will be as much a part of the annual school routine as is the first day of school, lunch, and standardized tests in the classroom. Given this, it becomes relevant to gain some insights into what students think, feel, and know …
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Philosophies and Practices Regarding Youth Physical Fitness Testing in Iowa Schools
1 PDF file (75 leaves)
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Anthropometry, physical fitness, and psychological factors among Icelandic elite female basketball players
Combination of physical fitness and the use of psychological factors together are crucial for successful performance in most sports. The intensity level in modern basketball is considered higher with more mental and physical demands than before. Multiple valid assessments are known to evaluate …
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Body Mass Bias Mitigation for Females in Military Physical Readiness Testing through Load Carriage Implementation
The US Military requires specific fitness testing, known as the Physical Readiness Test (PRT), for its members to determine their overall fitness levels. The test currently being used has been shown to have bias towards heavier mass individuals of up to 20%. Prior research has been completed and …
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Comparison of two fitness batteries
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A Comparison of the Contributions or Detrimental Effects of the Hot Lunch, Snack Bar Lunch or Sack Lunch on the Physical and Mental Achievement of the Junior High Girl
… hot lunch, snack bar lunch, or sack lunch on the physical and mental achievement of the junior high school girl.</p><p>The 114- girls selected for this study were all students in grades seven and eight at Placerita Junior High school in Newhall, California. Group I consisted of students who ate in …
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Physical performance and attitude levels for college women on selected tests of physical fitness, motor ability, attitudes and anthropometric measures
… and Applied Science. Dept. of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, 1957
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A study of the effects of selected teaching information on cartwheel performance level of field dependent and field independent subjects
Purpose: The purpose of this investigation were to determine the following in field dependent and field independent subjects: (1) effects of degree of field dependency on achieving cartwheel performance skill: (2) effects of selected types of instructional information on cartwheel skill …
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Norms for the 5-Minute Run Test for College Men and Women
… were used to develop norms using percentiles. Fitness categories were established using standard deviations from the mean.</p>
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A study to examine the validity and reliability of a selected group of physical fitness tests within a primary school setting
… evidence-based approach to selecting field-based fitness measures for children and youth for inclusion in a test battery to be used within the school setting. The approach used by the author considers the following criteria to determine which youth fitness test items would be most appropriate for …
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Physical exercise and the psychological well being of adoloscents with behaviour disorders
… support programmes but none of these look at physical exercise as a strategy to enhance psychological well being. This research was aimed at exploring the impact of physical exercise on the psychological well being of adolescents with behaviour disorders. Sixty adolescents from two schools of …
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Effect of environment on athletic ability
<p>There have bean many arguments, pro and con, about which boys make the best athletes. One very well known college coach, so the legend goes, would do his recruiting of football players in the following manner. He would drive around the country and every time he saw a prospective football player …
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A Study to Determine the Correlation Between Various Arm Strength Tests
This research dealt with the problem of finding which arm strength test was the most valid and possibly the most useful test as compared with arm strength determined by the use of an instrument.
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A comparison of Actual and Preferred Behavior Modification techniques used in Physical Education in the Public schools with students profoundly mentally retarded
… and what Is actually being used by adapted physical education teachers in the state of Texas who work with students who are PMR In the public schools. In addition, actual and preferred reinforcers used were compared. A questionnaire was developed and returned by 95 respondents. Eighty-seven …
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A Comparison of Methods of Administering Modified Pull-Ups for Girls
The purpose of this study was to find a method of administering pull-ups for girls that would be as accurate as the Gay Apparatus.