Description
Book SynopsisThe eighth edition of Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Education and Exercise Science, now published in paperback and hardback, offers students a clear and practical guide to best practice for measurement and evaluation in school- and nonschool-based physical activity programs.
Written by two academics with backgrounds in physical education teacher education (PETE), the book emphasizes the link between theory and practice and reflects the most recent changes in national physical education programs. It covers a full range of introductory topics, including current trends in measurement and evaluation, program development, statistics, test selection, and an expanded chapter on alternative assessment, before introducing:
measurement for health-related physical fitness
measurement for psychomotor skills
measurement for cognitive knowledge
measurement for affective behaviors
grading
self-evaluation.
Each chapter featu
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Measurement and Evaluation 2. Linking Program Development with Measurement and Evaluation 3. Basic Statistics 4. Criteria for Test Selection 5. Alternative Assessments 6. Measuring Health-Related Physical Fitness and Physical Activity 7. Measuring Psychomotor Skills 8. Measuring Cognitive Knowledge 9. Measuring Affective Behaviors 10. Grading 11. Using Self-Evaluation to Improve Instruction 12. Measurement and Evaluation in Activity-Based Settings
