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Measurement and evaluation
Physical Education
Useful for: OSSC RHT — Regular High School Teacher, OSSC Physical Education Instructor, OSSSC Govt Physical Education Teacher (PET), SSB PET
Overview
Measurement and evaluation in physical education use standard tests to assess fitness and skill, guide training and track progress.
Key points
- Harvard Step Test measures cardiovascular fitness.
- Cooper’s 12-minute run test measures aerobic endurance.
- The sit-and-reach test measures flexibility.
- The AAHPER Youth Fitness Test is a classic battery for school students.
- Body mass index = weight (kg) ÷ height² (m²).
- Tests must be valid, reliable, objective and practical.
Explanation
- Norm-referenced evaluation compares with peers; criterion-referenced with set standards.
- Warm-up should precede testing.
- Record conditions (surface, weather) for fair comparison.
- Use results for individual feedback, not ranking alone.
- Khelo India fitness assessment is used in schools.
Step by step
- Identify the concept, method or fact asked.
- Recall the definition, thinker, year or rule.
- Apply it and eliminate extreme or mismatched options.
Examples
- A student weighing 50 kg with height 1.6 m → BMI ≈ 19.5.
- Measuring how far a student reaches past the toes → sit-and-reach (flexibility).
- Stepping on a bench for five minutes then checking pulse → Harvard Step Test.
Traps and advanced points
- Trap: Mixing flexibility and endurance tests.
- Trap: Wrong BMI formula.
- Trap: Testing without warm-up.
Quick revision
- Harvard step, Cooper run, sit-and-reach.
- BMI = kg/m².
- Valid, reliable, objective.
Practice MCQs
The Harvard Step Test measures —
- cardiovascular fitness
- strength
- balance
- flexibility
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Answer: (a) cardiovascular fitness. Cardiovascular.
Cooper’s 12-minute run test measures —
- flexibility
- speed only
- reaction time
- aerobic endurance
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Answer: (d) aerobic endurance. Aerobic.
The sit-and-reach test measures —
- speed
- flexibility
- strength
- endurance
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Answer: (b) flexibility. Flexibility.
BMI = weight (kg) ÷
- waist
- height (m)
- height² (m²)
- age
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Answer: (c) height² (m²). kg/m².
A 64 kg person 1.6 m tall has BMI —
- 20
- 25
- 40
- 30
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Answer: (b) 25. 64/2.56 = 25.
The AAHPER Youth Fitness Test is a battery for —
- pilots
- school students
- only elite athletes
- senior citizens
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Answer: (b) school students. Youth.
A test giving consistent results is —
- practical
- valid
- reliable
- objective
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Answer: (c) reliable. Reliability.
A test that measures what it should is —
- valid
- easy
- long
- reliable
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Answer: (a) valid. Validity.
Tests that need little equipment and time are —
- practical
- invalid
- unreliable
- subjective
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Answer: (a) practical. Practicality.
A BMI of 18.5–24.9 is generally classed as —
- normal
- overweight
- obese
- underweight
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Answer: (a) normal. Normal range.
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