Exam 1

Question 1

Wellness

Answer 1

A positive quality
The integration of the spiritual, intellectual, physical, emotional, environmental, and social dimensions forming a “healthy” person

Question 2

health

Answer 2

having overall well being

Question 3

test

Answer 3

instrument used

Question 4

measurement

Answer 4

assigning a value or number

Question 5

statistics

Answer 5

analysis of numerical data

Question 6

evaluation

Answer 6

interpretation or judgement of this analysis

Question 7

assessment

Answer 7

a process in which people measure, evaluate, identify, and prescribe

Question 8

6 Functions of Measurement and Evaluation

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1. Placement
2. Diagnosis
3. Prediction
4. Motivation
5. Evaluation of Achievement
6. Program Evaluation

Question 9

1. Placement

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• place individuals in group/class/level of competition based on perceived abilities
• determine current status

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2. Diagnosis

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diagnose weakness and illness

Question 11

3. Prediction

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predict achievement of future activities

-ex: SAT and ACT

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4. Motivation

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understanding the needs and the drives important to performance
-ex: reaching a goal, like weight loss, can lead to other goals

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extrinsic rewards

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physical motivator

-ex: trophy

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instrinsic rewards

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internal motivator

-ex: happy feelings

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5. Evaluation of Achievement

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showing progress

-ex: weight loss goal, reaching important objectives, assigning a grade for a course

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6. Program Evaluation

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justify program or treatment

• evaluate effectiveness
• ex: compare test results for school district against national norms

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types of tests

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cognitive, affective, psychomotor

Question 18

cognitive test

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cognitive or knowledge based

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affective tests

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psychological and emotional

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psychomotor

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effectiveness in performing mechanical tasks

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psychomotor domain

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examples:

• reflex movements
• basic fundamental movements like balance and locomotor skills
• walking, running, etc.

Question 22

physical activity

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• bodily movement
• can range from light to moderate to vigorous
• can take place during leisure, transportation, occupational, and household activities
• something people can DO

Question 23

physical fitness

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-a set of attributes that people HAVE or achieve which relate to the ability to perform physical activity

Question 24

Does heredity have a bigger role in physical fitness or physical activity?

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Physical fitness

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high reliabilty

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producing similar results

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high validity

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- truthfullness of measure | - does the test measure what it intended to

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What are the standards for evaluation?

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- norm-referenced standard | - criterion-referenced standard

Question 28

Norm-Referenced Standard

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- norms developed based on population estimates - percentile ranks are common - "how does a person's performance compare with others" - ex: SAT, ACT, GRE, children's growth

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Criterion-Referenced Standard

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- a pre-determined standard of performance that shows the individual has achieved a desired level of performance - not always possible to find a perfect criterion - subjective

Question 30

BMI

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body mass index | -kg/m^2

Question 31

BMI indexes

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- below 18.5 = underweight - 18.5-24.9 = normal - 25.0-29.9 = overweight - 30.0 and above = obese

Question 32

What are the types of evaluations?

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formative and summative

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formative evaluation

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- ongoing; throughout a course - feedback throughout - used to achieve goals or desired behavior with human performance - ex: weekly feedback to individual throughout an 8-week exercise program

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summative evaluation

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- a particular goal is reached or not - final evaluations come at the end of training unit or instructional - ex: weight lost at end of program or grade at end of course