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CHAPTER – 7 ( TEST , MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION)

CLASS – XI, LESSION NOTE

DEFINATION OF TEST, MEASUREMENT & EVALUATION

TEST, MEASUREMENT & EVALUATION IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION ARE THE DEVICES FOR COLLECTING ESSENTIAL
DETAILS REGARDING THE NEEDS, CAPACITIES, ABILITIES AND ATTITUDES OF SPORTS PERSONS.
DEFINATION OF TEST

A TEST IS A PROCEDURE TO CHECK THE QUALITY, PERFORMANCE OR RELIABILITY OF SOMETHING.

DEFINATION OF MEASUREMENT

MEASUREMENT IS THE USE OF TESTS AND TECHNIQUES TO COLLECT INFORMATION OR DATA ABOUT A SPECIFIC SKILLS
OR FITNESS LEVEL OF AN INDIVIDUAL.

DEFINATION OF EVALUATION

IT IS A TECHNIQUE BY WHICH WE COME TO KNOW AT WHAT EXTENT THE OBJECTIVES ARE BEING ACHIEVED.

IMPORTANCE OF TEST MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION IN SPORTS

1. FOR GETTING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE PROGRESS
2. FOR PREPARATION OF EFFECTIVE PLANNING
3. FOR KNOWING THE ABILITIES AND CAPACITIES
4. FOR DISCOVERING THE NEEDS OF PARTICIPANTS
5. FOR MOTIVATION
6. FOR CLASSIFICATIONS OF SPORTS PERSONS
7. FOR KNOWING THE ACHIEVEMENTS IN FUTURE
8. FOR RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION

CALCULATION OF BMI( BODY MASS INDEX)

IT IS A VERY USEFUL TOOL TO ESTIMATE A HEALTHY BODY WEIGHT BASED ON AND TO IDENTIFY THE WEIGHT
PROBLEM. BMI IS VERY EASY TO MEASURE AND EVALUATE. IT WAS INVENTED BY ADOLPHE QUETELET.

1. ANOTHER FORMULA = HEIGHT AND WEIGHT MEASUREMENT
2. CALCULATION OF BMI

BMI(BODY MASS INDEX) = BODY WEIGHT/HEIGHT X HEIGHT

NOTE: WEIGHT OF KILOGRAM AND HEIGHT IN METER

CATEGORY BMI

UNDER WEIGHT LESS THAN 18.5
NORMAL WEIGHT 18.5 – 24.9
OVERWEIGHT 25.0 – 29.9
OBESITY CLASS I 30.0 – 34.9
OBESITY CLASS II 35.0 – 39.9
OBESITY CLASS III GREATER THAN 40