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Keating, Xiaofen; Liu, Xiaolu; Stephenson, Rachyl; Guan, Jianmin; Hodges, Michael – European Physical Education Review, 2020
If used appropriately in schools, youth fitness testing can play a significant role in promoting a physically active lifestyle among school-age children. Unfortunately, many issues exist when testing students' health-related fitness (HRF) components, such as privacy concerns, misuse of testing results, and time-consuming test procedures. This…
Descriptors: Health Related Fitness, Physical Education, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Testing Problems
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Morrow, James R., Jr.; Zhu, Weimo; Franks, B. Don; Meredith, Marilu D.; Spain, Christine – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2009
The AAHPER Youth Fitness Test, the first U.S. national fitness test, was published 50 years ago. The seminal work of Krause and Hirschland influenced the fitness world and continues to do so today. Important youth fitness test initiatives in the last half century are summarized. Key elements leading to continued interest in youth fitness testing…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Children, Adolescents, Educational History