Ian Stickel

April 6th, 2015

Tech & Assess

Dr. Cone

Assessment and Instrument Project

1. The purpose of this assessment is to measure the percentage of students that can be categorized as in a healthy fitness zone and what improvements can be made using a pretest/post test model.

2. The high school freshmen are coming into our school from all different sending districts. We currently have no data showing how healthy or fit any of these students are. The class is a mix male and female student that will all have different backgrounds in fitness.

3.The students after being tested can be categorized as healthy, needs improvement, or needs improvement – health risk. There will be a rubric that for each category show how high a student must achieve to be healthy in each aspect of tested fitness. To motivate the students I will not be informing them of what the healthy and unhealthy zones are until after I have administered the pre and posttest. This will encourage the students in two ways. First it will encourage to try to perform as well as possible as to attempt to reach the healthy zone that they are unsure about. Second it will protect the low achieving students from public embarrassment of being categorized as unhealthy. After both tests have been completed I will hand out the scored rubrics to the students and explain the healthy and unhealthy zones as see them on the rubric. The students that achieved low enough to be categorized as having a health risk will in private be given work sheets that explain the health risk and how it can be improved.

4. For the pre and posttests I will be measuring the students’ flexibility with the sit and reach, cardiovascular endurance with the PACER test, body composition with a bioelectrical impedance device, muscular strength with the push up test, and muscular endurance with the sit up test. For each category the student will be expected to follow the proper demonstrated procedures or they will have to repeat the test.

5.The grading rubric that will be used is attached at the end of this document.

The maximum score for the fitness test is a 12/12 in each category of health related fitness which equates to 60 points total.

6. To perform this assessment of the student’s health the instructor is going to need a number of materials as well as the basketball court. The basketball court will provide enough room for all the different tests to be administered. For the PACER test the instructor will need a CD player, and at least 20 cones for marking end lines. For the sit and reach the instructor will need just a sit and reach box to measure the students. For the body composition test the instructor will need electrical impedance that uses mild electrical current to measure conductivity and therefore the composition of each student. The push up and sit up test will require the same equipment for testing. A pre marked mat is required for the sit ups test and can be used for the push up test to reduce set up time. Both the sit up and push up test need a CD played to set the pace at which students have to perform the sit ups and pushups.

7. The rubric breaks the assessment done in a point system. Students that prove to be healthy in all categories in the pre and posttest can score as high as 60 points. Students that struggle may score lower but a score of 40 points will be required to pass the assessment. Anyone that scores lower than that will be recommended to Health Related Fitness Focus course for the next year instead of a genera Health and Physical Education course.

This assessment will also represent 15% of their final grade for the course. It is only worth 15% of a student’s grade because it is meant to formative assessment. This assessment is geared toward helping students learn about the strengths and weaknesses that they have and how they can improve. This assessment will also be a great tool for the faculty that will know what students have health risks that need to be addressed.

Last Name / First Name / Class Period/Teacher / Total Earned Points
Cardio Endurance
PACER
Student Score: / Needs Improvement Health Risk
Zone: F <19
M <25 / Needs Improvement
Zone: F 19-23
M 25-41 / Healthy
Zone: F 23-51
M 41-83
Pretest
2pts / Posttest
2pts / Pretest
4.5pts / Posttest
4.5pts / Pretest
6pts / Posttest
6pts
Flexibility
Sit and Reach
Student Score: / Needs Improvement Health Risk
Zone: F <6
M <4 / Needs Improvement
Zone: F 6-10
M 4-8 / Healthy
Zone: F 10-12
M 8-12
Pretest
2pts / Posttest
2pts / Pretest
4.5pts / Posttest
4.5pts / Pretest
6pts / Posttest
6pts
Body Composition
Electrical Impedance
Student Score: / Needs Improvement Health Risk
Zone: F >36.8%
M >33.2% / Needs Improvement
Zone: F 32%-36.8%
M 25%-33.2% / Healthy
Zone: F 13%-32%
M 7%-25%
Pretest
2pts / Posttest
2pts / Pretest
4.5pts / Posttest
4.5pts / Pretest
6pts / Posttest
6pts
Muscle Strength
Push Ups
Student Score: / Needs Improvement Health Risk
Zone: F <4
M <9 / Needs Improvement
Zone: F 4-7
M 9-14 / Healthy
Zone: F 7-75
M 14-75
Pretest
2pts / Posttest
2pts / Pretest
4.5pts / Posttest
4.5pts / Pretest
6pts / Posttest
6pts
Muscle Endurance
Sit Ups
StudentScore: / Needs Improvement Health Risk
Zone: F <14
M <18 / Needs Improvement
Zone: F 14-18
M 18-24 / Healthy
Zone: F 18-75
M 24-75
Pretest
2pts / Posttest
2pts / Pretest
4.5pts / Posttest
4.5pts / Pretest
6pts / Posttest
6pts

References

"FITNESSGRAM: Healthy Fitness Zone Charts."- Physical Fitness Testing (PFT) (CA Dept of Education). California Department of Education, 08 Jan. 2015. Web. 12 Apr. 2015.

"FitnessGram Tests - Cooper Institute."FitnessGram Tests - Cooper Institute.N.p., 2014. Web. 12 Apr. 2015.