Lacy / Williams Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Education and Exercise Science

8. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-315-31271-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 488 Seiten

This eighth edition offers a clear, practical guide to best practice for measurement and evaluation in school- and non-school-based physical activity programs.

Written by academics with backgrounds in physical education teacher education (PETE), the book emphasises the link between theory and practice. It covers a range of introductory topics, before introducing topics such as, measurement for psychomotor skills, grading and self-evaluation.

Offering learning aids, Excel assignments and a companion website this is an essential text for students in measurement and evaluation classes for Physical Education, Exercise Science or Kinesiology degrees, and a valuable reference for practitioners.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lacy, Alan C.

Williams, Skip M.

Williams, Skip

Lacy, Alan

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Sport, Sportwissenschaft: Allgemeines
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Sport (Unterricht & Didaktik)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction to Measurement and Evaluation

2. Linking Program Development with Measurement and Evaluation

3. Basic Statistics

4. Criteria for Test Selection

5. Alternative Assessments

6. Measuring Health-Related Physical Fitness and Physical Activity

7. Measuring Psychomotor Skills

8. Measuring Cognitive Knowledge

9. Measuring Affective Behaviors

10. Grading

11. Using Self-Evaluation to Improve Instruction

12. Measurement and Evaluation in Activity-Based Settings

Über Autor(innen)

Alan C. Lacy is professor in the School of Kinesiology and Recreation at Illinois State University, USA where he currently serves as an associate vice president in the Office of the Provost. He has previously served as associate dean in the College of Applied Science and Technology and director of the School of Kinesiology and Recreation at ISU. He is a fellow of the Research Consortium of SHAPE America.

Skip M. Williams is associate professor in the School of Kinesiology and Recreation at Illinois State University, USA where he currently serves as the director and graduate sequence coordinator for the Physical Education Pedagogy program. Prior to teaching in higher education, Dr Williams taught and coached in public schools. His main research focus is on activity and fitness promotion of children and adolescents in school settings.