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A test is a device or tool used to carry out a

certain measurement. This instrument could
be written, spoken, mechanical (like a
treadmill), physiological, psychological, or in
another way. or form
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judge about something
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Measurement is the act of assessing. Usually

this results in assigning a number to the
character of whatever is assessed.
Evaluation is a statement of quality, goodness,
merit, value, or worthiness about what has
been assessed. Evaluation implies decision
making.

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Example 1: A physical education teacher

records the 30 sit-ups that a student completes
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in 1 min and reports the score as Good. In this ranation
example, Test is Sit-ups, Measurement is 30
sit-ups and Evaluation is Good.
Measurement & Evaluation in Physical Education & sports.

The terms test, measurement, evaluation, and assessment are

occasionally used inter changeably, but most users make
distinctions among them.

a. Test – The word “test” is typically seen as being the most

specific of the three meanings because it refers to the tools,
instrument, or group of questions used to measure an aspect,
quality, or condition of a given person, thing, or event.

b. Measurement – Measurement includes both the quantitative style

of evaluation and test results. For evaluation to take the quantitative
form of numbers or scores, measurement is necessary.

c. Evaluation – Evaluation as professional judgement or as a

method that enables one to decide whether something is valuable or
desirable. As a result, measurement and evaluation are not the
same.
The same measure (test score) may be obtained by two athletes, but
due to the variety of evaluation criteria accessible in terms of norms
and criterion measures, those criteria may be assessed differently.
Scales of Measurement

Measurement numbers are composed of scales. There are four scales

of measurement –

a. Nominal measurement scales – Nominal measuring scales are used

to name, label, or represent categories of things. Nominal scales
classify objects or persons into groups. such as the categorization of
gender into male and female.

b. Ordinal scales – Ordinal scales rank or order objects. An ordinal

number in measurement refers to a person or thing’s assigned rank.
For example, in sports First, Second, and Third place,.

c. Interval scale – The interval scale is the measurement system that is

most frequently used in physical education. Scales for measuring
intervals are based on a continuum, where the space (or separation)
between any two values is constant. The gaps are exactly equal to one
another. 2, 4, 6, and 8 are spaced equally apart, for instance. The
absolute value of 0 on this scale is not present.

d. Ratio scale – The ratio scale is the most complex, exact, and
cutting-edge measurement scale. Because it has an absolute,
meaningful zero, the ratio measurement scale sets itself apart from the
interval measurement scale. For instance, if a person’s pulse is zero,
that person is not alive. Something is said to be weightless if its
weight is zero.
There are several ways, then, in which evaluation
procedures aid the teacher:

• They help in providing knowledge concerning

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• They help in setting, refining, and clarifying

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• They help in evaluating the degree to which the

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Classification of Tests in Physical Education and Sports.

There are four different types of testing in schools.

a. Diagnostic Test
b. Formative Test
c. Benchmark Test
d. Summative Test

a. Diagnostic Test – Diagnostic assessments include pre-assessment exams

that provide an overview or diagnosis knowledge to screen students. A
teacher can utilize diagnostic testing to ensure that a lesson on two-digit
multiplication is effectively given to young students before beginning the
lesson.

b. Formative Testing – Testing of this kind is done to determine how much

the students have learned so far. It is employed during a lecture and
intended to provide students with the chance to show that they have
understood the subject. Continuous formative assessment is used to
acquire input that both the teacher and the student can use.
c. Benchmark Testing – The Benchmarks should be
used to assist professional conversation about how
close a learner is to achieving a level and to track
progress toward that level. Before going on to the next
level, learners do not have to provide proof of
mastering every area of their learning as outlined in the
Benchmarks.

d. Summative Testing – Summative assessment gives

information and feedback that summarizes the teaching
and learning process. It occurs after the learning has
been finished.
Test administration guidelines in physical education and sports

Here are some recommendations for selecting the testing

sequence.

a. Health Checks – When a person is fully rested, blood pressure

and resting heart rate should always be checked first.

b. Anthropometry – Before taking your body’s composition

measures, you shouldn’t exercise. This test should always come
first and immediately follow any health examinations.

c. Flexibility – The flexibility tests should be scheduled early in

the session before any activity, after a good warm-up, or after the
speed tests, depending on whether the test protocol calls for one
or not.

d. Speed / Power tests – Typically, power tests are conducted

first, then tests of speed, agility, strength, and muscle endurance,
and finally testing of cardiorespiratory capacity or repeat sprints.
Any speed and power test should be followed by a complete
warm-up. Before the sprint test, the vertical jump test can be
done.
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e. Muscle Strength – Always perform muscle strength
(1-10RM) tests after the speed and power tests, but
before muscle endurance tests.

f. Muscular Endurance – The ideal time interval between

muscle strength and endurance testing is five minutes.
You must give yourself plenty of time to recuperate
between tests if you are doing many muscular strength
and endurance tests in one session.

g. Aerobic Fitness – Numerous submaximal aerobic tests

are based on a heart rate response and should be
scheduled appropriately because they may be impacted
by prior tests and the athlete’s mental state.