Test Measurement and Evaluation

Prof. Gopal Chandra Saha

 JCR Test
Constructed by- B. E. Phillips
Constructed year- 1957
Purpose –
The test aim to measure the General Motor Ability of the subject with
respect to power, speed, agility and muscular endurance.
 TEST BATTERY
The test consist of three items as follows----

1.Vertical Jump
2.Chinning
3.Shuttle Run
1. Vertical Jump
Equipment and material : Vertical jump board or a marked wall,
marking chalk, powder, stopwatch chinning bar, 2 wooden blocks
2*2*4
• Procedure : The subject is asked to stand erect facing the board
or marked wall. Subject dominant hand fingertips are marked
with the chalk powder and the subject is asked to raise the
marked finger tips to a maximum height on the measuring board
without lifting the Heels so as to mark his/her maximum reach
point. The fingertips are re chalked. With the chalked hand side
towards the wall, a vertical jump is to be performed by the
subject to make another mark at the maximum height of the
jump. The subject is not allowed to run. However, the subject is
properly instructed to take a good jump by bending the knees
and swinging the arms. The subject may be given 3 to 4trials at
his/her will and the best performance is considered.
• SCORING - Three trials are allowed, with the best of three being
recorded.
 Chin-Up
2. Chinning
Equipment and material : Horizontal Bar, marking
materials like pen pencil paper.
Procedure : A horizontal bar is required for the
chin-up or is placed at the appropriate height
keeping in mind the height of the player. In this, the
player grabs the horizontal bar with both hands
with an over handgrip, then he is signaled to raise
his body upwards until his chin appears above the
bar, then he again goes back to the former position
in which his Hands become straight. He tries to
repeat this action as many times as he can.
Scoring-The number of complete Chin-Ups as
awarded as 1 point.
3. Shuttle run
Shuttle Run
Equipment and material : Blocks, chalks, marking tape
Procedure : In this, a 6 feet wide line is marked on flat ground and another line is
drawn parallel to it exactly 10yards, for this test a volleyball court can also be used, in
which the first line is called the starting line and the second line is called the returning
line. In this, the subject stands behind the start line and on the signal READY GO, the
timer starts the clock and the subject runs towards the block placed on the second
line, picking up the block and placing it behind the starting line, likewise pickup the
second block to the starting line. He has to repeat this process five times in which he
covers a distance of 100 yards.
Scoring- Among the two trials best time will be chosen.
 Overall Scoring

The individual test item scores are known as Raw

score which are converted to standard scores with the
help of Philips 1947 conversion tables. A 6 sigma
scale is used to construct the result of this test.
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