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Some Effects Of Variation In Testing Procedure On Physical Fitness Test Scores, Nancy Shields Alexander

Master's Theses

For the past five years physical education programs in Richmond area secondary schools have placed considerable emphasis upon physical fitness testing. The majority of the schools are ut ilizing a test battery published by the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. Results of these tests are utilized to compare one student with another and to compare one school withanother. These comparisons are made known to the students and to the public. The basis for comparison is a set of national norms developed by the AAHPER .

It has recently come to the attention of some physical education instructors …