Methods of Evaluation in Physical Education

Physical Education emphasizes the importance of physical activities. These activities are directly related to the growth and development of all individuals. Physical fitness measurement is another development that has received wider attention in all segments of the society. Physical Education should understand each person’s need in order to give adequate guidance and to adopt programs to identify these needs. Physical efficiency or physical fitness tests are instruments designed to find out the quality of particular ability possessed by the student. To classify the students according to their abilities, it is necessary to construct the Standard Physical Efficiency Test. As per the need of the society it should be standardized and also be changed periodically to meet the demand. The book discusses the need for test construction, classification of test items and construction of standards to fitness test. It gives complete knowledge about the test, measurement and evaluation procedures for physical efficiency test.