Ian Stickel
April 6th, 2015
Tech & Assess
Dr. Cone
Assessment and Instrument Project
1. The purpose of this assessment is to measure the percentage of students that can be categorized as in
a healthy fitness zone and what improvements can be made using a pretest/post test model.
2. The high school freshmen are coming into our school from all different sending districts. We currently
have no data showing how healthy or fit any of these students are. The class is a mix male and female
student that will all have different backgrounds in fitness.
3. The students after being tested can be categorized as healthy, needs improvement, or needs
improvement – health risk. There will be a rubric that for each category show how high a student must
achieve to be healthy in each aspect of tested fitness. To motivate the students I will not be informing
them of what the healthy and unhealthy zones are until after I have administered the pre and posttest.
This will encourage the students in two ways. First it will encourage to try to perform as well as possible
as to attempt to reach the healthy zone that they are unsure about. Second it will protect the low
achieving students from public embarrassment of being categorized as unhealthy. After both tests have
been completed I will hand out the scored rubrics to the students and explain the healthy and unhealthy
zones as see them on the rubric. The students that achieved low enough to be categorized as having a
health risk will in private be given work sheets that explain the health risk and how it can be improved.
4. For the pre and posttests I will be measuring the students’ flexibility with the sit and reach,
cardiovascular endurance with the PACER test, body composition with a bioelectrical impedance device,
muscular strength with the push up test, and muscular endurance with the sit up test. For each category
the student will be expected to follow the proper demonstrated procedures or they will have to repeat
the test.
5. The grading rubric that will be used is attached at the end of this document.
The maximum score for the fitness test is a 12/12 in each category of health related fitness which
equates to 60 points total.
6. To perform this assessment of the student’s health the instructor is going to need a number of
materials as well as the basketball court. The basketball court will provide enough room for all the
different tests to be administered. For the PACER test the instructor will need a CD player, and at least
20 cones for marking end lines. For the sit and reach the instructor will need just a sit and reach box to
measure the students. For the body composition test the instructor will need electrical impedance that
uses mild electrical current to measure conductivity and therefore the composition of each student. The
push up and sit up test will require the same equipment for testing. A pre marked mat is required for the
sit ups test and can be used for the push up test to reduce set up time. Both the sit up and push up test
need a CD played to set the pace at which students have to perform the sit ups and pushups.
7. The rubric breaks the assessment done in a point system. Students that prove to be healthy in all
categories in the pre and posttest can score as high as 60 points. Students that struggle may score lower
but a score of 40 points will be required to pass the assessment. Anyone that scores lower than that will
be recommended to Health Related Fitness Focus course for the next year instead of a genera Health
and Physical Education course.
This assessment will also represent 15% of their final grade for the course. It is only worth 15% of a
student’s grade because it is meant to formative assessment. This assessment is geared toward helping
students learn about the strengths and weaknesses that they have and how they can improve. This
assessment will also be a great tool for the faculty that will know what students have health risks that
need to be addressed.
Last Name
Cardio Endurance
PACER
Student Score:
Flexibility
Sit and Reach
Student Score:
Body Composition
Electrical Impedance
Student Score:
Muscle Strength
Push Ups
Student Score:
Muscle Endurance
Sit Ups
Student Score:
First Name
Class Period/Teacher
Total Earned Points
Needs Improvement
Health Risk
Zone: F <19
M <25
Pretest
Posttest
2pts
2pts
Needs Improvement
Health Risk
Zone: F <6
M <4
Pretest
Posttest
2pts
2pts
Needs Improvement
Health Risk
Zone: F >36.8%
M >33.2%
Pretest
Posttest
2pts
2pts
Needs Improvement
Health Risk
Zone: F <4
M <9
Pretest
Posttest
2pts
2pts
Needs Improvement
Health Risk
Zone: F <14
M <18
Pretest
Posttest
2pts
2pts
Needs Improvement
Healthy
Zone: F 19-23
M 25-41
Pretest
Posttest
4.5pts
4.5pts
Needs Improvement
Zone: F 23-51
M 41-83
Pretest
Posttest
6pts
6pts
Healthy
Zone: F 6-10
M 4-8
Pretest
Posttest
4.5pts
4.5pts
Needs Improvement
Zone: F 10-12
M 8-12
Pretest
Posttest
6pts
6pts
Healthy
Zone: F 32%-36.8%
M 25%-33.2%
Pretest
Posttest
4.5pts
4.5pts
Needs Improvement
Zone: F 13%-32%
M 7%-25%
Pretest
Posttest
6pts
6pts
Healthy
Zone: F 4-7
M 9-14
Pretest
Posttest
4.5pts
4.5pts
Needs Improvement
Zone: F 7-75
M 14-75
Pretest
Posttest
6pts
6pts
Healthy
Zone: F 14-18
M 18-24
Pretest
Posttest
4.5pts
4.5pts
Zone: F 18-75
M 24-75
Pretest
Posttest
6pts
6pts
References
"FITNESSGRAM: Healthy Fitness Zone Charts." - Physical Fitness Testing (PFT) (CA Dept of Education).
California Department of Education, 08 Jan. 2015. Web. 12 Apr. 2015.
"FitnessGram Tests - Cooper Institute." FitnessGram Tests - Cooper Institute. N.p., 2014. Web. 12 Apr.
2015.