Summary

- Set individualized goals for students- Give students responsibility for managing and recording their own activities- Help students understand the value of physical activity and make healthy behaviors and choices a lifelong habitThis fully updated manual now includes a CD-ROM of the PACER Cadences. It also contains a DVD with video clips to help teachers administer the FITNESSGRAM/ACTIVITYGRAM tests. In doing so, teachers impart the value of physical activity and guide students in making fitness a lifelong habit.Features of the DVD- DVD features video clips showing all test protocols for the FITNESSGRAM/ACTIVITYGRAM test, including common errors and corrections. - DVD includes reproducible forms, charts, certificates, and reports that teachers need to conduct the test, record the results, and communicate to administrators, students, and parents.The FITNESSGRAM/ACTIVITYGRAM Test Administration Manual, Fourth Edition,features an increased emphasis on ACTIVITYGRAM, which is the only computerized physical activity management tool available for use with schoolchildren. It also includes newer illustrations and photos, and an attractive, reader-friendly design. The screenshots in the manual come directly from the latest version of FITNESSGRAM/ACTIVITYGRAM.More about the Test Administration ManualPart Iintroduces teachers to the program components and the mission, goals, and philosophy behind the program. It provides information on fitness education and assessment guidelines, detailing the assessment process step by step. It also explores ways to promote physical education, and it examines guidelines and provides promotion models.Part IIfocuses on various aspects of FITNESSGRAM. It takes teachers through test administration issues, including safe administration of the program, considerations for special populations, and administration to primary grades. It provides tests for aerobic capacity; details how to determine body composition through skinfold measurements, body mass index, and other methods; and shows how to test for muscular strength, endurance, and flexibility. It also answers physical activity questions related to FITNESSGRAM and guides teachers in interpreting FITNESSGRAM results.Part IIIprovides an assessment module for ACTIVITYGRAM, outlining how to administer the program and how to interpret the results and give feedback to students. Four appendixes provide guidelines on where to find testing equipment and how to use it, answers to frequently asked questions, and health-related fitness charts and copy masters of all 17 forms and reports.FITNESSGRAM/ACTIVITYGRAM Test Administration Manual, Fourth Edition,is time tested, research based, and highly practicaleven more so now with its DVD component. It's sure to help teachers assess students'fitness and motivate them to take responsibility to adopt and maintain healthy habits throughout their lives.More about FITNESSGRAM® and ACTIVITYGRAM®FITNESSGRAM/ACTIVITYGRAM is an integrated fitness and activity assessment program that can greatly enhance the effectiveness of school-based physical education programs. For more information, visit Fitnessgram.net.

Acknowledgments
How to Use This Manual and the DVD With Video Clips
Introduction to Fitnessgram/Activitygram
Mission, Goals, and Philosophy of Fitnessgram/Activitygram
Mission
Goals and Program Components
Program Philosophy (HELP)
Fitness Education and Assessment Guidelines
Assessment Options for Fitness Education
Effective and Appropriate Use of Fitnessgram and Activitygram Assessments in Physical Education
The Assessment Process Step by Step
Curriculum With Links to Fitnessgram
Promoting Physical Activity
The Importance of Promoting Physical Activity in Physical Education
Physical Activity Guidelines
The Youth Physical Activity Promotion Model
Applying the Youth Physical Activity Promotion Model
Reinforcement (Recognition and Motivation)
Summary
Fitnessgram Assessment Module
Fitnessgram Test Administration
Considerations for Testing Primary Grades
Considerations for Safety
Considerations for Testing Special Populations
Aerobic Capacity
The PACER
One-Mile Run
Walk Test
Body Composition
Skinfold Measurements
Body Mass Index
Portable Bioelectric Impedance Analyzers
Muscular Strength, Endurance, and Flexibility
Abdominal Strength and Endurance
Curl-Up
Trunk Extensor Strength and Flexibility
Trunk Lift
Upper Body Strength and Endurance
90° Push-Up
Modified Pull-Up
Pull-Up
Flexed Arm Hang
Flexibility
Back-Saver Sit and Reach
Shoulder Stretch
Fitnessgram Physical Activity Questions
Description of Activity Assessment
Administration
Rationale for Completing the Activity Questions
Interpreting Fitnessgram Results
Derivation of Criterion-Referenced Standards
Influence of Body Size and Maturity on Fitness
Interpreting Performance on Physical Fitness Assessments
Summary of Fitness Testing Principles
Activitygram Assessment Module
Activitygram Administration
Description of Activitygram
Administration
Interpreting Activitygram Results
Providing Feedback to Children on Activitygram
Limitations of the Activitygram Assessment
Information on Testing Equipment
Sources of Testing Equipment
Measuring Strip for Curl-Up Test
Other Suggestions for Measuring Curl-Up Distances
Equipment for Modified Pull-Up
Equipment for Back-Saver Sit and Reach
Copy Masters
Get Fit Conditioning Program
Get Fit Exercises
Get Fit Award
Physical Activity Goals
Fitness Contract
The PACER Individual Score Sheet
The PACER Group Score Sheet
One-Mile Run Individual Score Sheet
Walk Test Individual Score Sheet
Fitnessgram PACER Test Individual Score Sheet
Fitnessgram Body Composition Conversion Chart-Boys
Fitnessgram Body Composition Conversion Chart-Girls
Class Score Sheet
Personal Fitness Record (Vertical Fold)
Personal Fitness Record (Horizontal Fold)
Activitygram Logging Chart
Sample Activitygram Log
Health-Related Fitness Tracking Charts-Copy Masters
Boy's Health-Related Fitness Tracking Charts
Girl's Health-Related Fitness Tracking Charts
FAQs
Software FAQs
Test Administration FAQs
Software User Manual
References
About the Authors
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