Testing Reliablity

Since there were modifications made during the trials of the tests, we cannot say that we are having the most reliable results. Although students scores were not effected in a negative way, there were a few differences between the two testing days, some of them are as follows...
1. Trial one was indoor, where it was hot, muggy, vents were very loud which made it hard for some students to hear instructions as well as the FITNESSGRAM PACER CD, and the surface of the gym is also different from the surface outdoors.
2. Trail two was held outside in the shade, it was a bit cooler and there was a light breeze. The audio system was also louder, and students were better able to hear the beeps from the PACER CD. The students were running on grass which may have been easier than running on the gym floor. Instructions were also correctly modified from our first trial.

All of these factors may have had some effect on our results, students reported in their reflections that trial two was easier: some of their responses were "it was much cooler outside, the sound system was louder, instructions were clear, and we were more familiar with how the test was run".

Validity

Testing is aimed at providing students with accurate indicators of their fitness and physical activity levels. Students in physical education should learn whether or not they have sufficient amounts of fitness for good health and whether they are performing sufficient amounts of energy.
FITNESSGRAM uses criterion-referenced standards that are based on appropriate health-related criteria. The testing is also in accordance with the Cooper Institute to increase parental awareness of children's fitness levels by developing an easy way for physical education teachers to report the results of physical fitness assessments.

Class Performance/Gender Performance

Overall, the whole class did really well, we ran on two different surfaces which may have affected the scores, but everyone's outcome after the second trial improved (Scores can be found on Blackboard Posts). It seems as though the students prefered the test when it was ran outside, where there was shaded areas. The gym was too hot, and another problem the first time around was the stereo system being too low; some students were not able to hear it. Mr. Gates and myslef tried to make as many improvements we could while running trial two of the test, and the results seemed to reflect our modifications.
As I had stated before all students had improved while running the test for the second time. Males and females all gave their best effort which is reflected in their trial scores which agian can be seen on Blackboard.

PACER Pictures

Two example pictures of students perfroming the PACER.

PACER Video

Date of next assessment

The next assessment for the PACER will be given on Tuesday July 20th. We will meet in the Technology building at 8:45 a.m. Bring a bottle of water because it is suppose to be hot outside, we will not be testing in the gym this time around.

Evaluation Criterion (needs improvement, healthy, fit)

Aerobic Capacity
Girls 17+ - Below 40 Laps = Unhealthy
Girls 17+ - 40 to 70 Laps = Healthy
Girls 17+ - Above 70 Laps = Fit
Boys 17+ - Below 70 Laps = Unhealthy
Boys 17+ - 70 to 105 Laps = Healthy
Boys 17+ - Above 105 Laps = Fit