Tests and standards for express-control of physical fitness and health of middle school age pupils

Abstract

Abstract. Introduction: to day, physical fitness testing often causes negative emotions in pupils. It results in sharp loss of pupils' wish to fulfill physical exercises in free time and worsens their health. Possibility to assess health level is an important motivation factor for pupils' passing physical tests. Objective testing system will form positive motivation for physical exercises' practicing and will facilitate increase of pupils' motor functioning. It will also facilitate optimization of their physical condition, improvement of physical fitness and strengthening of health. Material: we tested physical fitness level and made diagnosis of pupils' functional state (10-15 years' age; n=85) with the help of tool methodic. We also used regressive analysis. Results: the system of tests and standards for expresscontrol over physical fitness and health of middle school age pupils has been worked out and substantiated. The system of tests envisages fulfillment of 4 exercises: back pressing ups on bench during 20 seconds; throwing and catching of ball with two hands from wall during 30 seconds; side bending; torso rising from lying position into sitting during 30 seconds. Integral indicator of pupils' physical fitness and health correlates with functional state of organism's leading systems. We worked out 5 levels' scale for express-control over physical fitness and health of middle school age pupils. The system stipulates calculation of integrative indicator with the help of regression equation by results of 4 test exercises and calculation of one index. Conclusions: The system of tests and standards permits the following: to divide pupils into relatively uniform groups even at the beginning of academic year for successful reasonable physical load. The system also permits to determine standard and find what shall be strived for by a pupil in order to achieve optimal physical fitness and somatic state; to motivate relatively weakly trained pupils for testing and further their physical self-perfection.

Assessment of senior pupils’ physical fitness considering physical condition indicators

“…Results of cluster analysis were used for working out approximate academic requirements of PF, considering sex and PCn indicators of senior pupils: body length, relative body mass and CC. Their information potential was substantiated by us at previous stages of the research [19][20][21]. Limits of average level of pupils' competence were Х±σ, sufficient and low -from Х±σ to Х±2σ, high -above Х±2σ.…”

“… Authors' methodic of assessment of pupils' motor fitness, which combine commonly known control exercises in different variants [7,8];  Diagnostic system for children's psycho-motor readiness for studying at school [19];  Individual requirements to junior pupils' PF [9];  Normative system for PF and health express control of secondary school age pupils [20].  Objective criteria for determination of secondary school age pupils' functional reserves [21].…”

Motor Abilities: Peculiarities of Strength Effort Assessment in Boys Aged 11–13

“…An important element in coordination abilities development is the availability of informative pedagogical control indicators (Krutsevych, Vorobiov & Bezverkhnia, 2011;Ivashchenko & Kapkan, 2016;Bodnar & Andres, 2016) and the knowledge of peculiarities of teaching methods (Liakh, 2000;Khudolii, 2008;Ivashchenko, 2016). The methodology of pedagogical control applies multidimensional mathematical and statistical methods of analysis (Lopatiev, Ivashchenko, Khudolii, Pjanylo, Chernenko & Yermakova, 2017;Ivashchenko, Khudolii, Iermakov, Prykhodkon & Cieslicka, 2018).…”

Means of Optimal Body Mass Control and Obesity Prophylaxis Among Students

“…In other studies it was shown that intensive physical loads strengthen students' health and facilitate their academic progress [17,34,46]. In application of such trainings it should be remembered that there is deficit of operative, reliable and informative methodic for control and assessment of loads intensity at physical culture lessons [7,25].…”