KIN 3502 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Kinesiology, Program Evaluation, Vo2 Max

• School: LSU
• Department: Kinesiology: Professional Courses/Basic Activity Courses
• Course: KIN 3502
• Professor: webster

Document Summary

Kinesmetrics- measure and evaluation in kinesiology o. Measurement- the act of assessing; getting some type of value that we can use to depict that measurement. Usually this results in assigning a number to quantify the amount of the characteristic that is being assessed. Test- utilization of tools in order to get measurements; picking the correct test is crucial to getting the desired measurement/result. Evaluation- a statement of quality, goodness, merit, value, or worthiness about what has been assessed. Implies comparison and decision making: norm referenced standards- population reference based; or referencing to a population o o. Criterion referenced standards- a standard or goal that is trying to be met. Formative- preliminary assessment that given an idea of a form of class, test are taken in different increments of time to measure the progress of results. There is usually a baseline to compare the results to o o.