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Article: The responsible use of youth fitness testing to enhance student motivation, enjoyment, and performance.(PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE)(Report)
- Article from:
- Measurement in Physical Education & Exercise Science
- Article date:
- July 1, 2008
- Author:
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While physical fitness testing has the potential to invoke embarrassment and anxiety, strategies can be developed that can motivate students to exert maximal effort, provide positive feedback on skill improvement, and encourage students to set fitness goals that can be achieved through developmentally appropriate physical activities. The purpose of this article is to discuss relevant psychological theories that explain factors related to students' performance on fitness testing, as well as to provide instructional strategies that minimize adverse reactions to fitness testing and that maximize effort, enjoyment, and motivation. Throughout the article, we address the ...
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Article: ANNUAL PHYSICAL FITNESS TESTING UNDERGOES ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
February 4, 2009 ;
650 words
...The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news release: By Kevin Chandler 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs In response to an Air Force Audit Agency study, the Air Force fitness program and testing will undergo adjustments in the coming months. The agency's
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