| 573 | Friday, April 11, 2008 |
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| 10:15 AM-12:15 PM | Convention Center:202D |
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| Science Partnership Session: 1958-2008 – Fifty Years of Youth Fitness Testing |
| The year 2008 marks the 50th anniversary of publication of the AAHPER Youth Fitness Test. AAHPER(D) has played a significant role in youth fitness assessment for the past 50 years. This program, being presented through the AAHPERD/President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Science Partnership, is a research-based overview of youth fitness testing for the past half century, focusing on test development, batteries, decisions, items, and cultural and scientific influences. Past national leaders, scientists, researchers, developers, teachers, and users of youth fitness assessments are invited to participate in the reflections and open discussion of youth physical fitness testing history in the U.S. |
Keyword(s): exercise/fitness/physical activity, measurement/evaluation, research
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| Presiders: Ron E. McBride, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and Melissa Johnson, President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, Washington, DC |
| Speakers: James R. Morrow and Rony Daniel, University of North Texas, Denton, TX; Weimo Zhu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; B. Don Franks, University of Maryland-Emeritus, College Park, MD; Marilu Meredith, The Cooper Institute, Dallas, TX; and Christine G. Spain, President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, Washington, DC |