359Thursday, March 18, 2010
10:15 AM-11:30 AMConvention Center:109
Free Communication: Research Methods—Measurement and Evaluation
This session features brief oral presentations of research studies focusing on research and evaluation instruments and measures. Included in this session are two studies funded by the Research Consortium's AAHPERD Research Grant Program.
Keyword(s): exercise/fitness/physical activity, measurement/evaluation, research
Presider: Melinda A. Solmon, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Speakers:
RC Grant Findings: Development of a Model to Estimate Aerobic Fitness from PACER Performance in Adolescents
Matthew T. Mahar, Ashley M. Guerieri, Matthew Hanna and C. David Kemble, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
RC Grant Findings: Teacher Perceptions of Problem Situations in Inclusive Physical Education
Iva Obrusnikova, University of Delaware, Newark, DE and Suzanna Rocco Dillon, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Concurrent Validity Evidence of Common Physical Activity Measures: A Meta-Analysis
Shangyi Guan, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, Weimo Zhu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL and Se-Kyoung Youm, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Data Characteristics of Common Health, Fitness, and Physical Activity Measures
Eng Wah Teo1, Weimo Zhu1 and Shangyi Guan2, (1)University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, (2)East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Pedometer Measurement for Adults With Down Syndrome: A Generalizability Study
E. Andrew Pitchford and Joonkoo Yun, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

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