IB SEHS Topic 6.2 Test Review

Reliability

if you repeated the test again are you likely to get similar results

Balance

stability of body

Drop test

Measures hand eye coordination by dropping an object and having the person catch using their thumb and index finger

Standing Broad jump

Measures leg power. To do this test, you jump as far as you can.

Underwater weighting

Measures the mass per unit volume of a person's body using displacement

Hand grip dynamometer

Measures the maximum strength of your hand and forearm using this machine

Specificity

Measuring the skills needed for a sport can see how well the athlete can maintain that skill when repeatedly doing it.

Illinois Test

Tests agility by having you run as quickly as possible through a series of cones placed in a certain way

Sit and reach test

Tests the flexibility of a person in the lower back and hamstring muscles.

Agility

The ability to change direction at speed with control

40 meter sprint test

The person being tested sprints 40 meters as fast as they can. Warm-ups and practice sprints should be done before test

Body composition

The relation of fat mass to fat free mass (bones, muscles etc)

Control group

a bunch of people are put into a group that doesn't get any special treatment for the experiment.

PAR-Q

a questionnaire that makes sure the participant doesn't have any health issues that will put them in danger in the experiment

Stork

This test determines a person's balance. To test this the experimenter has the person stand on one foot with hands on their hips

Why is it important to have an control group?

To see if your hypothesis correlates with the data collected and overcoming learning problems

Sit up test

Measure the strength and endurance of your stomach and hip-flexor muscles

Placebo

A harmless substance given to the participants in the controlled group. The substance won't affect the person's performance during the experiment.

Accuracy

Checking if the instruments you're using in an experiment are working properly

Validity

Does the test actually test what is tests

BMI

Equation to calculate the if your is normal, overweight and obese (person's weight divided by their height squared).

Sub-maximal

For people who are afraid or aren't knowledgeable of pushing their limits. Good for children and the elderly

Endurance training

Helps resist pain and fatigue when doing any type of exercise you're doing. This will make you perform better during your exercises

Maximum push up test

Participant does as many push ups as they can with no time limit. This measures upper body strength and enduranc

Cooper 12 minute run test

Participant run/walk as fast as they can in 12 minutes.

Blind experiment

Participants in the experiment don't know which group they are in. If the participants know what they are getting, it will defeat the purpose of the experiment

Randomized groups

People of various skill levels are put in different groups by random. This is to ensure that we don't favor one group over another.

Muscular endurance

ability of a muscle(s) to maintain force or power

Muscular strength

ability to generate force using muscle(s)

Flexibility

ability to move through a full range of movement around a joint

Cardiovascular fitness

ability to take in, deliver and use oxygen for use of a aerobic activity

Speed

change of distance with respect to time when movement occurs

Reaction time

duration between presentation of a stimulus and associated response

Laboratory testing

experiments that are done in a lab. More accurate than field testing

Power

rate of doing work

Maximal

testing for a person's maximum ability. Used for people who are physically fit

Harvard Step Test

testing the participant on heart rate recovery after performing the task.

Handball toss

tests hand eye coordination using a ball to throw against the wall and catching it with your opposite hand repeatedly

Field testing

tests that can be done without expensive equipment.

Coordination

the ability to use different parts of the body together smoothly and efficiently

specificity

using certain training methods that are relevant and acceptable to the sport in order to be effective for the person you are training