Reliability and validity of the FITNESSGRAM®: Quality of teacher-collected health-related fitness surveillance data

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 81, Issue , 2010, Pages S24-S30

  Morrow, James R ^a   Martin, Scott B ^a   Jackson, Allen W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthy fitness Zone; Testing; Texas; Training

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EXERCISE TEST; FACULTY; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHOOLS; TEXAS;

EID: 77956987747     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2010.10599691     Document Type: Article

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