PE CLASS 12th LOG BOOK
A Battery of Tests for the Age group 5–8 years (Classes 1 to 3)
A Battery of Tests for the Age group 5–8 years (Classes 1 to 3)
As primary level classes i.e. 1 to 3, students should acquire various fundamental movement skills easing the learning of specific physical activities to later stages. The basic or fundamental skills provide building blocks for many physical activities, such as playing games, dance and sports. The following are the abilities of students in classes 1–3, which are essential to be measured for controlling the body in different situations:
Body Composition/BMI
Flamingo Balance Test
Co-ordination Test
Description of Test
For Body Composition, Body Mass Index test is used which is described below:
Body Mass Index
The Body Mass Index is also known as Quetelet’s Index because it was invented by Adolphe Quetelet. In fact, it is a statistical measurement which compares an individual’s weight and height. Although it does not actually measure the percentage of body fat, yet it is a very useful tool to estimate a healthy body weight based on how tall an individual is. Indeed, it’s the most commonly used tool to identify the weight problem. BMI is very easy to measure and evaluate. With the help of BMI one can come to know whether one is underweight, normal weight, overweight or in the category of obesity. BMI can be simply defined as the individual’s body weight divided by the square of his height.
A. Calculation of BMI
BMI of any individual can be calculated with the help of the following formula:
Body Mass Index (BMI) = Body weight / (Height × Height)
Here the weight of an individual is measured in kilograms and the height of that student is taken in meters.
Infrastructure/Equipment Required
Weighing machine and stadiometer
Measurement of Height
Preparation: Children should remove socks, shoes and jackets or any heavy clothing. The floor surface should be hard. If such surface is not available a hard wooden surface should be kept under the base of height rule.
Procedure to Height Measurement
The child should be asked to stand with his/her back to the height rule or measuring surface. The feet should be together and flat on the floor, arms at side and knees and back should be straight. The back of the head, buttocks, calves, heels and shoulder blades should be touching the measuring surface. The eyesight should be forward.
After that, the head piece or head board or sliding flap of the measuring rod is lowered gently so that the hair is pressed flat. The head board should be horizontal to the measuring tape or height rule.
Read the height to the nearest half a centimeter and record it. If the adult is taller than the measurer, the measurer should stand on a platform or foot stool so that he/she can read the height rule properly.
Measurement of Weight
Preparation: The scale should be placed on a hard floor surface. If such a surface is not available, a hard wooden platform should be kept under the scale or weighing machine. Be sure that the surface on which the scale is placed should be horizontal.
For balancing the beam, move both vegetable weights left to zero before each use. If the scale does not balance at the midpoint, adjust the counter weight until it does.
Procedure for Weight Measurement:
(a) The child should remove the jacket, coat, shoes etc. It means he should wear very light clothes.
(b) He should stand in the centre of platform of the weighing machine and the body weight should be equally distributed on both the feet. Standing on the side of the platform of the weighing machine may affect the measurement.
(c) For balancing the beam, move the larger weight to the right until the indicator arrow drops below the centre. Move the larger weight back to the left side to move the indicator arrow slightly above the midpoint. Then move the smaller weight to the right until the indicator arrow balances at the midpoint. After that read the measurement and record it to the nearest 0.1 kg.
Scoring
Height of students is recorded in m and cm. Accurate height should be recorded to the nearest 0.1 cm. The weight is recorded in kilograms (kg) and grams (g). The accurate weight should be recorded to the nearest decimal fraction.