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ERIC Number: EJ471796
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0730-3084
Body Composition Assessment--Some Practical Answers to Teachers' Questions.
Thomas, David Q.; Whitehead, James R.
Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, v64 n5 p16-19 May-Jun 1993
Presents information about body composition assessment, including how useful the measurement is, how to conduct assessment, accurate skinfold measurement, body mass index versus skinfold results, interpreting results, standards for score interpretation, other types of measurement, how to approach skinfold assessment, and handling sensitivity and ethical questions. (SM)
Descriptors: Body Composition, Body Height, Body Weight, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Health Promotion, Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Physical Fitness, Student Evaluation, Teacher Role
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Health Related Fitness; Skinfold Measurement