Measurement and Evaluation in Human Performance [Hardcover]

Allen W. Jackson (Author), James G. Disch (Author), James R. Morrow (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2004 | ISBN-10: 073603188X | ISBN-13: 978-0736031882 | Edition: 2

This text explains concepts and principles of measurement and evaluation, and describes useful computer applications for assembling, sorting and assessing information. Students are presented with practical physical education and human performance problems and solutions.

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About the Author

James R. Morrow, Jr., is a professor and chair of the Department of Kinesiology, Health Promotion, and Recreation at the University of North Texas in Denton. Dr. Morrow has authored more than 80 articles and chapters on exercise physiology, measurement, and computer use. He is coeditor of the Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research’s FITNESSGRAM Technical Reference Manual, an innovative guide for using criterion-referenced standards in fitness tests, and a reviewer and former associate editor for Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science. He also has produced four fitness-testing software packages, including the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) Health-Related Physical Fitness Test. Dr. Morrow is an American College of Sports Medicine Fellow, an AAHPERD Research Fellow, an AAHPERD Measurement and Evaluation Council Honor Award recipient, and has chaired the AAHPERD Measurement and Evaluation Council.

Allen W. Jackson is a professor at the University of North Texas, where he has taught kinesiology with research, statistics, and computer applications since 1979. He has published extensively in measurement and evaluation, including more than 100 articles, and has presented more than 200 scientific papers. He is a reviewer for Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science and served as associate editor and statistical consultant for Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise. He is an American College of Sports Medicine Fellow and a member of AAHPERD.

James G. Disch is an associate professor and chair of the Kinesiology Department at Rice University. From 1986 to 1991 he served as master of Richardson College at Rice. Dr. Disch has authored numerous articles, chapters, manuals, and texts in the areas of applied measurement, prediction in sport, and applied sport science. A member of AAHPERD since 1974, he has served as chair, secretary, and advisory board member of the measurement and evaluation council of AAHPERD. He is also a reviewer for Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport and Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise. In 1999 he was named recipient of the National Measurement and Evaluation Council Honor Award. He earned his PhD in biomechanics and measurement from Indiana University in 1973. Dr. Disch directs a number of youth sports clinics and competes in men’s senior baseball.

Dale P. Mood is a professor and former associate dean of arts and sciences at the University of Colorado in Boulder. Dr. Mood has taught measurement and evaluation, statistics, and research methods courses since 1970 and has published extensively in the field. He has served as a consultant to five NFL football teams, chair of the Measurement and Evaluation Council of AAHPERD, and former president of AAALF. He is a reviewer for Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise, Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, and The Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 383 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers; 2 edition (December 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 073603188X
• ISBN-13: 978-0736031882
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,339,400 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)