Assessment of Physical Activity and Health-Related Fitness (2cr)
Code: KG00CA17-3003
General information
- Enrollment
- 18.11.2019 - 31.12.2019
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 13.01.2020 - 15.03.2020
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 2 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 2 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 0 - 30
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Health Care, Physiotherapy
- Teachers
- Pia Haapala
- Maria Kasanen
- Course
- KG00CA17
Evaluation scale
Passed/failed
Objective
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students know how to
- assess physical activity using a questionnaire and activity diary
- take into consideration the safety regulations and risk factors in fitness testing
- assess musculoskeletal fitness, cardiorespiratory fitness, balance, agility and body composition of individuals with no known illnesses
- define validity and reliability and evaluate the validity and reliability of assessment tools before choosing and using them.
Content
Assessment of physical activity
Assessment of health-related fitness
Assessment of performance-related fitness
The ALPHA-FIT Test Battery for Adults Aged 18-69
Teaching methods
Videos and other materials help you to study theory independently. After that you assess your own physical activity and health-related fitness. This way you practice to do tests and interpret the test results in relation to recommendation or reference value. You don’t need complicated equipment, but it could be easier to do test if you have somebody to help you. After this you need two clients (one man and one women) for testing. You have to do tests and give feedback of test results to the clients by 6.3.2020. Lastly everyone gives peer evaluations to other student by 15.3.2020.
Student workload
2 credits mean 54 study hours.
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Pass:
The student can assess physical activity using questionnaires and activity diaries. The student can choose correct tests and assess musculoskeletal fitness, cardiorespiratory fitness, balance, agility and body composition of individuals with no known illnesses. The student understands the safety regulations and risk factors in fitness testing, as well as the importance of validity and reliability when choosing and using assessment tools.
Fail:
The student cannot assess physical activity using questionnaires and activity diaries. The student cannot choose correct tests or assess musculoskeletal fitness, cardiorespiratory fitness, balance, agility or body composition of individuals with no known illnesses. The student does not understand the safety regulations and risk factors in fitness testing and does not pay attention to the importance of validity and reliability when choosing and using assessment tools.
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Pass:
The student can assess physical activity using questionnaires and activity diaries. The student can choose correct tests and assess musculoskeletal fitness, cardiorespiratory fitness, balance, agility and body composition of individuals with no known illnesses. The student understands the safety regulations and risk factors in fitness testing, as well as the importance of validity and reliability when choosing and using assessment tools.
Fail:
The student cannot assess physical activity using questionnaires and activity diaries. The student cannot choose correct tests or assess musculoskeletal fitness, cardiorespiratory fitness, balance, agility or body composition of individuals with no known illnesses. The student does not understand the safety regulations and risk factors in fitness testing and does not pay attention to the importance of validity and reliability when choosing and using assessment tools.
Further information
The course is available through CampusOnline also for students from other universities of applied sciences.