Exam 1 Flashcards
Wellness
A positive quality
The integration of the spiritual, intellectual, physical, emotional, environmental, and social dimensions forming a “healthy” person
health
having overall well being
test
instrument used
measurement
assigning a value or number
statistics
analysis of numerical data
evaluation
interpretation or judgement of this analysis
assessment
a process in which people measure, evaluate, identify, and prescribe
6 Functions of Measurement and Evaluation
- Placement
- Diagnosis
- Prediction
- Motivation
- Evaluation of Achievement
- Program Evaluation
- Placement
- place individuals in group/class/level of competition based on perceived abilities
- determine current status
- Diagnosis
diagnose weakness and illness
- Prediction
predict achievement of future activities
-ex: SAT and ACT
- Motivation
understanding the needs and the drives important to performance
-ex: reaching a goal, like weight loss, can lead to other goals
extrinsic rewards
physical motivator
-ex: trophy
instrinsic rewards
internal motivator
-ex: happy feelings
- Evaluation of Achievement
showing progress
-ex: weight loss goal, reaching important objectives, assigning a grade for a course