Advances in Physical Education
2014. Vo l.4, No.1, 6-9
Published Online February 2014 in SciRes (http://www.scirp.org/journal/ape) http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ape.2014.41002
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Research on the Physic al Attributes Evaluation Criterion of
College Students
Yujie Shen, Jindong Chang
College of Physical Education Southwest University, Chon gqing, China
Email: shenyj1977@163.com, changlai@163.com
Received O ctober 9th, 2013; revised November 9th, 2013; accepted November 16th, 2013
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Purp ose: to i mprove the c ollege st udentsenthusi asm to pa rticip ate in physi cal training and t hus enha nce
student sphysical fitne ss ; to provide the r eference for the educ ation administr ative departmentsdecisions
and fur ther improving t he college physi cal teac hing in our city. Methods : the paper di d analysis with t he
sample of 19 - 22 years old c ollege students ’ health monit oring data in 2009 in Chongq ing, appl ying the
method of percentiles to establish the physical attributes evaluation criterion of college students in
Chongqing. Resul ts: develop the score s heets of si ngle physica l attributesi ndex evaluati on, comprehen-
sive evaluation and physical attributes evaluation form for the Han college students in Chongqing. Con-
clusion: the physical attributes score sheets, evaluation form are applicable to the college students in
Chongq ing, and t hey can b e popularized to ot her universiti es in Chongqing.
Key words: Physical Attributes; Evaluation Criterion; College Students
Introduction
Physical attributes refer to the body’s abilities while doing
exercise. To some extent, these abilities can also be seen as the
integrated representation of human body morphology and func-
tion level. Physical attributes evaluation of college students is
paid more and more attention by the physical educators. There-
fore, how to use the result to give a comprehensive evaluation
for the studentsphysical attributes is an important research
task that needs to be s olved in the physical fitness field and
receive much attention from the sports workers. Since 1997, for
various reasons, Chongqing has not established the physical
attributes evaluation system for the local college students,
which is entirely disproportionate to the social economic de-
velopment of Chongqing. For this reason, the paper did analysis
with the sample of three colleges7206 students health moni-
toring data in 2009 in Chongqing, and established the physical
attributes score sheets, evaluation form for the college students
in Chongqing according to the widely used evaluation methods.
The goal of this research is to allow students to learn the place
of the level of his/her physical fitness in the same age group,
and enhance the studentsmotivatio n to exercise. M eanwhile, it
can provide reference for the education administrative depar t-
mentsdecisions and further improving the college physical
teaching in our city.
Subject and Methods
Subjects
The study adopt cluster sampling method according to the
requirements of 2005 Implementation Plans of Physical Fit-
ness and Health Investigation on National College Students”,
and randomly selected 7206 Han students whom are aged 19 -
22 from Southwest University, Chongqing Normal University,
and Chongqing Industry Polytechnic College. There are 3983
boys (1048 aged 19, 1236 aged 20, 748 aged 21, and 951 aged
22), 3223 girls (778 aged 19, 715 aged 20, 909 aged 21, and
821 aged 22).
Test Met ho ds and Content
The study made physical attributes tests according to 2005
Inspection Detail Instruction of Physical Fitness and Health
Investigation on National College Students. The tests i nclud ed
50-meter race, standing long jump, 1000-meter race (boys),
800-meter race (girls), sit-and-reach, and throwing medicine
ball.
Statistic Evaluation Method
The study employed the methods of percentiles to establish
the single index and comprehensive evaluation criteria. The
analysis was done with the help of SPSS. With the analysis of
variance, physical attributesindexes of all age groups of boys
and girls showed no significant differences. So the data of age
groups were merged according to the gender.
Results
Establishment of Single Physic al Attribut es’ Index
Evaluation Criterion
Grading of Single Physica l Attributes’ Index Evaluation
Criterio n
The grading of single physical attributesindex evaluation
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criterion using time as the measuring unit (standing long jump,
sit-and-reach , thro wing medici ne b all ) (T able 1 ) was similar to
those the time was not used as the measuring unit (50-meter
race, 10 00-meter race , 800 -meter race), the two were di fferent
in the reverse rank ord er.
Establishment of Single Physical AttributesIndex
Eval uation Criterion
The percentiles 3, 10, 25, 75, 90, 97 of boys’ and girls
physical attributes were calculated respectively (Ta bles 2 and
3). Later, the evaluation forms of physical fitness were estab-
lished (Tables 4, 5).
Establishment of P hysic al Att r ibutes Comprehens ive
Eval uation Criterion
Physical attribut es comprehen sive evaluation was converti ng
the results of the five physical attributes’ indexes into the uni-
fied scores, and then graded the total points of the five physical
attributes’ indexes (Tables 6, 7).
1) The differences of percentiles 3 and 97 of boys’ and girls’
Table 1.
Grading of Single Physical AttributesIndex Evaluation Criterion not using Time as the Measuring Unit.
Grading Criteri on Percentage/%
High Xi > P90 10
Better than Average P90 > Xi > P75 15
Middle P75 > Xi > P25 50
Lower than Average P25 > Xi > P10 15
Low Xi < P10 10
Table 2.
Percentiles of Physical Attributes of Boys in Chongqing.
Index P3 P10 P25 P75 P90 P97
50-Mete r Race/s 8.6 8.0 7.6 7.0 6.8 6.5
Standing Long Jump/cm 187.0 205.0 215.0 241.0 256.0 270.0
1000-Meter Race/s 316.0 302.0 2 65.6 227.0 214.0 200.5
Sit-and-Reach /cm 1.7 4.5 10.0 18.0 21.1 2 4.2
Throwing Medicine Ball/m 6.5 7.4 7.9 9.8 10.0 12.0
Table 3.
Percentiles of Physical Attributes of Girls in Chongqing.
Index P3 P10 P25 P75 P90 P97
50-Mete r Race/s 10.0 9.6 9 .2 8.6 8.2 7.9
Standing Long Jump/cm 143.0 158.0 161.0 180.0 198.0 220.0
800-Meter Race/ s 282.0 260.0 250. 0 226.0 216.4 206.0
Sit-and-Reach/cm 4.1 9.3 12.8 18 .8 21.2 24.0
Throwing Medicine Ball/m 3.9 4.2 4.8 6.1 6.8 8.1
Table 4.
Evaluation Criterion of Physical Attri butes of B oys i n Chongqing.
Index High Better than Average Middle Lower than Average Lo w
50-Meter Race/s
<6.8
6.8 - 7.0
7.1 - 7.6
7.7 - 8.0
Standing Long Jump/cm >256.0 241.0 - 256.0 215.0 - 240.9 205.0 - 214.9 <205.0
1000-Meter Race/s
<214.0
214.0 - 227.0
227.0 - 265.6
265.6 - 302.0
Sit-and-Reach/cm
>21.1
18.0 - 21.1
10.0 - 17.9
4.5 - 9.9
Throwing Medicine Ball/m >10.0 9.8 - 10.0 7 .9 - 9.7 7.4 - 7.8 >7.4
Table 5.
Evaluation Criterion of Physical Attributes of Girls in Chongqing.
Index High Better than Average Middle Lower than Average Lo w
50-Meter Race/s
<8.2
8.6 - 8.2
8.7 - 9.2
9.3 - 9.6
Standing Long Jump/cm
>198.0
180.0 - 198.0
161.0 - 179.9
158.0 - 160.9
800-Meter Race/ s <216.4 2 16.4 - 226.0 226.1 - 250.0 260.0 - 250.1 >260.0
Sit-and-Reach/cm
>21.2
18.8 - 21.2
12.8 - 18.7
9.3 - 12.7
Throwing Medicine Ball/m
>6.8
6.1 - 6.8
4.8 - 6.0
4.2 - 4.7
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Table 6.
Score Sheet of Physical AttributesIndex for the College Students in Chongqing.
Score 50-Meter Race/s S tanding Long Jump/cm Thr owing Medicine
Ball/s 1000-Meter Race (boys )/s,
800-Meter Race (girls)/s Sit-and-Reach/cm
Boy Girl Boy Girl Boy Gir l Boy Girl Boy Girl
1 8.6 10.0 187. 0 143.0 6.5 3.9 316. 0 282.0 1 .7 4.1
2 8.5 9.9 191.4 147.1 6.8 4.1 311.0 278.0 2.9 5.2
3 8.4 9.8 195.7 151.1 7.1 4.3 305.9 274.0 4.1 6.2
4 8.3 9.7 200.1 155.2 7.4 4.6 300.9 270.0 5.2 7.3
5 8.2 9.6 204.5 159.2 7.7 4.8 295.9 266.0 6.4 8.3
6 8.1 9.5 208.9 163.3 8.0 5.0 290.9 262.0 7.6 9.4
7 7.9 9.3 213.2 167.3 8.2 5.2 285.8 258.0 8.8 10.4
8 7.8 9.2 217.6 171.4 8.5 5.4 280.8 254.0 10.0 11.5
9 7.7 9.1 222.0 175.4 8.8 5.7 275.8 250.0 11.1 12.5
10 7.6 9.0 226.3 179.5 9.1 5.9 270.7 246.0 12.3 13.6
11 7.5 8.9 230.7 183.5 9.4 6.1 265.7 242.0 13.5 14.6
12 7.4 8.8 235.1 187.6 9.7 6.3 260.7 238.0 14.7 15.7
13 7.3 8.7 239.4 191.6 10.0 6.5 255. 6 234.0 1 5.9 16.7
14 7.2 8.6 243.8 195.7 10.3 6.8 250. 6 230.0 1 7.0 17.8
15 7.1 8.5 248.2 199.7 10.6 7.0 245. 6 226.0 1 8.2 18.8
16 7.0 8.4 252.6 203.8 10.9 7.2 240. 6 222.0 1 9.4 19.9
17 6.8 8.2 256.9 207.8 11.1 7.4 235. 5 218.0 2 0.6 20.9
18 6.7 8.1 261.3 211.9 11.4 7.6 230. 5 214.0 2 1.8 22.0
19 6.6 8.0 265.7 215.9 11.7 7.9 225. 5 210.0 2 2.9 23.0
20 6.5 7.9 270.0 220.0 12.0 8.1 220.5 206.0 24.1 24.1
Table 7.
Comprehensive Evaluation Criterion of Physical AttributesIndex for the College Students in Chongqing.
Gender High Better than Average Middle Lower than Avera ge Low
Boy >75 68 - 75 43 - 67 33 - 42 <33
Girl >69 59 - 69 40 - 59 31 - 39 <31
physical att rib u tes were calcu lated resp ecti vely, then divid ed by
19 and obtained the value when every point added or decreased.
2) Dividing the evaluation criterion of single physical attrib-
utesindex into 20 score sections, the total score was 20. The
result of percentiles 97 of physical attributesindex evaluation
criterion not using time as the measuring unit was 20; there is a
corresponding drop of one score when a section score de-
creased. The result of percentiles 3 of physical attributesindex
evaluation criterion using time as the measuring unit was 20;
there is a corresponding drop of one score when a section score
increased.
3) Obtain the summation of the results of every students
physical attributesindexes.
4) Calculat ing th e percenti les 10, 25, 5, 90 of the total scores
of boys’ and girlsphysical attributesi ndexes and estab lish th e
comprehensive evalu ation cr iterion.
Usage of Evaluation Method
1) Identifying the score sheets of single physical attributes
index and physical attributes evaluation form according to the
gender, and find the corresponding scores and grade.
2) Comprehensive evaluation of physical attributes is calcu-
lating the total points of the single physical attributes’ indexes,
and then identifies the grade from the corresponding compre-
hensive evaluation form of physical attributesindex.
Conclusions
1) In this work, through the measurements of physical at-
tributes’ indexes of three colleges7206 Han students in 2009
in Chongqing, we established the physical attributes evaluation
criterion for college students in Chongqing according to the
method of percentile.
2) The physical attributes score sheets, evaluation form are
applicable to the college students in Chongqing, and they can
be popularized to other universities in Chongqing.
Acknowledgements
This research pro ject was supported by the Fundamental Re-
search Funds for the Central Universities of Southwest Univer-
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sity (SWU1109071), the Humanities and Social Science Re-
search Youth Foundation of the Ministry of Education in China
(Grant No. 12YJC880005) and Chongqing Higher Education
Reform Project (No. 120388). Here the authors would like to
express heartfelt thanks.
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