Validation of Cardiovascular Fitness Field Tests in Children with Mental Retardation.

Fernhall, Bo; Pitetti, Kenneth H.; Vukovich, Matthew D.; Stubbs, Nancy; Hensen, Terri; Winnick, Joseph P.; Short, Francis X.

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ERIC Number: EJ568594

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Validation of Cardiovascular Fitness Field Tests in Children with Mental Retardation.

Fernhall, Bo; Pitetti, Kenneth H.; Vukovich, Matthew D.; Stubbs, Nancy; Hensen, Terri; Winnick, Joseph P.; Short, Francis X.

American Journal on Mental Retardation, v102 n6 p602-12 May 1998

The validity of the 600-yard walk/run, the 20-meter shuttle run, and a modified 16-meter shuttle run was determined to measure aerobic capacity (VO2peak) in 34 children with mental retardation (ages 10-17). All field tests were found to be very reliable, and VO2peak was significantly related to them all. (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Aerobics, Child Health, Elementary Secondary Education, Mental Retardation, Physical Fitness, Physical Fitness Tests, Physical Health, Test Reliability, Test Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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