The purpose of this study was to investigate the problems of the Korean Youth Fitness Test (KYFT) and its solutions. The subjects, 202 secondary school teachers, were surveyed about the meaning of youth fitness, measurement and evaluation problems of ...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the problems of the Korean Youth Fitness Test (KYFT) and its solutions. The subjects, 202 secondary school teachers, were surveyed about the meaning of youth fitness, measurement and evaluation problems of the KYFT. And the components of youth fitness, the validity of each test of the KYFT, evaluation method including the criterion were reviewed.The conclusions of the study were as follow.First, the concept of physical fitness focused on health rather than motor skill is emphasized for youth as the movement of sport for all with concerning fitness or health development, is a current issue in our society.Second, the components of physical fitness related health are more recommended in constructing youth fitness test, especially a test for measuring body composition like percent body fat should be added as obesity is an important factor for functional health.Third, a criterion related test should be used for evaluating youth fitness based on gender angage.Fourth, the efficiency of national administration of the KYFT should be reexamined in order to maximize educational effects of the KYFT.