Assessment of Physical Activity and Physical Fitness
| Keywords |
| Classification |
Keyword |
| OFICIAL |
Sports Sciences |
Instance: 2023/2024 - 1S 
Cycles of Study/Courses
| Acronym |
No. of Students |
Study Plan |
Curricular Years |
Credits UCN |
Credits ECTS |
Contact hours |
Total Time |
| 2CAFES |
58 |
Official Plan |
1 |
- |
3 |
30 |
81 |
Teaching language
Suitable for English-speaking students
Objectives
Deepen the knowledge about the evaluation of physical activity and physical fitness, using it in the formulation, resolution anddiscussion of problems in the area of training and intervention of students.
Learning outcomes and competences
Students with approval to the course unit should be able to: i) know and understand the constructs of physical activity (PA) andphysical fitness (ApF) related to health; ii) know and know how to apply different methods and instruments of assessment of PAand ApF in different groups of individuals and contexts of practice iii) interpret and classify the results of the assessment tomake the diagnosis, establish prognoses and perform optimized prescription of training and interventions iv) to know the riskand limitations of the methods and instruments for assessing PA and ApF.
Working method
Presencial
Program
1. Fundamentals and concepts of physical activity and physical fitness;
2. Methods and instruments for assessing physical activity and physical fitness - validity and reliability;
3. Interpretation of results and reference standards and classification of measures of physical activity and components ofphysical fitness related to health;
4. Use and application of evaluation methods and measures in the context of research into physical activity and health and in theprescription of physical activity and exercise, namely:
a) Assessment of readiness to practice physical activity and exercise
b) Assessment of physical activity
c) Assessment of physical fitness
- Evaluation of body composition
- Assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness
- Assessment of muscle fitness
- Assessment of flexibility
- Balance assessment
Mandatory literature
Deborah Riebe;
ACSM.s guidelines for exercise testing and prescription. ISBN: 978-1-4963-3907-2
Teaching methods and learning activities
Contact hours will be taught in 15 compact blocks of 2 hours. The interaction between professors and students will be promoted in the theoretical and practical components without the classroom, in the laboratory and in the field. Students must attend at least 75% of the foreseen contact hours. according to the distributed evaluation model (50% weighting for obtaining the final grade) with a final exam (50% weighting for the final grade).
Evaluation Type
Distributed evaluation with final exam
Assessment Components
| designation |
Weight (%) |
| Exame |
50,00 |
| Teste |
50,00 |
| Total: |
100,00 |
Amount of time allocated to each course unit
| designation |
Time (hours) |
| Estudo autónomo |
51,00 |
| Frequência das aulas |
30,00 |
| Total: |
81,00 |
Eligibility for exams
Students must attend at least 75% of the foreseen contact hours. The evaluation will be carried out according to the distributed evaluation model (50% weighting to obtain the final grade) with a final exam (50% weighting for the final classification).
Calculation formula of final grade
The evaluation will be carried out according to the distributed evaluation model (50% weighting for obtaining the final grade) with a final exam (50% weighting for the final grade). The final classification is expressed on a scale of 0-20 points. Students who in one of the components of the evaluation process have a grade lower than 7.5 will be not aproved.
Classification improvement
The improvement of final grade can only be made to the final exam component through a written test.