Normative scales for students in physical education

Abstract

The intention of the study was to prepare normative scales for evaluating the performance of physical education students, in jumping events (athletics). A sample of 1400 student was taken from different physical education colleges and departments of universities of Punjab and Chandigarh. The subjects were divided in two groups according to their age, i.e. 18 to 21 year and 21 to 25 year boys and girls, in each age group; 700 students: 400 boys and 300 girls, students in physical education served as subjects. The performance of the subjects in jumping events collected through three test items, namely high jump, long jump, and triple jump. Norms were prepared for jumping events (athletics) with four normative scales such as percentile, Hull, sigma and T scale, and the standard for the students’ evaluation was also established under Normal Distribution.