Comparative analysis of the physical fitness leve ltests in Ukraine and foreign countries

Abstract

Purpose: to compare the main features of the physical fitness tests in secondary schools in Ukraine and some foreign countries. Material and methods: software and regulations, which define the content of physical fitness tests in Ukraine and abroad, were analyzed applying the methods of analysis, synthesis and content analysis. Results: The specificity of the tests of physical fitness level of students in the system of physical education in different countries was established. The article offers standards, which students of secondary schools in Ukraine and foreign countries should perform. Typical exercises used in the testing of physical fitness level of students were determined. Approaches to the organization and preparation of test standards of physical fitness in different countries were represented. Conclusions: рhysical fitness level tests are provided by the existing programs of physical education in the United States, Poland and the Russian Federation. Execution of relevant tests affects the assessment of student achievement during the lesson of physical education. In the United States, Poland and the Russian Federation physical fitness level tests are aimed at assessing the level of development of basic motor skills – endurance, strength, speed, agility and flexibility.