Tarzan
Level 6 Valued Member
This has had me wondering for years. I've done a few web searches from time to time (using duckduckgo, I hate google) and haven't had any luck.
When I went to High School in Australia in year 10 our PE teacher ( a nazi drill sergeant who was convinced we were all worthless weak unworthy physical specimens) put us through a series of physical tests. He told us that the tests were given to US High School students in what he said was the majority of states in the union. He said if a student didn't meet a certain level of physical fitness they could fail the year and have re-take the test or even the repeat the whole year of school.
I have no idea if any of what he said was true or if he was just trying belittle us and fuel his own fragile ego.
Anyway he told us that we were doing what was called A.P.H.I.D testing. It was over 30 years ago, so I can't remember what the acronym stands for (that's if it's even a real test and not just something he concocted himself) I remember he said it means American Physical something and not much more.
We had to do about 5 tests.
Chinups
Standing long jump
Ball throw
1/2 mile run (could have been 1 mile)
Something else that eludes me
We were given 2 scores for each test, one was a raw score score and he other was percentage mark where your score was compared to other kids your own age & size. He did have a chart to reference our raw scores to and he gave us a percentage mark right on the spot when someone did well.
Did A.P.H.I.D. testing ever exist in U.S High Schools or was it all a figment of our P.E. teacher's imagination ?
When I went to High School in Australia in year 10 our PE teacher ( a nazi drill sergeant who was convinced we were all worthless weak unworthy physical specimens) put us through a series of physical tests. He told us that the tests were given to US High School students in what he said was the majority of states in the union. He said if a student didn't meet a certain level of physical fitness they could fail the year and have re-take the test or even the repeat the whole year of school.
I have no idea if any of what he said was true or if he was just trying belittle us and fuel his own fragile ego.
Anyway he told us that we were doing what was called A.P.H.I.D testing. It was over 30 years ago, so I can't remember what the acronym stands for (that's if it's even a real test and not just something he concocted himself) I remember he said it means American Physical something and not much more.
We had to do about 5 tests.
Chinups
Standing long jump
Ball throw
1/2 mile run (could have been 1 mile)
Something else that eludes me
We were given 2 scores for each test, one was a raw score score and he other was percentage mark where your score was compared to other kids your own age & size. He did have a chart to reference our raw scores to and he gave us a percentage mark right on the spot when someone did well.
Did A.P.H.I.D. testing ever exist in U.S High Schools or was it all a figment of our P.E. teacher's imagination ?