Orthodox versus virtual approach in the administration of battery of physical fitness tests in the higher education context

Abstract

PFTs for both traditional and virtual approaches have been shown to be effective in several scientific studies. Over five weeks, this study compared the two PFT administration methods. Participants' post-test scores were used to evaluate both procedures. The participants were divided into two groups. The battery of PFTs includes the hexagonal test, Plank test, Hand-wall test, Stork-balance test, and Vertical jump. One of these exams will be given weekly for five weeks to each student. Obtained data were processed via IBM SPSS 27. The profile and results of the selected PFTs were interpreted using descriptive statistics like frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. Additionally, Independent samples and Paired t-test were performed to determine the variance between the approaches in the administration of PFTs. All selected PFTs performed similarly for both approaches. Interestingly, both treatments showed considerable BMI change. Virtual administration of selected PFTs is modestly significant compared to traditional administration. Finally, the effectiveness of both approaches was not significantly different. Even though traditional is slightly higher than virtual one. Both procedures work well for college students, and the physical fitness assessments can be utilized repeatedly. This study discusses limitations and further research.