At their meeting on May 12, members of the State Board of Education are expected to finally adopt what other states have adopted and what’s been under study for years in California: a way to include ...

It's official -- the Army will now assess body fat using a tape measurement around the waist only. The service announced Monday it has simplified one of the key ways it judges soldier physical fitness ...

Troops who score high on the Army’s fitness test could soon be exempt from the tape measure test for height and weight balance, the service’s top enlisted soldier said this week. Sgt. Maj. of the Army ...

Standardized tests reflect little of what you have learned. Rather, they reveal how well you test. Students who test well have advantages over those who have average or low test-taking ability. The ...

A simple tape-measure test is helping pediatricians more accurately determine if a child is at risk for diabetes. In adults, a measure of waist size and analysis of body type - apple vs. pear-shaped - ...

Larry Mantle interviews Stephen Murdoch, the author of I.Q.: A Smart History of a Failed Idea. The book tells the story of how Americans came to regard the IQ test as the ultimate and infallible ...

Battery cell voltage is the most fundamental measurement made on the cell. While on the surface measuring voltage seems easy, ...

As shown in the video link below, you can use a power meter to accurately measure either the peak or the true-RMS (root-mean-square) power of an RF signal. While true-RMS power meters are used in a ...

FORT WORTH, Texas – Last week’s PGA Championship was the final event in a five-week, seven-tournament test period that allowed players to use distance-measuring devices during competition rounds in an ...