Designing and Validating a Basketball Learning and Performance Assessment Instrument (BALPAI)

Abstract

Introduction The assessment of learning in basketball in the PE class, and in training sessions of young players, requires valid, reliable, and trustworthy tools. The purpose of this research was to design and validate the Basketball Learning and Performance Assessment Instrument (BALPAI) that assesses simultaneously decision making, technical execution and efficacy. The play actions are codified using a categorical system, awarding a score for each category (1 = inadequate action; 2 = neutral action 3 = adequate action). An example of a summative procedure for assessing decision making in dribbling is: (1) Dribbling to a place where there is defensive pressure and there is a free teammate able to receive the pass; (2) Dribbling to a place where there is defensive pressure or a free teammate able to receive the pass; (3) Dribbling through a space where there is no defensive pressure and no free teammate able to receive the pass. Methods A pilot study was performed following this procedure. A group of 13 experts participated in the assessment of the 33 elements (66 items) included in the BALPAI. Aiken’s V formula was used to analyze content validity, and internal consistency was calculated using Cronbach’s α. Inter-observer reliability was determined among three observers who used the BALPAI to record the play actions in a 3 × 3 basketball match (N = 45 possessions) and was calculated with the Multirater κfree, obtaining an almost perfect agreement with values between 0.84 and 1. Results The BALPAI has very high internal consistency (0.969), Interobserver reliability was almost perfect (>0.84 in all items) and Aiken’s V coefficient (>0.71 in all items) attained a high value. Conclusion The BALPAI proved to be a valid tool, with high internal consistency and reliability that makes it possible to perform a complete assessment of basketball in PE classes.

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“…Within each type of game action, additional assessments were made, including: the decision-making (DM), the technical execution (TE) and the final result (FR). Additional variables were also obtained through these observations, which included: Index of Performance: Decision-Making (IP-DM); Index of Performance: Technical Execution (IP-TE); Index of Performance: Final Result (IP-FR); and the Index of Performance: Total (IP-Total) [24,29]. In invasion sports, the decision-making characteristics are fundamental to success because they involve the capacity to use the information available in any given game situation, and to possess the underlying fundamental game knowledge needed to select an appropriate response from a series of alternatives.…”

“…A Game Participation score (GP = total number of playing actions in which the learner has participated) was also calculated for each player. Four performance indices were calculated through these scores: (i) IP-DM; (ii) IP-TE; (iii) IP-FR; and (iv) the IP-Total [24,29]. Table 1 displays the formulas that were used for calculating each performance indicator.…”

“…This evaluation instrument allows for the collection of objective data relative to the technical and tactical learning of the learners [19]. An additional instrument that has been designed and validated for the assessment of performance in invasion-type games (basketball) also employed the indicators of the game participation and various performance outcome measures [24]. The assessment of learning over the course of the interventions in school should include the evaluation of decision-making processes and technical skill performance improvements in order to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the amount of learning that occurred.…”

“…Different validated instruments have been generated to assess the learning that is acquired in invasion sports through the systematic observation approach. The Game Performance Assessment Instrument (GPAI) [20] is one such instrument and from it, specific instruments for different invasion sports have been designed and validated, such as for: handball [21], rugby [22], and basketball [23][24][25].…”

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