Practical Guidelines for Valid and Reliable Youth Fitness Testing

Mahar, Matthew T.; Rowe, David

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“…In view of the importance of motor development in children's overall health, it is imperative to have valid measurements in order to make sound interpretations and decisions (Mahar & Rowe, 2008). This study gives insights into the latent trait(s) underlying motor assessment in early childhood.…”

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Using Rasch modeling to investigate the construct of motor competence in early childhood

Utesch

Bardid

Huyben

et al. 2016

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

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This version is available at https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/58164/ Strathprints is designed to allow users to access the research output of the University of Strathclyde. Unless otherwise explicitly stated on the manuscript, Copyright © and Moral Rights for the papers on this site are retained by the individual authors and/or other copyright owners. Please check the manuscript for details of any other licences that may have been applied. You may not engage in further distribution of the material for any profitmaking activities or any commercial gain. You may freely distribute both the url (https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/) and the content of this paper for research or private study, educational, or not-for-profit purposes without prior permission or charge.Any correspondence concerning this service should be sent to the Strathprints administrator: strathprints@strath.ac.ukThe Strathprints institutional repository (https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk) is a digital archive of University of Strathclyde research outputs. It has been developed to disseminate open access research outputs, expose data about those outputs, and enable the management and persistent access to Strathclyde's intellectual output. Münster, Germany E-mail: Till.Utesch@uni-muenster.de Using Rasch modeling to investigate the construct of motor competence in early childhood AbstractPurpose: The present study investigated the dimensionality and homogeneity of motor competence, which is defined as the ability that underlies the performance of a wide variety of motor skills, in early childhood using a large set of items.Method: A total of 1467 children (aged 3-6 years) were measured with the Motor ProficiencyTest for 4-to 6-Year-old Children (Motoriktest für vier-bis sechsjährige Kinder [MOT 4-6]), which consists of 17 items.Results: Analyses using the Partial Credit Model and mixed Rasch model revealed a onedimensional structure (CR = 1.964, pCR = .06; P-² = -.227, pP-² = .24). Due to unordered threshold parameters, five items were excluded. These items have a scoring system that counts the amount of successful trials (0-2). Conclusion:The study shows item and person homogeneity within a validated motor score, using 12 items of MOT 4-6. Thus, it provides evidence of a single latent construct (i.e., motor competence), which underlies the performance of motor skills in early childhood. Furthermore, it shows that counting the number of successful trails may be less suitable as a scoring system in motor competence assessment. Present findings also support the use of validated composite scores in motor assessment.

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“…Another important factor is the purpose of the assessment, which is related to the research or educational question (Mahar & Rowe, 2008). Test instruments are constructed using different theoretical assumptions (e.g., product-or process-oriented approach).…”

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Using Rasch modeling to investigate the construct of motor competence in early childhood

Utesch

Bardid

Huyben

et al. 2016

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

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“…In the recent years, there were many scientific works and researches published, particularly by USA authors, elaborating certain problems and issues connected with follow-up of the fitness within the teaching of physical education [24][25][26][27]. One of the most important issues being discussed in these researches is the issue of establishing normative reference that would allow proper assessment, interpretation and comparison of the level of physical fitness of school children in terms of the age, gender, region etc.…”

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First normative reference of standing long jump indicates gender difference in lower muscular strength of Macedonian school children

Gontarev¹,

Zivkovic²,

Veličkovska³

et al. 2014

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Background: This is the first study to publish the normative reference values for assessment of the level of muscular strength through the "standing long jump" test carried out on a large sample of Macedonian school children. The normative values encompass a wide span of years (6 -18). Methods: The research was realized in a large sample of 12618 school children at the age of 6 to 18 years from Macedonia. The sample was divided in 14 groups, according to chronological age and each age group was divided into two subgroups according to the criteria of gender. For estimation of the morphologic characteristics, the following anthropometric measures have been applied: body height in standing position (cm), body weight (kg), as well as the body mass index (BMI). Children aged 6 or above were invited to take a standing long jump test. Results: Boys show statistically better results in all age categories in the standing long jump test than girls, and these differences become bigger with the increase of age, especially after the 14th year (p < 0.000). Results from the linear regressive analysis show that the constants in predicting the standing long jump are similar both in boys and in girls. However, the age coefficient in boys is two times higher than that in girls. The Body Mass Index, as a factor, influences two times more in boys in predicting the standing long jump, which indicates that the body size in boys has bigger inverse impacts on the results of the standing long jump than that in girls. Conclusion: Normative reference values shall provide proper assessment and interpretation of the level of muscular strength of the Macedonian school children in terms of the age and gender, accurate detection of progress of an individual as well as undertaking preventive measures and level of intervention.

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“…However, according to the National Association for Sports and Physical Education (NASPE), "The primary goal of assessment should be seen as the enhancement of learning, rather than simply the documenting of learning" (NASPE, 1995). There has been considerable debate about whether school-based fitness testing is a good use of time in the curriculum (Mahar and Rowe, 2008;Silverman, Keating and Phillips, 2008;Welk, 2008;Morrow and Ede, 2009). Some of the main uses of fitness testing include facilitating in fitness education, providing feedback and allowing personal tracking (Welk and Meredith, 2008).…”

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“…A recent supplement of "Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science" characterized different perspectives about youth fitness testing. Mahar and Rowe (2008) described a threestage paradigm representing the validation process used in fitness-related research. They emphasized the importance of reliable and valid fitness testing techniques and guidelines, especially the meaningfulness of confidence in the testing process and why it is needed to ensure accurate data.…”

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Measurement agreement of FITNESSGRAM aerobic capacity and body composition standards

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Practical Guidelines for Valid and Reliable Youth Fitness Testing

Cited by 50 publications

References 26 publications

Using Rasch modeling to investigate the construct of motor competence in early childhood

Using Rasch modeling to investigate the construct of motor competence in early childhood

First normative reference of standing long jump indicates gender difference in lower muscular strength of Macedonian school children

Measurement agreement of FITNESSGRAM aerobic capacity and body composition standards

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