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Belhaidas, Mohammed B.; Dahoune, Oumri; Eather, Narelle; Oukebdane, Mohammed Anis – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2023
This study investigated the objectivity, reliability, and the validity of the Basketball Throw Test (BTT) as an upper-body muscular strength measure. Participants (33 boys and 32 girls; mean age = 8.75 ± 1.47) performed the BTT on 2 occasions (1-week apart), and the hand-grip test as criterion measure. The objectivity and reliability were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Test Validity, Test Reliability
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Hobayan, Kalani; Patterson, Debra; Sherman, Clay; Wiersma, Lenny – Physical Educator, 2014
In a society in which obesity levels have tripled in the past 30 years, the importance of increased fitness levels within the academic setting has become even more critical. The purpose of this study was to investigate the validity of alternative Fitnessgram upper body tests of muscular strength and endurance among seventh and eighth grade males…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Tests, Muscular Strength, Alternative Assessment
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Loh, Pek Ru; Piek, Jan Patricia; Barrett, Nicholas Celal – Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2009
The concurrent validity of the Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (DCDQ) and the McCarron Assessment of Neuromuscular Development (MAND) was investigated in an Australian sample of 38 girls and 91 boys aged 9-12 years (M = 11.15, SD = 0.81). The MAND identified 44 children with motor impairment (MI) and 85 children without MI. The…
Descriptors: Physical Disabilities, Test Validity, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries