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Direct linkJaime Barratt; Dean Dudley; Michalis Stylianou; George Thomas; Kai Wheeler; John Cairney – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2025
This study evaluated the reliability and construct validity of the 51-item Effective Early Childhood Physical Literacy Pedagogue self-report instrument (ECE-PLP) measuring Early Childhood Educators' (ECEs) perceived physical literacy (PPL) capabilities, knowledge, and practices for effectively promoting PL in young children. 494 ECEs completed the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Activity Level, Multiple Literacies, Construct Validity
Capio, Catherine M.; Sit, Cindy H. P.; Abernethy, Bruce; Rotor, Esmerita R. – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2010
Aim: This paper is a systematic review of physical activity measurement instruments for field-based studies involving children with cerebral palsy (CP). Method: Database searches using PubMed Central, MEDLINE, CINAHL Plus, PsycINFO, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and PEDro located 12 research papers, identifying seven instruments that met the inclusion…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Disabilities, Physical Activity Level, Cerebral Palsy
Surapiboonchai, Kampol – ProQuest LLC, 2010
There is a lack of valid and reliable low cost observational instruments to measure moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in school physical education (PE). The participants in this study were third to tenth grade boys and girls from a south Texas school district. The SAM (Simple Activity Measurement) activity levels were compared with…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Test Construction, Psychometrics
Download full textMcIver, Kerry L.; Brown, William H.; Pfeiffer, Karin A.; Dowda, Marsha; Pate, Russell R. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2009
The present study describes the development and pilot testing of the Observation System for Recording Physical Activity in Children-Home version. This system was developed to document physical activity and related physical and social contexts while children are at home. An analysis of interobserver agreement and a description of children's…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Observation, Family Environment, Physical Activity Level
Janisse, Heather C.; Barnett, Douglas; Nies, Mary A. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2009
Parenting may be the most physically and mentally demanding social role people encounter during their life. Personal resources are essential to child rearing, yet perceptions of parenting energy have been largely unexplored. This manuscript reports on the need for and development of a measure of perceived energy for parenting (PEP), as well as a…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Validity, Child Rearing, Measures (Individuals)
Peer reviewedRimmer, James H.; Riley, Barth B.; Rubin, Stephen S. – American Journal of Health Promotion, 2001
Assessed the psychometric properties of the Physical Activity and Disability Survey (PADS), which measures physical activity for people with disabilities and chronic health conditions. Cross-sectional and pre-post designs were employed with 103 people who had disabilities and chronic health conditions. Results supported the PADS' reliability and…
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Physical Activity Level
Peer reviewedMcKenzie, Thomas L.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1991
The Behaviors of Eating and Activity for Children's Health Evaluation System (BEACHES) codes direct observations of children's dietary and physical activity behaviors and associated environmental events, including physical location, antecedents, and consequences. The system's reliability and validity was assessed in a study of 42 children (ages…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Eating Habits, Environmental Influences, Evaluation Methods
