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Zhang, Zhiguang; Predy, Madison; Kuzik, Nicholas; Hewitt, Lyndel; Hesketh, Kylie D.; Pritchard, Lesley; Okely, Anthony D.; Carson, Valerie – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2022
This study examined the concurrent validity of a tummy time questionnaire and time-use diary against an accelerometer measure. Participants were 29 parents and their 6-month-old infants from the Early Movers project in Edmonton, Canada. Tummy time was concurrently measured using a parental questionnaire, a time-use diary, and a validated GENEActiv…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Test Validity, Diaries, Measurement Equipment
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Overstreet, Brittany Star; Crouter, Scott E.; Butler, George A.; Springer, Cary M.; Bassett, David R. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2016
The purpose of this article was to examine the validity of self-reported pedometer steps/day. Forty-seven participants were provided a New Lifestyles NL-2000 (NL-2000; Lees Summit, MO, USA) pedometer and a physical activity (PA) diary for 3 weeks, but not informed of the data-storing capabilities. For weeks 2 and 3, each participant was given a…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Measurement Equipment
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Sung, Hoyong; Collier, David N.; DuBose, Katrina D.; Kemble, C. David; Mahar, Matthew T. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2018
To examine the reliability and validity of 1-mile walk tests for estimation of aerobic fitness (VO[subscript 2max]) in 10- to 13-year-old children and to cross-validate previously published equations. Participants (n = 61) walked 1-mile on two different days. Self-reported physical activity, demographic variables, and aerobic fitness were used in…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Physical Fitness, Test Validity, Test Reliability