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Menescardi, Cristina; Villarrasa-Sapiña, Israel; Lander, Natalie; Estevan, Isaac – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2022
The Canadian Agility and Movement Skill Assessment (CAMSA) is a circuit-based measure of motor competence. This study aimed to investigate the validity and reliability of CAMSA in Spanish children. A sample of 749 children participated voluntarily. Acceptable-to-good internal consistency ([alpha] = 0.54 and G-coefficient = 0.88) and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychomotor Skills, Test Validity, Test Reliability
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Lander, Natalie; Morgan, Philip J.; Salmon, Jo; Barnett, Lisa M. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2016
Fundamental movement skills (FMS) competence is low in adolescent girls. An assessment tool for teachers is needed to monitor FMS in this demographic. The present study explored whether the Canadian Agility and Movement Skill Assessment (CAMSA) is feasible for use by physical education (PE) teachers of Australian Year 7 girls in a school setting.…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Physical Education
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Tidén, Anna; Lundqvist, Carolina; Nyberg, Marie – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2015
This study presents the development process and initial validation of the NyTid test, a process-oriented movement assessment tool for compulsory school pupils. A sample of 1,260 (627 girls and 633 boys; mean age of 14.39) Swedish school children participated in the study. In the first step, exploratory factor analyses (EFAs) were performed in…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Psychomotor Skills, Student Evaluation
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Mahar, Matthew T.; Rowe, David A. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2008
Accurate measures of youth fitness are needed by researchers and practitioners. Evidence of validity and reliability are essential before results of youth fitness tests can be used to make sound decisions. This article describes a three-stage paradigm for validation research and provides guidance for conducting and understanding norm-referenced…
Descriptors: Test Reliability, Test Validity, Guidelines, Physical Education Teachers