Lecture 4 - Principles Of Test Selection Flashcards
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What are 5 objectives of test selection?
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- Identify & explain reasons for performing fitness evaluations
- Understand testing terminology to communicate clearly
- Evaluate a test’s validity & reliability
- Select appropriate assessment methods
- Administer test protocols properly & safely
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How do you asses physical fitness components ?
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- Provides a way to determine basic physical abilities that, in combination with technique training & exercise, can produce a healthier individual
- helps assess with areas in need of improvement
- Allows for specific goal setting & group or team objectives
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What does cut-off mean?
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- a value set as a termination criteria or defining a classification range
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What does evaluation mean?
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- The process of analyzing test results for the purpose of making decisions
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What is a field test?
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- a test used to assess ability that is performed away from the laboratory & does not require extensive training or expensive equipment
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What is the health benefit rating (HBR)?
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- categorizing a score into health benefit ranges (e.g., good)
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What is measurement?
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- the process of collecting test data
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What is reliability?
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- A measure of the degree of consistency or repeatability of a test
- Reliability of a test may differ between groups based on differences in physical or emotional maturity & skill level
- A test must be reliable to be valid, because highly variable results have little meaning
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What is a score?
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- A numerical value recorded or calculated in relationship to assessment outcome
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What is validity?
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- The degree to which a test or test item measures what it is supposed to measure
- One of the most important characteristics of testing
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What is construct validity?
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- The ability of a test to represent the underlying construct
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What is face validity?
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- The appearance to the athlete & other casual observers that the test measures what it is purported to measure
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What is content validity?
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- The assessment by experts that the test covers all relevant subtopics or component abilities in appropriate proportions
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What is criterion-referenced validity?
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- The extent to which test scores are associated with some other measure of the same ability
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What is concurrent validity?
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- The extent to which test scores are associated with those of other accepted tests measuring the same ability
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What is predictive validity?
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- The extent to which the test score corresponds with future performance or behaviour
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What is discriminant validity?
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- The ability of a test to distinguish between two different constructs
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What is intrasubject variability?
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- The lack of consistent performance by the person tested
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What is interrater reliability?
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- The degree to which different raters agree; also referred to as objectivity or interrater agreement
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What is intrarater variability?
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- the lack of consistent scores given by a tester
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What should you consider when selecting a test?
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- Required area of HRF need for assessment
- Meet the metabolic energy demands of the individual (or specificity for sport)
- Biomechanical movement patterns & abilities of the client
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What are 3 main considerations when test selecting?
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- experience & training status
- age & sex
- environmental factors
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Why do we consider an individuals experience & training status when test selecting?
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- Consider the athlete’s ability to perform the technique
- Consider the athlete’s level of strength & endurance training
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Why do we consider an individuals age & sex when test selecting?
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- both may affect the athletes experience, interest, & ability
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Why do we consider environmental factors when test selecting?
- High temperature & high humidity can impair performance, pose health risks, & lower the validity of aerobic endurance tests
- Altitude can impair performance on aerobic endurance tests, although not on tests of strength & power
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What are 6 things to consider when administering a test?
- health & safety considerations
- be aware of testing conditions that can threaten the health
- selection & training of testers
- provide testers with practice & training
- recording forms
- prepare scoring forms to increase efficiency & reduce error
- test format
- in groups or separate
- testing batteries & multiple testing trials
- allow space for rest between tests
- sequence of tests
- order of tests should be done to not affect performance
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What is aerobic capacity?
- Maximum rate at which an athlete can produce energy through oxidation of energy resources (carbohydrates, fats, and proteins
- also called aerobic power
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What is muscular strength?
- the ability of a muscle or group to exert a maximum force for a single rep
- tested via 1RM
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What is muscular endurance?
- ability of a muscle or group to perform repeated contractions against a sub-maximal resistance
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What is flexibility?
- range of motion about a body joint
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What is balance & stability?
- Balance: The ability to maintain static & dynamic equilibrium
- Stability: The ability to return to a desired position following a disturbance to the system
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What is body composition?
- Relative proportions by weight of fat & lean tissue
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How can you maximize testing?
- conditions should be as similar as possible for all athletes tested & from test to retest of the same athlete
- Temperature & humidity, surface, and type of equipment should be consistent
- Athletes should not be tested when fatigued
- Warm-up for the tests should be standardized
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What is mean/median/mode?
- Mean: The average of the scores
- Median: The middlemost score when a set of scores is arranged in order of magnitude
- Mode: The score that occurs with the greatest frequency
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What is range/standard deviation?
- Range: The interval from the lowest to the highest score
- Standard deviation: A measure of the variability of a set of scores about the mean
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What is percentile rank?
- the percentage of test takers scoring below an individual
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What is inferential statistics ?
- Allow one to draw general conclusions about a population from information collected in a population sample
- Population sample must be representative
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What is magnitude statistics?
- the interpretation of the clinical significance of fitness testing
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What is smallest worthwhile change?
- the ability of a test to detect the smallest practically important change in performance
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What is effect size?
- a statistic used for calculating group performance following a training program or comparing between groups of athletes
