FITNESS evulation

Question 1

construct validity

Answer 1

The degree to which a test differentiates between performance abilities. For example, for a test related to a sport skill, those who can perform the related sport skills should score better on the test than those who cannot perform the related sport skills.

Question 2

criterion-referenced validity

Answer 2

The degree to which two or more types of tests provide comparable results. For example, if the results of tests completed in the field or in the fitness center compare favorably with the results of tests completed in a laboratory setting or with expensive equipment, a personal trainer can choose to use either type of tests because the tests have criterion-referenced validity.

Question 3

content validity

Answer 3

The degree to which an expert determines that a test covers all topics or abilities that it should.

Question 4

face validity

Answer 4

The degree to which a test appears to measure what a client subjectively thinks it measures.

Question 5

objectivity

Answer 5

The degree to which different testers agree on test results, also called interrater reliability. Scores collected by different personal trainers on the same client without intervention should be compared in order to determine interrater reliability, or objectivity.

Question 6

reliability

Answer 6

An expression of the repeatability of a test or the consistency of repeated tests. In other words, a test is considered reliable when it is administered two or more times under identical conditions and the results of the multiple tests are similar.

Question 7

test–retest method

Answer 7

A process to determine whether a test is reliable by measuring a client’s performance during two separate trials. If the test results for both trials are very similar, the test is reliable.

Question 8

validity

Answer 8

The degree to which a test or test item measures what it is supposed to measure.