OVR Flashcards

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Describe formative vs summative evaluation.

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Formative: progressive, developmental
Summative: terminal, A-F, pass/fail

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What is fitness testing used for?

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  • Emergency Services, RCMP, Dog Handlers
  • PARE – Physical Abilities Requirement Evaluation
  • Developmental
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What is sport/coaching high performance sport used for?

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  • Scouting tool
  • means to compare athletes I.e. salary arbitration
  • predicting sporting success
  • Talent ID
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The value and effectiveness of the whole M & E process is based on these 3 factors. What are these?

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  • objectivity
  • reliability
  • validity
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Describe objectivity.

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  • eliminate subjectivity
  • the degree to which different administrators of a test assign or give scores that are the same
  • depends on the clarity of the scoring system
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Describe reliability.

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  • getting consistent measures
  • score will be identical if two measurements are made
  • test-retest reliability and learning effect
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Describe test-retest reliability.

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Same subjects, test conducted on 2 separate occasions but under same conditions, should yield same results.

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Describe alternate form reliability.

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two different versions of the same test should yield the same result. (vert jump test with vertec or jump mat)

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Describe validity.

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  • the test measures what it is supposed to measure
  • logical validity (content validity)
  • criterion related validity (concurrent validity)
  • construct validity
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What is logical/content validity?

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  • test contains elements that match what you are testing

- ex. speed test involves sprinting

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What is criterion related validity (concurrent validity)?

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if you have a valid gold standard method to measure something, see if the measures made by a new test correlate

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What is construct validity?

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Measuring more abstract or complex concepts that are tough to directly measure.

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13
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Name 4 additional factors that influence validity.

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  • test should discriminate among ability through total range of ability
  • test only a single attribute
  • appropriate test for population you will be testing
  • enjoyable tests
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Explain what it means when they say that the test should discriminate among ability through total range of ability.

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ideally no perfect scores or no zeros

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Give an example of testing only a single attribute.

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  • grip strength on hand strength dynamometer is a isolated test
  • squat test involves more elements
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16
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Give an example of how tests can differ based on the appropriate test for the population you will be testing.

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beep test vs step test vs rockport test

17
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Explain why test need to be enjoyable.

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people won’t do well in (or do at all) tests they don’t enjoy

18
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What type of relationship is there between objectivity, reliability, and validity?

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one way

19
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Results from testing could potentially be reliable, but not _____.

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valid

20
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The results of a test cannot be considered valid if they are not ______.

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reliable

21
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A test can be objective without being ______, but cannot be _____ without being objective.

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  • valid

- valid

22
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This test is consistent but does not measure what it is supposed to measure. What issues do we have?

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reliable but not valid

23
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This test’s results are unreliable. What issues would we have?

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test can’t measure what it is supposed to measure (valid)

24
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This test is repeatable by different administrators but it is not measuring what it is supposed to measure. What issues do we have?

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objective but not valid

25
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A test must show _______ first, then ______, and finally _______.

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  • objectivity
  • reliability
  • validity