Week 1: Introduction; Ethical Practice in Research; Learning Domains Flashcards

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What is research? (3 points)

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  • Creative and systematic work undertaken in order to increase the stock knowledge
  • Basically, research is the creation of new information that is used to inform decision making
  • In its simplest forms, it can be divided into two major categories: measurement and evaluation
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Define measurement (1 point)

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The process of collecting data (information) on the property or attribute of interest.

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Define evaluation (1 point)

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The process of interpreting the collected measurement and determining some worth or value.

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Describe the process of informed decision making

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  1. Measure: collect and organize data (information)
  2. Evaluate: analyze and report on the data (information)
  3. Decide: analyze and report on the data (information)
  4. Act: act to improve/enhance
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What is ethics? (2 points)

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  • Norms for conduct that distinguish between right and wrong
  • Much more than “just common sense”
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List and describe the four (4) major reasons as to why ethics are promoted in research (14 points)

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  1. Promote the aims of research
    - Knowledge
    - Truth
    - Avoidance of error
  2. Research involves collaboration between people / institutions. Ethics promotes values that underpin collaboration
    - Trust
    - Accountability
    - Mutual respect
  3. Ethical norms help ensure researchers are held accountable to the public.
    - Policies on research misconduct
    - Conflicts of interest
    - Protection for subjects (animal and human)
  4. Public support for research
    - Research is more likely to be funded if the quality and integrity can be trusted
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What is copyright? (2 points)

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  • A set of exclusive rights that is granted to a creator of a work of original authorship.
  • Limits how others can use the work
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List the four (4) learning domains

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  1. Health related physical fitness domain
  2. Psychomotor domain
  3. Cognitive domain
  4. Affective domain
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What are some aspects of health/fitness that we can improve? (5 points)

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1: Body composition
2: Cardiovascular endurance
3: Muscle endurance
4: Muscular strength
5: Flexibility

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10
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Identify the practical relevance of the health related physical fitness domain within Exercise Science and Sport Management (7 points)

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Sport management:
1: Assess the effectiveness of trainer/coach in your fitness facility or club and the programs they administer.
2: Athlete selection – these components are often used by sporting organisations to determine athlete selection.

Exercise science
1. Set training level and program for client
2. test effectiveness of training program; equipment; supplement.
3. Determine whether athlete fit to play.

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Describe the assessment in health related physical fitness (9 points)

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  • Typically quantitative measures (information in number form):
    1. Body composition
    • Densitometry
    • Skin fold
      1. Flexibility
    • No general measure (goniometer)
      1. Cadiorespiratory fitness
    • VO2 max
    • 1.6km run; 12min run; 20m shuttle run
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Describe psychomotor domain (4 points)

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  • Reflexive movements, fundamental locomotors movement patterns and skilled movements
    • Balance; speed; agility; coordination; power; reaction time
  • Specialised skills needed in particular sports
    • The ability to shoot free throws in basketball; putt a golf ball; or serve a tennis ball
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Identify the practical relevance of the psychomotor domain within Exercise Science and Sport Management (11 points)

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Sport management:
1. Increasing participation in your sport.
2. Promoting an active lifestyle.

Exercise science
1. Athletic performance
- Diagnose injury
- Determine the effectiveness of a training program
- Evaluate performance, talent identification
- Motivation for athletes
- Demonstrate measurable improvements
- Compare to elite performer results

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Describe the assessment in psychomotor domain (12 points)

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  • Tend to be quantitative measures:
  • E.g. time; accuracy; successful attempts; element present or not present
  • General motor ability tests:
  • “Agility” run
    • Illinois agility run
  • Measuring balance
    • Stork stand (static ability)
    • Balance beam walk (dynamic ability)
  • Sport specific testing:
    • Softball throw for distance
    • Basketball free throws
    • Football kicking for distance
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Describe cognitive domain (17 points)

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  • Thinking; recognising; memorising; recalling
  • Typically linked to ‘Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives’
  • Goal of Bloom’s Taxonomy is to progress from lower order thinking skills to higher order thinking skills
  • Original Order (from lowest to highest)
    • Knowledge
    • Comprehension
    • Application
    • Analysis
    • Synthesis
    • Evaluation
  • Revised Order (from lowest to highest)
    • Remembering
    • Understanding
    • Applying
    • Analyzing
    • Evaluating
    • Creating
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Identify the practical relevance of the cognitive domain within Exercise Science and Sport Management (5 points)

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Sport management:
1. Assessing employee knowledge of your industry.

Exercise science
1. Assessing coach, parent or player knowledge of sport safety guidelines.
2. Assessing coach knowledge of tactics.

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Describe the assessment in cognitive domain (4 points)

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  • Measurement tools such as:
    • Quizzes and/or tests (i.e. - The Wonderlic Test )
    • Presentations
    • Assignments
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Describe affective domain (5 points)

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  • Development of socioemotional skills
    • Good sportsmanship; cooperation; self-concept; positive attitudes
  • Virtually a goal or objective of all physical education/sport programs
    • Seldom measured and evaluated in objective and quantifiable manner.
  • Typically not associated with settings other than schools or organised athletics
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Describe the assessment in affective domain (8 points)

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Measurement tools such as:
- The Borg Perceived Exertion Scale
- Stages of Change Instrument
- Journals and exercise logs
- Attitudinal surveys
- Sociometric inventories
- Self-concept scales
- Value appraisals