Chapter 11

1. Chapter 11 Assessment of Sport Skills and Motor Abilities

2. Guidelines for Sport Skills Testing and Motor Performance Tests Acceptable reliability and validity Simple to administer and take Easy to understand instructions Not expensive nor requires extensive equipment Reasonable time for preparation and administration Encourage correct form Involve only one participant (continued)

3. Guidelines for Sport Skills Testing and Motor Performance Tests (continued) Suitable difficulty Interesting and meaningful Exclude extraneous variables Provide for accurate scoring Provide target scoring guidelines (if appropriate) Sufficient trials Yield diagnostic scores

4. Effective Testing Procedures Pretest dutiestime, forms, procedures, instructions Testing duties location, materials, cheating, safety, absences, make-ups Posttest dutiestranscription, item analysis, reporting, confidentiality

5. Figure 11.3 Flowchart for Constructing Motor Performance Tests (summary)

6. Issues in Skills Testing In addition to reliability and validity (the most important issues) Feasibility Testing methodObjective skills tests? Alternative (authentic assessment)—see chapter 14

7. Skills Test Classification ObjectiveAccuracy-based Repetitive performance (wall-volley) Total body movement Distance or power

8. Subjective Rating Scales Relative Rank-order AbsoluteEvaluation against a fixed standard Common ErrorsHalo effect "Standard" error Central-tendency

9. Developing Well-Constructed Scales State objectives in terms of observable behavior Select traits that determine success Define selected traits in observable behavior Select and develop the rating instrument Define degrees of success Test and revise the rating scale Use the scale in an actual testing situation

10. More Rating Scales Suggestions Develop well-constructed scales Train raters well Explain common rating errors to raters Permit ample time to observe performance If possible, use multiple raters

11. Other Tests Performance-based testingActual performance of the skill Trials-to-criterion testingCould save considerable time and effort

12. Ability or Skill? Abilitygeneral, innate psychomotor trait Skill specific, learned psychomotor capacity Specificitydetermined with concurrent validity

13. Measurement Aspects of the Domain of Human Performance Muscular strength Speed Anaerobic power Flexibility Balance Kinesthetic perception

14. Power Tests Arm powerOne-hand shot put Two-hand shot put over head Medicine-ball pitch Basketball throw Leg powerMargaria-Kalamen Leg Power Test Incline run

15. Strand & Wilson

16. Effective Testing Consists of... Including sport relevant variables, selecting reliable and valid tests, developing sport specific protocols, controlling test administration, maintaining athletes rights to respect, repeating the tests periodically, and interpreting the results for the performance and interested parties (e.g., coaches, parents, etc.)

17. Purposes of Human Performance Testing and Analysis Selection Classification Diagnosis Prediction

18. Classification Tests for High School Tennis Players Motor performance50-yard dash Agility line drill Tennis skills testsForehand Backhand Volley Moving forehand Moving backhand Serve

19. Table 11.10Men’s Volleyball Performance Profile Percentiles Review chapter 3 for percentile development

20. Table 11.10 Men’s Volleyball Performance Profile Review chapter 3 for percentile development