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Key: Use of testing
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Testing can be used to assess athletic talent, identify physical abilities, and areas in need of improvement, set goals, and evaluate progress.
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Test
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A procedure for assessing ability in a particular endeavor.
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Field Test
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A test used to assess ability that is performed away from the laboratory and does not require extensive training or expensive equipment.
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Measurement
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the process of collecting test data.
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Evaluation
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The process of analyzing test results for the purpose of making decisions.
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Pretest
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A test administered before the beginning of training to determine the athlete's initial basic ability levels.
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Midtest
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A test administered one or more times during the training period to assess progress and modify the program as needed to maximize benefit.
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Formative Evaluation
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Periodic reevaluation based on the midtests administered during the training, usually at regular intervals.
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Posttest
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Test administered after the training period to determine the success of the training program in achieving the training objectives.
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KEY: Validity
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The most important characteristic: To what degree a test or test item measures what it is meant to.
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Construct Validity
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Ability of a test to represent the underlying construct (theory developed to organize and explain some aspects of existing knowledge)
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Face Validity
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The appearance to the athlete or other casual observer that the test measures what it is purported to measure.
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Content Validity
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assessment by experts that the testing covers all relevant subtopics or components abilities in appropriate proportions.
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Criterion-referenced validity
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the extent to which test scores are associated with some other measure of the same ability.
3 Types: concurrent, convergent, predictive, discriminate |
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Concurrent Validity
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the extent to which test scores are associated with those of other accepted tests that measure the same ability.
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Convergent Validity
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evidenced by high positive correlation between results of the test being assessed and those of the recognized measure of the construct.
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Predictive Validity
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extent to which test scroe corresponds wit hthe future behavior or performance.
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Discriminant Validity
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ability of a test to distinguish between two different constructs and is evidence by a low correlation between the results of the test of those of tests of a different construct.
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KEY: Reliability
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is the measure is a measure of the degree of consistency of repeatability of a test.
Correlation of tests provide measure of test-retest reliability. Variable tests have little meaning! |
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Intrasubject variability
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lack of consistent peformance by the person tested.
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Interrater Reliability, or objectivity or interrater agreement
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the degree to which different raters agree.
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Intrarater Variability
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lack of consistent scores by a given tester
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KEY: Energy Systems & Speficity
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test must emulate the energy requirements and important movements of the sport for which ability is being tested
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KEY: testing factors
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Athletic experience, training status, age, and sex can affect test performance, so these factors must be considered when selecting test. Environmental factors such as temp, humidity, and altitude can also influence results.
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Test Battery
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Tests should be separated by at least 5 minutes to prevent fatigue from confounding test results
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KEY: Proper warm up
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General and specific warm-ups performed before a test can increase the test's reliability
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Testing Sequence
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non fatiguing, agility, max power & strength, sprint, local muscular endurance, fatiguing anaerobic, aerobic capacity
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