Cscs Test Prep Chapter 11

Front 1

Reasoning for Testing

Back 1

Helps athletes and coaches assess athletic talent

Identify physical abilities to play the sport

Find improvements, set goals, evaluate progress

Front 2

Test (Definition)

Back 2

Procedure for assessing ability in a particular endeavor

Front 3

Field Test

Back 3

Test used to assess ability

Away from a laboratory

Does not require extensive training

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Measurement

Back 4

Collecting test data

Front 5

Evaluation

Back 5

Process of analyzing test results for purpose of making decision

Front 6

Pretest

Back 6

Test administered before beginning of training

Establish athletes initial basic ability levels

Front 7

Midtest

Back 7

Test administered one or more times during training period

Assess progress

Modify the program as needed

Front 8

Formative Evaluation

Back 8

Periodic reevaluation based on midwest

At regular intervals

Front 9

Posttest

Back 9

Test administered after training period

To determine the success of a training program

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Validity

Back 10

Degree in which the Test or the Test Item measures what its supposed to

Most Important characteristic for tests

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Construct Validity

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Overal Validity

Extent of which the test measure what it supposed to

Front 12

Face Validity

Back 12

Appearance to the athlete (or others) that the test measures what it is supposed to

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Content Validity

Back 13

Assessment by Experts that the test covers all relevant Subtopics, Component abilities

In appropriate proportions

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Criterion-Referenced Validity

Back 14

Extent to which Test Scores are associated with other measure of the same ability

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Concurrent Validity

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Extent to which test scores are Associated with those of other accepted test that measure same ability

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Convergent Validity

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Evidence by high Positive Correlation between by
- Results of the test being assessed
- Those of the recognized measure of the construct (gold standard)

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Predictive Validity

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Extent to which the test score corresponds with future behaviors or performance

i.e. NFL combine and if it shows a player will succeed in the NFL

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Discriminant Validity

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Ability of a test to distinguish between two different constructs

Evidenced by a low correlation between the results of the test and those of Different construct

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Reliability

Back 19

Measure of the degree of Consistency or Repeatability of a test

A test must be reliable to be valid

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Test-Retest Reliability

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Statistical Correlation of the Scores from two different Administrations

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Intrasubject Variability

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Lack of consistent performance by the person tested

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Interrater Reliability / Objectivity / Interrater Agreement

Back 22

Degree to which different raters agree

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Intrarater Variability

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The lack of consistent scores by a given tester

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Sport Specific Validity

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Test must Emulate the
Energy Requirements (Metabolic Needs)
Important Movements (Biomechanical Needs)

of the sport being tested

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Variables of Testing Athletes

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Athletes Experience

Training Status

Age

Sex

Temperature

Humidity

Altitude

S&CC must try to standardize all conditions/variables

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Test Battery

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Sparate by 5 mins to prevent effects of fatigue

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Sequence of Tests (Important)

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1. Non-fatiguing tests (i.e. ht, wt, flexibility, skin fold, VERTICAL JUMP)

2. Agility

3. Max Power/Strength

4. Sprint Tests

5. Local Muscular Endurance (sit up test)

6. Fatiguing ANaerobic Capacity

7. Aerobic Capacity

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Warm Ups for Tests

Back 28

General and Specific Warm Ups

Increases test's reliability