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CSCS Testing and Evaluation Questions with complete solution Chapter 12 - correct answer Principles of Test Selection and Administration Testing can be used to... - correct answer assess athletic talent, identify physical abilities and areas in need of improvement, set goals, and evaluat...

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Chapter 12 - correct answer ✔Principles of Test Selection and
Administration


Testing can be used to... - correct answer ✔assess athletic talent, identify
physical abilities and areas in need of improvement, set goals, and evaluate
progress.


Test - correct answer ✔a procedure for assessing ability in a particular
endeavor.


Field Test - correct answer ✔a test used to assess ability that is performed
away from the laboratory and does not require extensive training or expensive
equipment.


Measurement - correct answer ✔the process of collecting test data.


Evaluation - correct answer ✔the process of analyzing test results for the
purpose of making decisions


Pretest - correct answer ✔a test administered before the beginning of
training to determine the athlete's initial basic ability levels.


Midtest - correct answer ✔a test administered one or more times during the
training period to assess progress and modify the program as needed to
maximize benefit.

,Formative Evaluation - correct answer ✔periodic reevaluation based on
midtests administered during the training, usually at regular intervals.


Post Test - correct answer ✔a test administered after the training period to
determine the success of the training program in achieving the training
objectives.


Validity - correct answer ✔• The degree to which a test or test item measures
what it is supposed to measure
• The most important characteristic of testing


Construct Validity - correct answer ✔the ability of a test to represent the
underlying construct (the theory developed to organize and explain some
aspects of existing knowledge and
observations).


Face Validity - correct answer ✔the appearance to the athlete and other
casual observers that the test measures what it is purported to measure.


Content Validity - correct answer ✔the assessment by experts that the
testing covers all relevant subtopics or component abilities in appropriate
proportions.


Criterion-Referenced Validity - correct answer ✔the extent to which test
scores are associated with some other measure of the same ability.


• Concurrent validity is the extent to which test scores are associated with
those of other accepted tests that measure the same ability.

, • Convergent validity is evidenced by high positive correlation between results
of the test being assessed and those of the recognized measure of the
construct (the "gold standard").
• Predictive validity is the extent to which the test score corresponds with
future behavior or performance.
• Discriminant validity is the ability of a test to distinguish between two
different constructs and is evidenced by a low correlation between the results
of the test and those of tests of a different construct


Reliability - correct answer ✔A measure of the degree of consistency or
repeatability of a test
• Measurement error can arise from the following
• Intrasubject (within subjects) variability
• Lack of interrater (between raters) reliability or agreement
• Intrarater (within raters) variability
• Failure of the test itself to provide consistent results


Intrasubject Variability - correct answer ✔The lack of consistent performance
by the person tested.


Interrater Variability - correct answer ✔The degree to which different raters
agree; also referred to as objectivity or interrater agreement.


Intrarater Variability - correct answer ✔The lack of consistent scores by a
given tester.


Test Selection - correct answer ✔Things to consider:


1. Metabolic energy system specificity

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