PART 1: UNDERSTANDING THE MEASUREMENT PROCESS
1. Measurement and Evaluation for Your Personal and Professional Life
The Value of Measurement and Evaluation
Classifications in Measurement and Evaluation
Measurement and Evaluation Applications in Life
2. The Challenge of Good Measurement: Validity
Measurement Error
Naming Measurement Errors: Validity
3. Additional Challenges of Good Measurement: Reliability and Objectivity
Reliability
Objectivity
4. Understanding Validity
Introduction
Types of Validity
PART 2: NUMBERS AND STATISTICS IN MEASUREMENT
5. Evaluating Validity: Introduction to Statistics
Measures of Central Tendency
Distributions: Normal Distributions and the Normal Curve
Appendix 5.A: Computing Standard Deviation with Excel
6. Evaluating Validity: t-Tests and Correlations
Evaluating Criterion Validity for Continuous Measures
Types of t-Tests
Correlations: Pearson Product-Moment Correlation
Appendix 6.A: Predicting V̇O2max (mL • kg–1 • min–1) from Meters Run, Using Excel
Appendix 6.B: Running a t-Test with Excel
Appendix 6.C: Creating a Scatter Plot with Excel before Calculating Correlations
Appendix 6.D: Calculating Correlations with Excel
7. Evaluating Validity for Ordinal Measures, and Error Analysis
Spearman's Correlation for Ordinal Numbers
Bland-Altman Error Analysis
Appendix 7.A: Creating a Trendline in Excel
Appendix 7.B: Evaluating Criterion Validity with a Bland-Altman Analysis Using Excel
8. Evaluating Validity of Criterion-Referenced Measures
Criterion Measure
Balance between Competent and Not Competent
Another Statistic for Evaluating Validity for Criterion-Referenced Tests
9. Understanding, Calculating, and Evaluating Reliability
Evaluating Reliability
Single Test Administration Methods
Internal Consistency Reliability
Evaluating the Reliability of Criterion-Referenced Measurements
Appendix 9.A: Calculating the Intraclass Correlation Using Excel
10. Understanding, Calculating, and Evaluating Objectivity
Evaluating Objectivity
11. Devising Measurements
The Process of Devising a Test
12. Evaluating New Measurements
Estimating the Validity of a New Measurement
Estimating Reliability
Estimating Objectivity
Additional Real-World Measurement and Evaluation Applications
13. Numbers and Statistics in Measurement
Understanding Numbers in Measurement
Introduction to Numbers
Normal Vs. Non-Normal (Non-Standard) Distributions
Measures of Dispersion
14. Standard Scores
Percent-Based Standard Scores
Z-Scores
Checking a Measurement Technique
15. Practical Inferential Statistics
Correlations Measure Relationships Between Variables
Complex Comparisons of Group Means
Probabilities
16. Misusing Statistics
Use of Non-Normal Samples
Sudstituting Statistics for Clear Thinking
Part 3: MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION APPLICATIONS
17. Measuring in Quantitative Research
Measurement Challenges in Physical Education, Sport, and Exercise Science Research
Challenges in Quantitative Research
Measurement Challenges in Clinical and Epidemiological Quantitative Research
18. Qualitative Research and Reading Research
Introduction to Qualitative Research
Challenges in Qualitative Research
Reading Research Papers
19. Measuring Physical Fitness
What Is Physical Fitness?
Measuring Cardiorespiratory Fitness
Measuring Muscular Endurance
Measuring Muscular Strength
Fitness Tests for the Elderly
Fitness Tests for Children
Fitness Tests for Differently Abled Individuals
20. Measuring Body Composition and Range of Motion, and Administering Tests
Measuring Body Composition
Estimates of Body Composition
Additional Body Composition Measures
Measuring Range of Motion
Administering Fitness and Performance Tests
21. Measuring Exercise and Physical Activity
Measuring Exercise
Section Two: Measuring Physical Activity
22. Measuring Health
The Exercise Prescription
Medical Status/Health History
Fitness Level/Exercise History
Preferences and Interests
Exercise Goals
23. Measuring Psychomotor Performance and Sports Skills
Using Taxonomies in Human Performance Measurement
Measuring Performance Based on the Psychomotor Taxonomy
Issues in Measuring Human Performance
Administration of Psychomotor Skills Tests
24. Measuring Skills with Rubrics
Rubrics
25. Measuring in Sports and Coaching
Measurement Challenges in Competitive Sport
Measuring in Coaching
Measuring in Athletic Training
26. Alternative Approaches to Measurement and Subjective Measurement
Authentic Assessment
Alternative Assessment Instruments
Alternative Assessment Techniques
27. Measuring the Affective Doman
Rating Scales
28. Measuring and Evaluating Knowledge
Why Test and Grade?
Planning for Testing and Grading
Devising Cognitive Tests
29. Creating and Evaluating Tests
Types of Test Questions
Item Analysis for Evaluating Tests
30. Grading
Options in Physical Education Grading
Methods for Calculating Grades
