Development and Validation of a Test Instrument for the Assessment of Basic Motor Competencies in Primary School |
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| Authors: | Christian Herrmann Erin Gerlach Harald Seelig |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerlandchristian.herrmann@unibas.ch;3. Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany;4. Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland |
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| Abstract: | A central aim of Physical Education (PE) is the promotion of basic motor competencies (“Motorische Basiskompetenzen” MOBAK]). These are the necessary prerequisites for developing a physically active lifestyle. Valid test instruments are needed for the evaluation of the effect of PE. For this purpose, we developed a test instrument for the assessment of basic motor competencies in first graders. We empirically investigated the construct validity of this MOBAK test instrument in a study (N = 317, M = 7.0 years, girls: n = 173, boys: n = 144). The exploratory factor analysis shows a two factorial structure (locomotion, object control), which is confirmed in a confirmatory factor analysis (CFI = .96, RMSEA = .036, WRMR = .65). In subsequent analyses, we were able to demonstrate that the calculation of a factor sum value for each factor is statistically valid, the factorial structure is the same for boys and girls (χ2 6] = 6.95, p = .33), and no differential item functioning exists. The MOBAK test instrument is sufficient for the test-theoretical requirements and is thus suitable for the evaluation of the effect of PE. |
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| Keywords: | factor analysis motor basis competencies physical education test development |
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