Test and Measurement study guide

Measurement
the act of assessing, usually resulting in assigning a number to quantify the amount of the
characteristic being assessed.

(minutes of MVPA, number of steps)

Test
a written, oral, physiological, psychological, or mechanical instrument or tool used to make a
particular measurement

(accelerometer, 7 day PA recall)

Evaluation
a statement of quality, goodness, merit, value, or worthiness about what has been assessed.

(10,000 step challenge)

Kinesmetrics
refers to measurement and evaluation in kinesiology (a subdomain of human movement and
performance)

VO2 max- aerobic capacity

-maximal run on a treadmill, collect/analyze expired gas
-cycle test/submax treadmill
-12 minute distance, time for 1.5 mi
-you would measure: O2, CO2, heart rate, minutes, yards

Assessing VO2 max with these tools does not mean you have EVALUATED it

Norm-referenced
make evaluative decisions based on a normative sample
-compared to everyone else's results
ex. ACT testing

Criterion-referenced
make evaluative decisions based on a set of standards/criterion you would like an individual
to achieve
(Compared to yourself)

Evaluation based on norm-referenced standards

how performance compares to that of others

ex.
-SAT
-GRE
-IQ test
-ACT

Formative Evaluation
-initial or intermediate evaluation

-important for tracking changes in the instructional, training, or research process

-ongoing measurement, evaluation, and feedback are essential to the achievement of the goals
in a program of human performance

-ex.shoulder surgery; grades

Summative Evaluation
-final evaluation
-usually at the end of an instructional or training unit
-useful for measuring program achievement (did your program meet its goals?)

Ex. final grade, certificate program

what is the initial or intermediate evaluation?

formative evaluation

What is the final evaluation?

summative evaluation

Type of evaluation is determined by the use of the ______

data

Example
10-week weight-loss program where each participant is measured every week

What is the formative evaluation of the example?

10-week weight-loss program where each participant is measured every week
amount of weight lost each week

What is the summative evaluation of the example?

10-week weight-loss program where each participant is measured every week
total weight loss

6 general purposes of measurement, testing, and evaluation

-placement
-diagnosis
-prediction
-motivation
-achievement
-program evaluation

Placement
-an initial test and evaluation allow a professional to group students based on their abilities

-can help to facilitate learning because groups have the same starting point

-ex
grouping students of similar skill levels into different swim classes (beginner class and
advanced class)

Diagnosis
can be used to determine weaknesses or deficiencies

ex- cardiologist administers treadmill stress tests to diagnose presence and severity of
cardiovascular disease

Prediction
-predict future events or results from present or past data

-most difficult research goal to obtain

-ex- SAT or ACT to predict college perforce

-predict health risk from physical activity and/or fitness level

Motivation
-measurement and evaluation process is necessary for motivating your students and
participants
-people need the challenge and stimulation they get from an evaluation of their achievement
-Ex. - would you study as hard for your test if there were no grades?
Achievement
-a set of objectives must be established in order to evaluate participants' achievement
-assessment of achievement is a summative evaluation that requires measurement and
evaluation
-Ex- the grade you will receive at the end of this course is a measure of how well you learned
the material

Program Evaluation
used to demonstrate the successful achievement of program objectives

-ex.- demonstrate students' physical activity experiences by comparing test results with test
results of other schools

Reliability
consistency of measurement

Validity
-truthfulness of measurement
-requires reliability and relevance