Assessing Sport Skills

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ISBN-10:

0873223772

ISBN-13:

9780873223775

Released: Jan 01, 1993
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Format: Paperback, 176 pages
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Description:

Now physical education teachers have one complete source for the best in skills testing! Assessing Sport Skills is a comprehensive guide to 379 tests in 29 individual, dual, and team sports and activities.

Plus, this book includes valuable information on

• why testing is necessary,

• proper testing procedures,

• how to select the right test,

• how to construct a test if none is available, and

• how to evaluate skills test results.

Tables and diagrams show teachers how to set up the tests for the most popular sports and activities. These illustrations make administering the tests quick and easy. By using Assessing Sport Skills, physical educators can immediately incorporate skills testing into their curriculum. Plus, teachers will find it easy to adapt the tests to a variety of settings, levels, and situations.

For sports like basketball that require a variety of skills, the book discusses how to evaluate individual as well as composite skill components. Descriptions of sports and activities are provided for those in which no published tests are available.

Each skills test was selected using the following criteria:

• Validity

• Reliability

• Objectivity

• Norms

• Equipment

• Personnel

• Space requirement

• Prep time

• Administration time

• Ease of administration

• Age group and sex appropriateness

• Educational value

• Discrimination

• Safety

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