An easy-to-apply series of field test for physical education teachers in an educational setting: ALPHA test battery
Valid and reliable measurement methods are the basic requirements that enable the measurement and evaluation process to reach education's basic goals. Usually, using laboratory-based tools and methods for measuring the physical fitness of students is not possible within school settings. Therefo...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Journal of Pedagogical Research
2020-10-01
|
| Series: | Journal of Pedagogical Research |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.ijopr.com/download/an-easy-to-apply-series-of-field-test-for-physical-education-teachers-in-an-educational-setting-9125.pdf |
| _version_ | 1797704534863118336 |
|---|---|
| author | Süleyman Ulupınar Serhat Özbay |
| author_facet | Süleyman Ulupınar Serhat Özbay |
| author_sort | Süleyman Ulupınar |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Valid and reliable measurement methods are the basic requirements that enable the measurement and evaluation process to reach education's basic goals. Usually, using laboratory-based tools and methods for measuring the physical fitness of students is not possible within school settings. Therefore, field-based tests provide crucial solutions to physical education teachers to measure both the physical fitness of school-aged students and the athletic competence of a school’s athletes. This study aims to identify the differences in physical-fitness levels between student athletes and non-athletes and determine the effectiveness of the Assessing Levels of Physical Activity (ALPHA) test battery in discrimination between these groups. Sixty-eight healthy male students (34 athletes and 34 non-athletes) participated in this study. As a major indicator of physical fitness in student athletes and non-athletes, the body mass index for assigned study groups was controlled. After a familiarization training, participants completed three test sessions in 48-hour intervals. The 20-m progressive shuttle run test for cardiorespiratory fitness, handgrip strength test and standing broad jump test for musculoskeletal fitness, and the 4 × 10-m shuttle run test for motor fitness were used to measure the fitness levels of the groups. A t-test was used to determine the differences between athletes and non-athletes, and effect sizes were calculated to assess practical importance. Additionally, a discriminant function analysis was used to determine whether the ALPHA test battery could differentiate between athletes and non-athletes. The findings indicated that student athletes presented with significantly greater levels of fitness than non-athletes. Additionally, when the effect of body mass index was eliminated, student athletes and non-athletes were classified correctly at a rate of 70.6% using these tests. Therefore, this study shows that physical education teachers can use the ALPHA test battery to monitor athletic performance and identify talented students. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-12T05:21:50Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-847514bc2cdc41b8839a468c2d2edd3a |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2602-3717 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-12T05:21:50Z |
| publishDate | 2020-10-01 |
| publisher | Journal of Pedagogical Research |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Journal of Pedagogical Research |
| spelling | doaj.art-847514bc2cdc41b8839a468c2d2edd3a2023-09-03T07:39:54ZengJournal of Pedagogical ResearchJournal of Pedagogical Research2602-37172020-10-014326227110.33902/JPR.2021464339An easy-to-apply series of field test for physical education teachers in an educational setting: ALPHA test batterySüleyman Ulupınar0Serhat Özbay1Ministry of National Education, Karaman, TurkeyFaculty of Sport Sciences, Erzurum Technical University, Erzurum, TurkeyValid and reliable measurement methods are the basic requirements that enable the measurement and evaluation process to reach education's basic goals. Usually, using laboratory-based tools and methods for measuring the physical fitness of students is not possible within school settings. Therefore, field-based tests provide crucial solutions to physical education teachers to measure both the physical fitness of school-aged students and the athletic competence of a school’s athletes. This study aims to identify the differences in physical-fitness levels between student athletes and non-athletes and determine the effectiveness of the Assessing Levels of Physical Activity (ALPHA) test battery in discrimination between these groups. Sixty-eight healthy male students (34 athletes and 34 non-athletes) participated in this study. As a major indicator of physical fitness in student athletes and non-athletes, the body mass index for assigned study groups was controlled. After a familiarization training, participants completed three test sessions in 48-hour intervals. The 20-m progressive shuttle run test for cardiorespiratory fitness, handgrip strength test and standing broad jump test for musculoskeletal fitness, and the 4 × 10-m shuttle run test for motor fitness were used to measure the fitness levels of the groups. A t-test was used to determine the differences between athletes and non-athletes, and effect sizes were calculated to assess practical importance. Additionally, a discriminant function analysis was used to determine whether the ALPHA test battery could differentiate between athletes and non-athletes. The findings indicated that student athletes presented with significantly greater levels of fitness than non-athletes. Additionally, when the effect of body mass index was eliminated, student athletes and non-athletes were classified correctly at a rate of 70.6% using these tests. Therefore, this study shows that physical education teachers can use the ALPHA test battery to monitor athletic performance and identify talented students.https://www.ijopr.com/download/an-easy-to-apply-series-of-field-test-for-physical-education-teachers-in-an-educational-setting-9125.pdfphysical education teacherstudent athletesschool sportshealth-related fitness |
| spellingShingle | Süleyman Ulupınar Serhat Özbay An easy-to-apply series of field test for physical education teachers in an educational setting: ALPHA test battery Journal of Pedagogical Research physical education teacher student athletes school sports health-related fitness |
| title | An easy-to-apply series of field test for physical education teachers in an educational setting: ALPHA test battery |
| title_full | An easy-to-apply series of field test for physical education teachers in an educational setting: ALPHA test battery |
| title_fullStr | An easy-to-apply series of field test for physical education teachers in an educational setting: ALPHA test battery |
| title_full_unstemmed | An easy-to-apply series of field test for physical education teachers in an educational setting: ALPHA test battery |
| title_short | An easy-to-apply series of field test for physical education teachers in an educational setting: ALPHA test battery |
| title_sort | easy to apply series of field test for physical education teachers in an educational setting alpha test battery |
| topic | physical education teacher student athletes school sports health-related fitness |
| url | https://www.ijopr.com/download/an-easy-to-apply-series-of-field-test-for-physical-education-teachers-in-an-educational-setting-9125.pdf |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT suleymanulupınar aneasytoapplyseriesoffieldtestforphysicaleducationteachersinaneducationalsettingalphatestbattery AT serhatozbay aneasytoapplyseriesoffieldtestforphysicaleducationteachersinaneducationalsettingalphatestbattery AT suleymanulupınar easytoapplyseriesoffieldtestforphysicaleducationteachersinaneducationalsettingalphatestbattery AT serhatozbay easytoapplyseriesoffieldtestforphysicaleducationteachersinaneducationalsettingalphatestbattery |