The Validity of Alternative Hand Wall Toss Tests in Korean Children
Background and Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify how the difficulty level of Alternative Hand Wall Toss (AHWT) test changed according to the distance between wall and subject (2.0 m or 1.2 m) and to determine the proper distance for 11–12 years old elementary school students. M...
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| description | Background and Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify how the difficulty level of Alternative Hand Wall Toss (AHWT) test changed according to the distance between wall and subject (2.0 m or 1.2 m) and to determine the proper distance for 11–12 years old elementary school students.
Material and Methods: Fitness measurement data from participants of “A Study on Development of Fitness Accreditation Standards for National Fitness Award 100 Elementary School Students (aged 11 to 12) in 2018” (total n = 2,753; 2.0 m, n = 1,428; 1.2 m, n = 1,325) were selected. The ratio of numbers, means, and standard deviations of subjects who were unable to measure according to distance were calculated. Difficulty levels of 6 fitness tests including AHWT test by applying Rasch model of Item Response Theory (IRT) were calculated, and AHWT test difficulty levels according to distance, 2.0 m and 1.2 m were compared. All statistical significance levels were set at p < 0.05.
Results: Our findings were as follows: First, the ratios of subjects who performed 0 point (action) according to distance were 41% and 5.2% at 2.0 m and 1.2 m, respectively; Second, there was no difference of difficulty level among five test items except for the AHWT test; the difficulty level of the AHWT test was higher at 2.0 m than at 1.2 m.
Conclusion: In conclusion, it is difficult to discriminate the ability of 11–12-year-old subjects if the distance to the wall is set to 2.0 m in the AHWT test because the difficulty level is too high. Therefore, we recommend setting the distance to 1.2 m for 11–12-year-old subjects. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-de9829c254394c69a3e2a5d68050d2a72024-02-03T11:30:14ZengMRE PressJournal of Men's Health1875-68592020-01-0116110.15586/jomh.v16i1.166The Validity of Alternative Hand Wall Toss Tests in Korean ChildrenEun-Hyung Cho0Hyo-Jun Yun1Wi-Young So2Department of Sports Science, Korea Institute of Sport Science, Seoul, Republic of Korea.Center for Sports and Performance Analysis, Korea National Sport University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.Sports and Health Care Major, College of Humanities and Arts, Korea National University of Transportation, Chungju-si, Republic of Korea.Background and Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify how the difficulty level of Alternative Hand Wall Toss (AHWT) test changed according to the distance between wall and subject (2.0 m or 1.2 m) and to determine the proper distance for 11–12 years old elementary school students. Material and Methods: Fitness measurement data from participants of “A Study on Development of Fitness Accreditation Standards for National Fitness Award 100 Elementary School Students (aged 11 to 12) in 2018” (total n = 2,753; 2.0 m, n = 1,428; 1.2 m, n = 1,325) were selected. The ratio of numbers, means, and standard deviations of subjects who were unable to measure according to distance were calculated. Difficulty levels of 6 fitness tests including AHWT test by applying Rasch model of Item Response Theory (IRT) were calculated, and AHWT test difficulty levels according to distance, 2.0 m and 1.2 m were compared. All statistical significance levels were set at p < 0.05. Results: Our findings were as follows: First, the ratios of subjects who performed 0 point (action) according to distance were 41% and 5.2% at 2.0 m and 1.2 m, respectively; Second, there was no difference of difficulty level among five test items except for the AHWT test; the difficulty level of the AHWT test was higher at 2.0 m than at 1.2 m. Conclusion: In conclusion, it is difficult to discriminate the ability of 11–12-year-old subjects if the distance to the wall is set to 2.0 m in the AHWT test because the difficulty level is too high. Therefore, we recommend setting the distance to 1.2 m for 11–12-year-old subjects.https://jomh.org/index.php/JMH/article/view/166Alternative Hand Wall TossElementary school studentsItem Response TheoryRasch model |
| spellingShingle | Eun-Hyung Cho Hyo-Jun Yun Wi-Young So The Validity of Alternative Hand Wall Toss Tests in Korean Children Journal of Men's Health Alternative Hand Wall Toss Elementary school students Item Response Theory Rasch model |
| title | The Validity of Alternative Hand Wall Toss Tests in Korean Children |
| title_full | The Validity of Alternative Hand Wall Toss Tests in Korean Children |
| title_fullStr | The Validity of Alternative Hand Wall Toss Tests in Korean Children |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Validity of Alternative Hand Wall Toss Tests in Korean Children |
| title_short | The Validity of Alternative Hand Wall Toss Tests in Korean Children |
| title_sort | validity of alternative hand wall toss tests in korean children |
| topic | Alternative Hand Wall Toss Elementary school students Item Response Theory Rasch model |
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