ERIC Number: EJ1209865
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1091-367X
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Reliability and Validity of the PLAY"fun" Tool with Children and Youth in Northern Canada
Stearns, Jodie A.; Wohlers, Brendan; McHugh, Tara-Leigh F.; Kuzik, Nicholas; Spence, John C.
Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, v23 n1 p47-57 2019
The reliability and validity of the PLAY"fun" and PLAY"basic" tools were assessed. The PLAY"fun", PLAY"basic", Canadian Agility and Movement Skill Assessment (CAMSA) obstacle course, and Physical Activity Questionnaire for Children (PAQ-C) were administered to children (aged 8-14 years) in two remote Canadian communities. Inter-rater reliability of the PLAY"fun" and PLAY"basic" were good-to-excellent for average measures and moderate-to-good for single measures. The PLAY"fun" subscales were poor-to-excellent for average and single measures. The internal consistency of the PLAY"fun" tool was good, PLAY"basic" was poor-to-good, and the individual subscales were poor-to-good. Convergent validity was moderate-to-large for the PLAY tools and CAMSA obstacle course, and small-to-moderate for the PLAY tools and the PAQ-C, and small-to-moderate for the PLAY tools and age. For children and youth in northern Canada, the motor competence aspect of physical literacy is most accurately assessed using the complete PLAY"fun" tool and two raters.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Psychomotor Skills, Physical Activities, Physical Fitness, Questionnaires, Interrater Reliability, Children, Early Adolescents, Literacy, Observation
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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