Interrater objectivity for field-based fundamental motor skill assessment

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 363-368

  Barnett, Lisa ^a   van Beurden, Eric ^b   Morgan, Philip J ^c   Lincoln, Doug ^d   Zask, Avigdor ^b   Beard, John ^e  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b North Coast Area Health Service New South Wales Government Department of Health   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Kappa coefficient; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; NEW SOUTH WALES; OBSERVER VARIATION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 68149145721     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2009.10599571     Document Type: Article

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