PE metrics: Background, testing theory, and methods

Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 87-99

  Zhu, Weimo ^a   Rink, Judy ^b   Placek, Judith H ^c   Graber, Kim C ^a   Fox, Connie ^d   Fisette, Jennifer L ^e   Dyson, Ben ^f   Park, Youngsik ^g   Avery, Marybell ^h   Franck, Marian ⁱ   Raynes, De ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^g SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE   (United States)

^h LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ School District of Lancaster   (United States)

^j National Association of Sport and Physical Education   (United States)

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Author keywords

equating; item bank; item response theory; psychometric quality; test construction

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HEALTH EDUCATOR; HUMAN; ITEM RESPONSE THEORY; METRIC SYSTEM; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASCH ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY; VALIDITY;

EID: 79957594409     PISSN: 1091367X     EISSN: 15327841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1091367X.2011.568363     Document Type: Article

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