Chapter 2 Using Technology in Measurement and Evaluation

Measurement Uses of Computers Determine test reliability Determine test validity Calculate numerous statistics Evaluate physiological test performance Evaluate cognitive test results Student assessment Create written test items Test item storage Program evaluation Results

The Internet, the World Wide Web, and your textbook

Computer Sources in Human Performance, Kinesiology, Physical Education, and Exercise Science Human Kinetics Publishers Champaign, IL The FITNESSGRAM

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SPSS®/PASW® Examples of data windows and entry in SPSS/PASW SPSS/PASW data entry Entry via Microsoft Excel®

Creating Data Sheets Examples Basketball Racquetball Pedometer Spreadsheets Excel® SPSS®/PASW®

Basketball Example How many free throws can you make? Do boys and girls differ? What predicts percentage made?

Screen Capture of Basketball Data

Screen Capture of Basketball Data— Data View

Screen Capture of Basketball Data— Variable View

Racquetball Example Can a wall volley test serve as a good criterion measure to determine who should enter intermediate racquetball?

Racquetball Diagram 2 extra racquetballs You must always hit the ball from behind the broken line Front Wall The test 4 Trials 30 secs each

Excel Racquetball Results

PASW Racquetball Results—Data View

Pedometers Pedometer 52357

Excel—Daily Pedometer Across a Week

PASW—Daily Pedometer Across a Week—Data View

PASW—Daily Pedometer Across a Week—Variable View

Figure 2.2 Screen Capture of SPSS/PASW Data Editor

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Figure 2.3a Screen Capture of SPSS/PASW—Variable View NEW Screen Capture here

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Figure 2.3b Screen Capture of SPSS/PASW—Data View NEW Screen Capture here

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Figure 2.4 Screen Capture of Edit and Save

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Figure 2.6 Screen Capture of Blank Excel Data Sheet NEW Screen Capture here

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Figure 2.7 Excel Data File of Table 2.1 NEW Screen Capture here

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Figure 2.8 Opening an Excel Data File in SPSS/PASW

PASW and Excel Data Entry

Figure 2.9 Accessing an Excel Database to Read Into SPSS/PASW

PASW and Excel Data Entry

Figure 2.10 Opening an Excel File Into SPSS/PASW

PASW and Excel Data Entry

Sample Data Sheet

Preparing Your Own Data Set Develop a "code book" that has your variables listed and the codes associated with each. For example, Gender Boy = 0; Girl = 1 Group Control = 0; Experimental = 1 While you certainly may use "letters" to code these variables, you will find it better to use numbers only.