Measurement and Evaluation exam 1

Ch 1: A youngster's final performance on the free-throw for accuracy to end the unit on basketball is representative of his/her:

a. Level of achievement

b. Level of motivation

c. Diagnosis

d. Classification

e. Amount of improvement

a. Level of achievement

Ch 1: The process of translating test results into meaningful information that will aid the instructor in making judgement and rendering objective decisions is referred to as measurement.

a. True

b. False

b. False

Ch 1: The term assessment is an overarching term that includes the process of measurement and evaluation.

a. True

b. False

a. True

Ch 1: The National Standards & Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education is a document published by the:

a. Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE)

b. Presidential Commission on Physical Education (PCPE)

c. American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)

d. American Council on Exercise (ACE)

e. National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA)

a. Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE)

Ch 1: Curriculum is seldom modified, and when altered, does not rely on the results of measurement and evaluation techniques.

a. True

b. False

b. False

Ch 1: An instructor's reference to a basketball player's defensive performance as "outstanding" is an example of quantitative measurement information.

a. True

b. False

b. False

Ch 1: Employee performance, facility usage, client progress, and participant satisfaction can all be part of program evaluation in non-school settings.

a. True

b. False

a. True

Ch 1: Achievement is the same thing as improvement.

a. True

b. False

b. False

Ch 1: In laboratory setting, _________ is a method to most accurately measure body composition, especially for those who have an aversion to water.

a. BMI

b. Hydrostatic weight

c. BOD POD

d. Skinfold calipers

c. BOD POD

Ch 1: Which of the following is a factor that PE Metrics provides?

a. Performance indicators

b. Assessment tasks

c. Rubrics for measuring student achievement

d. All of the above

e. Only B and C

d. All of the above

Ch 1: This is the process of collecting data on the property and attribute of interest. What is it?

a. Validity

b. Assessment

c. Reliability

d. Test

e. Evaluation

f. Measurement

f. Measurement

Ch 1: The BOD POD measures and tracks physical activity and metabolic expenditures by using air displacement technology.

a. True

b. False

b. False

Ch 1: Which of the following is not a part of the Healthy People 2020 initiative?

a. Attaining high-quality, longer lives to prevent premature death

b. Achieving health equity and improving health for all

c. Promoting quality of life and healthy behavior

d. Reforming health insurance so all citizens have access to medical care

e. Those mentioned are all correct

d. Reforming health insurance so all citizens have access to medical care

Ch 1: Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs (CSPAP?) include:

a. Physical education

b. Recess

c. Before and after school programming

d. All of the above

e. Only A and C

d. All of the above

Ch 1: The task of administering a test for the purpose of obtaining a quantifiable score is referred to as evaluation.

a. True

b. False

b. False

Ch 1: National Standards have changed since 1995. In 1995, there were seven National Standards; in 2004 there were (_____) National Standards; and the on 2014 there were (________).

a. eight; six

b. six; five

c. five; eight

d. five; six

e. six; seven

b. six; five

Ch 1: Scores that can be displayed in numeric form (such as an individual's time on a mine run) are example of qualitative measurement information.

a. True

b. False

b. False

Ch 1: Healthy People 2020 is a health initiative produced by the American College of Sport Medicine.

a. True

b. False

b. False

Ch 1: An instrument or procedure that measures attributes or properties of an individual is referred to as a ______.

a. Test

b. Measurement

c. Assessment

d. Evaluation

e. Needs assessment

a. Test

Ch 1: Promotion of physical activity should focus on:

a. Encouraging more children to participate in organized youth sports

b. Designing programs to promote activity with both a short-term and a long-term focus.

c. Improving scores on fitness tests in schools

d. Programs designed for adults aged 20-40 years

b. Designing programs to promote activity with both a short-term and a long-term focus.

Ch 1: The process of collecting data on the property or attribute of interest is referred to as evaluation.

a. True

b. False

b. False

Ch 1: The process of gathering information, analyzing the data or information, and then making an evaluation based on those results refers to:

a. Reliability

b. Test

c. Measurement

d. Evaluation

e. Assessment

e. Assessment

Ch 1: Which of the following is not a health risk associated with obesity according to the textbook?

a. Sleep apnea and respiratory problem

b. Type 2 diabetes

c. Hypertension

d. Coronary heart disease

e. Bulimia nervosa

e. Bulimia nervosa

Ch 1: The precision, consistency, or repeatability of questions or tests specifically refers to:

a. Reliability

b. Objectivity

c. Validity

d. Measurement

e. Assessment

a. Reliability

Ch 1: The difference in performance on an agility run between the initial pretest and the subsequent posttest describes:

a. Diagnosis

b. Motivation

c. Improvement

d. Classification

e. Achievement

c. Improvement

Ch 1: Which of the following is not an alternative assessment?

a. A written test

b. A student project

c. A portfolio

d. A student journal

e. A student log

a. A written test

Ch 1: Identifying characteristics that will help the teacher to improve motor skills of individuals is referred to as:

a. Classification

b. Motivation

c. Improvement

d. Diagnosis

e. Achievement

d. Diagnosis

Ch 1: Test, measurement, and evaluation are synonymous terms.

a. True

b. False

b. False

Ch 2: A performance-based objective is the same thing as:

a. A long range goal

b. A rubric

c. A program goal

d. A behavioral objective

e. A checklist

d. A behavioral objective

Ch 2: The sphere in which certain outcomes are targeted for attainment through specific educational experiences in referred to as a _____________ domain.

Learning

Ch 2: "The student will be able to make 4 out of 8 putts from a distance of 10 feet" is an example of a __________ - based objective

Performance

Ch 2: Adults fitness settings would typically have program objectives in each of the learning domains except

a. The psychomotor domain

b. The health-related fitness domain

c. The cognitive domain

d. The affective domain

a. The psychomotor domain

Ch 2: Administering a written test of strategies in playing soccer is an example of testing a component of:

a. The cognitive domain

b. The affective domain

c. The health-related fitness domain

d. The psychomotor domain

e. The performance-related fitness domain

a. The cognitive domain

Ch 2: The _________ assessment can serve as an initial pretest to obtain baseline data on which future progress can be monitored.

Needs

Ch 2: Administering an instrument to measure attitude toward physical activity is an example of testing in________________.

a. The affective domain

b. The performance-related fitness domain

c. The cognitive domain

d. The health-related fitness domain

e. The psychomotor domain

a. The affective domain

Ch 2: Upgrading standards in class is usually the result of a needs assessment that indicates that student meet or exceed initial expectations.

a. True

b. False

a. True

Ch 2: In chapter 2, program goals _______________________________________________.

a. Should usually include multiple learning domains

b. Should be very specific

c. Should include behavioral objectives

d. Evolve from fundamental philosophical aims

e. Are the same as unit outcomes

d. Evolve from fundamental philosophical aims

Ch 2: In chapter 2, the recommended order of program development is: (question 10)

b. Establish a program philosophy, developing program goals, planning program activities, delivering the program, and evaluating and improving the program

Ch 2: A curriculum that is logically sequenced in grades K-12 is considered to display ___________________ continuity.

Program

Ch 2: A child's performance on a test to measure abdominal strength is most closely related to ___________.

a. The affective domain

b. The psychomotor domain

c. The health-related fitness domain

d. The cognitive domain

c. The health-related fitness domain

Ch 2; When compared to the other domains, evaluation in the affective domain is considered the most difficult.

a. True

b. False

a. True

Ch 2: Coaches want their athletes to understand all the rules of their sport in order to compete in the most effective manner. This is an example of ___________.

a. The affective domain

b. The health-related fitness domain

c. The cognitive domain

d. The psychomotor domain

c. The cognitive domain

Ch 2: Program goals are developed from fundamental philosophical aims.

a. True

b. False

a. True

Ch 2: Assessing a students performance on the tennis serve is an example of testing an element of:

a. The psychomotor domain

b. All of those are correct

c. The cognitive domain

d. The health-related fitness domain

e. The affective domain

a. The psychomotor domain

Ch 2: Which of the following would not affect planning program activities?

a. Age of the participant

b. Participants initial level of competence

c. Number of participants

d. Equipment and supplies

e. None of the above

e. None of the above

Ch 2: Program development is preceded by a needs assessment.

a. True

b. False

a. True

Ch 2: Which of the following is not a characteristic associated with the psychomotor domain?

a. Coordination

b. Balance

c. Flexibility

d. Agility

e. Power

c. Flexibility

Ch 3: The most sensitive measure of central tendency is the median.

a. True

b. False

b. False

Ch 3: Predicting a person's weight based on height, shoe size, and waist circumference would be an example of using a multiple regression formula.

a. True

b. False

a. True

Ch 3: A basketball team played ten games at home, ten games on the road, and 12 games on a neutral court. The coach wanted to know if there was a statistically significant difference in the office point production in the three settings. To make this determination, the appropriate statistical test would be:

a. Two-way analysis of variance

b. T-test for dependent samples

c. SImple analysis of variance

d. T-test for independent samples

c. SImple analysis of variance

Ch 3: The sum of deviations around the mean__________.

a. Is usually a negative

b. is one

c. is zero

d. depends on the range of scores

e. depends on the number of scores

c. is zero

Ch 3: Percentile rank are a form of standard score.

a. True

b. False

a. True

Ch 3: When a frequency distribution is severely skewed to the right __________.

a. The median is the most appropriate measure of central tendency

b. The median and the mean will be approximately in the same place in the distribution

c. The mean is the most appropriate measure of central tendency

d. The mode is the most appropriate measure of central tendency

e. The mode is the same as a mean

a. The median is the most appropriate measure of central tendency

Ch 3: Slight changes in some scores will probably not affect the:

a. Standard score

b. Standard deviation

c. Median

d. Mean

e. Variance

c. Median

Ch 3: Is the following data to answer this question: 10, 9, 7, 7, 6, 5, 4, 2, 1. What is the rank of the score 7 in this distribution?

a. 4.5

b. 3.5

c. 5

d. 3

e. 2

b. 3.5

Ch 3: Is the following data to answer this question: 10, 9, 7, 7, 6, 5, 4, 2, 1. Is the mode for this distribution?

a. 7

b. 5

c. 7.5

d. 5.5

e. 6

a. 7

Ch 3: Temperature of 98.6°F is an example of the:

a. Interval scale

b. Nominal scale

c. Normative scale

d. Ordinal scale

e. Ratio scale

a. Interval scale

Ch 3: Any change in any score of a group of data(N=200) will change the value of the mean.

a. True

b. False

a. True

Ch 3: The numbers on basketball jerseys are an example of the:

a. Normative scale

b. Interval scale

c. Normal scale

d. Ordinal scale

e. Ratio Scale

c. Normal scale

Ch 3: Variance is the square root of standard deviation.

a. True

b. False

b. False

Ch 3: The mode is representative of the 50th percentile.

a. True

b. False

b. False

Ch 3: Testing four groups with a pretest and posttest would require the use of a one-way ANOVA statistic.

a. True

b. False

b. False

Ch 3: If nine scores have a mean of 11, what is the sum of the scores?

a. 121

b. 11

c. 24

d. 81

e. 99

e. 99

Ch 3: In order to make statements such as 8 units is twice as much as 4 units, the ratio scale of measurement is required.

a. True

b. False

a. True

Ch 3: Is the following data to answer this question: 10, 9, 7, 7, 6, 5, 4, 2, 1. What measure of central tendency would change most if the high score were 25 instead of 10?

a. Median

b. Mean

c. Range

d. Standard deviation

e. Mode

b. Mean

Ch 3: A simple ANOVA is statistical measure used to determine differences between three sets of scores.

a. True

b. False

a. True

Ch 3: Generally a T-score is derived from a Z-score.

a. True

b. False

a. True

Ch 3: T-test is a statistical measure that should be used when there is a high correlation between more than two sets of scores.

a. True

b. False

b. False

Ch 3: Graphic presentation of data consisting of a series of bars or rectangles whose widths are the lengths of the data intervals and whose heights are the corresponding frequencies are appropriately referred to as:

a. Scattergrams

b. Histograms

c. Pie chart

d. Frequency polygons

e. Bar graphs

b. Histograms

Ch 3: Data that are at the interval level of measurement or more precise than ratio level data.

a. True

b. False

b. False

Ch 3: Three groups of adult women engaged in a 12 week exercise program designed to help them lose weight. Group A participated in aerobic dance five times weekly, group B did resistance weight training five times weekly, and group C did aerobic dance three times weekly and resistant weight training twice a week. At the start and the end of the exercise program, the exercise leader weighed the participants and recorded their weight. To ascertain if there were statistically significant differences in:

a. Simple analysis of variance

b. T-test for dependent samples

c. Multiple regression analysis

d. Two-way analysis for variance

e. T-test for independent sample

d. Two-way analysis for variance

Ch 3: Is the following data to answer this question: 10, 9, 7, 7, 6, 5, 4, 2, 1. WHat is the median for this distribution?

a. 7

b. 6

c. 5.5

d. 5

e. 7.5

b. 6