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Development of a Computerized Dynamic Assessment for Basketball Knowledge

Jae-Hyeon Park1, Minsoo Kang2, Han J. Lee3, Hyeoijin Kim4 and Sang-Jo Kang1, (1)Korea National Sport University, Seoul, South Korea, (2)Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, (3)Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea, (4)Soonchunhyang University, Choong Nam, South Korea

Recently, computerized tests have been successfully applied in many areas such as education, medicine, or technology. While computerized tests have several advantages: (a) scheduling convenience; (b) instant scoring capability; and (c) reduction of testing time in an adaptive testing situation, little effort has been made applying computerized tests in physical education (PE) settings. The purpose of this study is to develop a Computerized Dynamic Assessment for Basketball Knowledge (CDABK). For this study, a total of 158 Junior-high school students (88 male and 70 female; aged 15 ± 0.82 yrs.) were recruited from Korea. The CDABK was built using Microsoft Excel as a platform, and programming for the various functions and interface was carried out using Microsoft Visual Basic. A digital camera and video image editing were used to develop multimedia contents (e.g., full motion video). Psychometric evidences including validity and reliability for the CDABK were investigated, and item analyses (i.e., item difficulty and discrimination) were performed to provide information on the effectiveness of the CDABK. First, the validity evidence based on test content was established by creating a table of specification. The authors identified three content categories (i.e., basic skills, rules, game strategy) and linked items under each category. In order to establish the validity evidence based on relations to other variables, the CDABK was compared to an existing paper-and-pencil (P&P) basketball knowledge test. Participants' scores from CDABK were positively related to P&P basketball test scores (r = .62), which supported the evidence of convergent validity. The internal consistency (i.e., Cronbach's alpha coefficient) was estimated to see how consistently participants responded to the items within a test. The 10-item CDABK had a Cronbach's alpha of .57. Item difficulty (P) of CDABK ranged from .52 to .92, and item discrimination (D) ranged from .33 to .66, showing an appropriate level of item statistics. Compared to item statistics for P&P test (P = ranged from .47 to .76; D = ranged from .28 to .51), the CDABK has a wider range of item difficulty and higher item discrimination, indicating that the test contains better-quality items. Traditional P&P test items in PE setting often require a long passage to describe psychomotor skills or knowledge. Developing computerized tests using multimedia contents, such as CDABK, may address this shortcoming and lead to more practical assessments.
Keyword(s): assessment, measurement/evaluation, middle school issues

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