Test, Measurement and Evaluation Questions and Answers

Answer: B

The correct matching is (a)-(2), (b)-(3), (c)-(4), (d)-(1).

These are the WHO body mass index categories for adults (BMI in kg/m²):

• Underweight: below 18.5.
• Normal: 18.5-24.9.
• Overweight: 25.0-29.9.
• Obesity: 30.0 and above.

The first code calls obesity normal, the third calls obesity normal weight too, and the fourth swaps overweight and underweight, so only the second code fits.

Answer: C

The answer is (II) is correct and (I) is wrong.

Statement (I) is wrong: by the standard (ACSM) convention, skinfold measurements are taken on the right side of the body, with the subject standing. Some older or European protocols use the left side, but it is not the rule that all measurements are taken on the left.

Statement (II) is correct: BMI uses only height and weight, so it cannot tell fat from muscle. A muscular athlete may be classed as overweight, so BMI is not a recommended method for determining body composition, though it is useful for screening populations.

Answer: C

The McDonald soccer test lasts 30 sec.

In the McDonald soccer test the player stands behind a restraining line about 9 metres from a wall target and kicks the ball against the wall as many times as possible in 30 seconds, retrieving the rebounds. The best of several trials is the score, which measures general soccer kicking and ball-control ability.

One minute and 30 minutes are far too long for this volley-kicking test, and 10 seconds is too short.

Answer: C

The one that is not a method of reliability is Content.

Reliability means consistency of scores. It is estimated by test-retest (giving the same test twice), split-half (correlating two halves of one test) and parallel forms (giving two equivalent versions of the test).

Content refers to content validity: whether the test covers the material or abilities it is meant to measure. That is a question of validity, not reliability, so it is the odd one out.

Answer: B

This is Criterion reference norms.

A criterion-referenced standard sets a fixed level of achievement that each individual is expected to reach, such as a fitness standard for health or a pass mark. A person's score is judged against that criterion, not against other people.

Norm-referenced norms compare a person with the performance of a reference group, for example by percentile. A 'standard' alone is too vague, and validity is the accuracy of a test, not a level of achievement.

Answer: A

The key gives Behaviour rating scale.

Many psychological tests in sport, such as anxiety, personality, motivation and aggression inventories, work by having athletes, coaches or observers rate behaviour or feelings on a scale. The test score is built from these ratings, which is what basing a test on a behaviour rating scale means.

Reaction time, concentration and accuracy are particular abilities that some psychomotor tests measure, but they are things a test may assess, not the basis on which psychological tests in general are built.

Answer: D

Divide by The total number taking the test.

The item difficulty index is the proportion of test takers who answer an item correctly:

\[ p = \frac{R}{N} \]

where R is the number answering the item correctly and N the total number taking the test.

A p of 0.9 means a very easy item, and 0.2 a hard one.

Dividing by the number of girls or boys alone gives a wrong proportion, and dividing by the number of questions mixes up items and people.

Answer: B

The appropriate sequence is (4) (2) (1) (3).

1. Review the literature, to define what the test should measure and how others have done it.
2. Establish the detailed procedure: the items, equipment, instructions and scoring.
3. Pilot test the procedure on a small group and refine it.
4. Determine validity, reliability and objectivity on a proper sample.

The other codes either test before reviewing the literature or check validity and reliability before pilot testing, which is out of order.

Answer: B

Body type components are graded on a scale of 1 to 7.

In Sheldon's somatotyping, each of the three components, endomorphy, mesomorphy and ectomorphy, is rated on a seven-point scale, so a somatotype is written as three numbers such as 2-6-2 (a strong mesomorph). The Heath-Carter method kept this numbering as its usual range, though its scale is open-ended in principle.

Scales of 1 to 8, 1 to 9 and 1 to 10 are not the standard somatotype ratings.

Answer: C

Basketball shooting accuracy is measured by the Field Goal Test.

Basketball skill test batteries, such as the Johnson basketball test, include a field goal (speed shooting) test in which the player shoots repeatedly from set positions within a time limit, and the score reflects how many shots go in.

Front and jump shots are shooting techniques, not tests, and a zigzag course is used to test dribbling and agility rather than shooting accuracy.