Measurement and Evaluation in Human Performance, Fifth Edition With Web Study Guide, leads students through the fundamentals of collecting and analyzing data of human performance and applying their results to real-life situations. Focusing on the core concepts of reliability and validity of data, the text provides all the necessary tools for evidence-based decision making that can be applied to physical therapy, allied health professions, kinesiology, sport and exercise science, physical education, health, and fitness.
Part I. Introduction to Tests and Measurements in Human Performance
Chapter 1. Concepts in Tests and Measurements
Chapter 2. Using Technology in Measurement and Evaluation
Part II. Basic Statistical Concepts
Chapter 3. Descriptive Statistics and the Normal Distribution
Chapter 4. Correlation and Prediction
Chapter 5. Inferential Statistics
Part III. Reliability and Validity Theory
Chapter 6. Norm-Referenced Reliability and Validity
Chapter 7. Criterion-Referenced Reliability and Validity
Part IV. Human Performance Applications
Chapter 8. Developing Written Tests and Surveys
Chapter 9. Physical Fitness and Activity Assessment in Adults
Chapter 10. Physical Fitness and Activity Assessment in Youth
Chapter 11. Assessment of Sport Skills and Motor Abilities
Chapter 12. Psychological Measurements in Sports and Exercise
Chapter 13. Classroom Grading: A Summative Evaluation
Chapter 14. Performance-Based Assessment: Alternative Ways to Assess Student Learning
James R. Morrow, Jr., PhD, is a regents professor emeritus in the department of kinesiology, health promotion, and recreation at the University of North Texas at Denton. Morrow regularly teaches courses in measurement and evaluation in human performance. He has authored more than 150 articles and chapters on measurement and evaluation, physical fitness, physical activity, and computer use and has made approximately 300 professional presentations. He has also conducted significant research using the techniques presented in the text.
Dale P. Mood, PhD, is a professor emeritus and former associate dean of arts and sciences at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Mood has taught measurement and evaluation, statistics, and research methods courses since 1970 and has published extensively in the field, including 47 articles and 6 books. He has been a consultant to five NFL football teams and chair of the Measurement and Evaluation Council of AAHPERD, and he is a former president of AAALF.
James G. Disch, PED, is an associate professor in the sport management department at Rice University. From 1986 to 1991 he was master of Richardson College at Rice. From 1995 to 2001 he was chair of the kinesiology department. Disch has authored numerous articles, chapters, manuals, and texts in the areas of applied measurement, prediction in sport, and applied sport science.