Nuria Gutiérrez, Juan E Jiménez, Sara C de León, Rocío C Seoane
Assessing Foundational Reading Skills in Kindergarten: A Curriculum-Based Measurement in Spanish
Journal of learning disabilities
concept physical literacy received increased research international attention recently intervention programs empirical research gaining momentum operationalizations differ significantly objective study inform practice measureassessment physical literacy via systematic review research assessed physical literacy 14 june 2017 five databases searched using preferred reporting items systematic reviews metaanalyses protocols guidelines 32 published articles meeting inclusion criteria englishlanguage peerreviewed published papers containing empirical studies physical literacy analyzed using inductive thematic analysis qualitative methods included 1 interviews 2 openended questionnaires 3 reflective diaries 4 focus groups 5 participant observations 6 visual methods quantitative methods included 1 monitoring devices eg accelerometers 2 observations eg physical activity motor proficiency 3 psychometrics eg enjoyment selfperceptions 4 performance measures eg exergaming objective timesdistances 5 anthropometric measurements 6 one compound measure measures made explicit distinction 22 61 examined physical domain eight 22 affective domain five 14 cognitive domain one 3 combined three domains physical affective cognitive physical literacy researchers tended declare philosophical standpoint significantly qualitative research compared quantitative research current research adopts diverse often incompatible methodologies measuringassessing physical literacy analysis revealed adopting simplistic linear methods physical literacy cannot measuredassessed traditionalconventional sense therefore recommend researchers creative developing integrated philosophically aligned approaches measuringassessing physical literacy future research consider recent developments field physical literacy policy formation