Tao Zhang, Joonyoung Lee, Lisa M Barnett, Xiangli Gu
Does Perceived Competence Mediate between Ball Skills and Children's Physical Activity and Enjoyment?
Children (Basel, Switzerland)
claim evaluation tools measure ability assess claims treatment effects aim study adapt german item sets target group secondary school students aged 11 16 years grade 6 10 validate accordingly scales reliability validity using raschs probabilistic test theory determined conducted sequential mixedmethod study comprising three stages contextualisation adaption items stage 1 piloting item sets using qualitative interviews stage 2 construct validation testing unidimensional rasch scalability item set data collection one secondary school germany two secondary schools austria explored summary individual fit statistics performed distractor analysis stage 3 secondary school students n 6 teachers n 5 participated qualitative interviews germany qualitative interviews identified need minor modifications eg reducing thematic repetitions changing order items data 598 german austrian secondary school students included test rasch scalability rasch analyses showed acceptable overall model fit distractor analyses suggested model fit could improved simplifying text scenarios removing editing response options items revision items questionnaires suitable evaluate secondary school students ability assess health claims future goal increase pool items translated tested