Development of the Fitness Education Index: A Scale of Organizational Level Capacity

Autor/inn/en	Chen, Yen T.; Barcelona, Jeanne M.; Cance, Jessica Duncan; Calvert, Hannah G.; Barnes, Seraphine Pitt; Wargo, Jane; Castelli, Darla M.
Titel	Development of the Fitness Education Index: A Scale of Organizational Level Capacity
Quelle	In: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 91 (2020) 1, S.172-178 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Castelli, Darla M.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0270-1367
DOI	10.1080/02701367.2019.1654066
Schlagwörter	Physical Education; Physical Fitness; Measures (Individuals); Test Construction; Construct Validity; Test Reliability; Factor Structure; Factor Analysis; Program Implementation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Körpererziehung; Sportunterricht; Leistungsfähigkeit; Messdaten; Testaufbau; Testreliabilität; Faktorenstruktur; Faktorenanalyse
Abstract	Purpose: Fitness education is essential for children's health, but determining the effectiveness of instruction related to health-related fitness is difficult. The present study developed and confirmed the validity of a 20-item scale, adapted from the School Health Index (Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention [CDC], 2014), to evaluate the success of fitness education portion of the Presidential Youth Fitness Program (PYFP) across a sample of 785 teachers. Method: The initial subset (n = 373) represented 353 schools and was used for conducting an exploratory factor analysis. The second subset (n = 412) representing 404 schools, was used to conduct the confirmatory factor analysis. Teachers self-assessed their perceived degree of implementation of fitness education (full, partial, under development, not in place) within their school (i.e., teachers helped students set fitness goals). Results: An initial exploratory factor analysis revealed that the Fitness Education Index questions clustered into six factors. A subsequent confirmatory factor analysis conducted using Mplus concluded the six-factor solution was a good fit (CFI = 0.90, TLI = 0.88, RMSEA = 0.08, SRMR = 0.06). Conclusion: This scale is a valid measure of a school's readiness to initiate and track progress toward the full implementation of fitness education. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01