Performances of the Canadian Agility and Movement Skill Assessment (CAMSA), and validity of timing components in comparison with three commonly used agility tests in Chinese boys: an exploratory study

PeerJ ◽

10.7717/peerj.8784 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

pp. e8784

Author(s):

Yue Cao ◽

Chunhua Zhang ◽

Rong Guo ◽

Dandan Zhang ◽

Shijiao Wang

Keyword(s):

Public Schools ◽

Concurrent Validity ◽

Completion Time ◽

Skill Score ◽

Skill Assessment ◽

Time Score ◽

Agility Assessment ◽

Movement Skill Assessment ◽

Mean Time ◽

Recommended Level

Background The practical application of the Canadian Agility and Movement Skill Assessment (CAMSA) has been reported in some Western countries. However, a few studies reported the application of the CAMSA in Chinese children. In addition, given that the CAMSA was designing to incorporate both movement skills and agility assessment, the value and validity of the timing component of the CAMSA are worth discussing. Methods By choosing the Illinois Agility Test, Repeated Side Step-1 m distance, and the newly designed Repeated Side Step-half of height as the benchmark, we evaluate the performance of the CAMSA, further establish the concurrent validity of the CAMSA timing components (completion time and time score). In total, 149 male children (mean age 9.0 ± 0.8 years) from public schools in Shanghai, China, participated in the study. Results The mean CAMSA completion time was 19.3 ± 5.3 (s), and mean time score was 8.7 ± 3.9 (range of 1–14) for all participants (n = 149). After adjusted the sprint speed, older age was positively associated with the performance of the CAMSA. Being overweight was not associated with the performance of the CAMSA comparing with healthy body mass children, however, being obese was negatively associated with the CAMSA timing components and total score. Children having extracurricular sports activities (e.g., athletic experiences), mostly soccer, were more likely to demonstrated better performances of the CAMSA completion time, time score and total score. However, overweight and obese, also athletic experiences were not significantly contributed to the CAMSA skill score, although the association was slight (Adj R2 = 0.13). Besides, the CAMSA completion time has a strong correlation with the IAT, r = 0.77; RSS-1MD, r = − 0.76; and RSS-HHD, r = − 0.77, p < 0.01. The same pattern of correlation was also found between the CAMSA time score and three agility tests: IAT, r = − 0.79; RSS-1MD, r = 0.76; RSS-HHD, r = 0.78, p < 0.01. Discussion Overall, a few participants in the study were able to reach the recommended level of the total CAMSA score referring to the Canadian criterion. The strong concurrent validity was found between the CAMSA timing components and three selected agility tests, respectively.

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The skill assessment of ENSO prediction issued by JMA ensemble prediction system and CFSv2

IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science ◽

10.1088/1755-1315/893/1/012047 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 893 (1) ◽

pp. 012047

Author(s):

R Rahmat ◽

A M Setiawan ◽

Supari

Keyword(s):

Southern Oscillation ◽

Skill Score ◽

Skill Assessment ◽

Japan Meteorological Agency ◽

Ensemble Prediction ◽

In Situ Observation ◽

Prediction System ◽

Ensemble Prediction System ◽

Enso Prediction ◽

The Government

Abstract Indonesian climate is strongly affected by El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) as one of climate-driven factor. ENSO prediction during the upcoming months or year is crucial for the government in order to design the further strategic policy. Besides producing its own ENSO prediction, BMKG also regularly releases the status and ENSO prediction collected from other climate centers, such as Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). However, the skill of these products is not well known yet. The aim of this study is to conduct a simple assessment on the skill of JMA Ensemble Prediction System (EPS) and NOAA Climate Forecast System version 2 (CFSv2) ENSO prediction using World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Standard Verification System for Long Range Forecast (SVS-LRF) method. Both ENSO prediction results also compared each other using Student's t-test. The ENSO predictions data were obtained from the ENSO JMA and ENSO NCEP forecast archive files, while observed Nino 3.4 were calculated from Centennial in situ Observation-Based Estimates (COBE) Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly (SSTA). Both ENSO prediction issued by JMA and NCEP has a good skill on 1 to 3 months lead time, indicated by high correlation coefficient and positive value of Mean Square Skill Score (MSSS). However, the skill of both skills significantly reduced for May-August target month. Further careful interpretation is needed for ENSO prediction issued on this mentioned period.

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Can Proficiency Criteria Be Accurately Identified During Real-Time Fundamental Movement Skill Assessment?

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport ◽

10.1080/02701367.2019.1646852 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 91 (1) ◽

pp. 64-72 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Brodie Ward ◽

Ashleigh Thornton ◽

Brendan Lay ◽

Nigel Chen ◽

Michael Rosenberg

Keyword(s):

Real Time ◽

Skill Assessment ◽

Fundamental Movement Skill ◽

Movement Skill Assessment

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Establishing Concurrent Validity of the Role Checklist Version 2 with the OCAIRS in Measurement of Participation: A Pilot Study

Occupational Therapy International ◽

10.1155/2017/6493472 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2017 ◽

pp. 1-6 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Patricia J. Scott ◽

Danielle Cacich ◽

Morgan Fulk ◽

Karen Michel ◽

Katie Whiffen

Keyword(s):

Concurrent Validity ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Treatment Plan ◽

Occupational Therapists ◽

Efficient Measure ◽

Life Circumstances ◽

Occupational Participation ◽

Client Progress ◽

Mean Time

Persons experiencing problems with adaptation following disease, disability, or overwhelming life circumstances are often referred by their physicians to occupational therapists. Given time constraints, therapists may skip administration of a client-centered participation focused assessment and instead use an impairment or limitation focused assessment. This approach assumes that skill remediation will naturally lead to return of participation in valued occupational roles because most participation measures take 30 minutes or longer. In response to the need for an efficient measure of desired role participation, this study establishes concurrent validity of the 10–15-minute Role Checklist Version 2 (RCV2: QP) with the 50 minute Occupational Circumstances Assessment And Rating Scale (OCAIRS) in measuring occupational participation in individuals recovering from surgery following liver transplantation. 20 subjects (mean age of 55 and a mean time-since-transplant of 5.2 months) completed both instruments. The hypothesis was supported (r=.63), showing concurrent validity between the OCAIRS and the RCV2: QP. This provides therapists with an efficient, client-centered measure of occupational participation for a client-centered treatment plan. Using the RCV2: QP in place of the OCAIRS provides a more efficient assessment tool for occupational therapists to set treatment goals and monitor client progress over time.

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The Potential Impact of Using Persistence as a Reference Forecast on Perceived Forecast Skill

Weather and Forecasting ◽

10.1175/2008waf2007037.1 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 23 (5) ◽

pp. 1022-1031 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Marion P. Mittermaier

Keyword(s):

Skill Score ◽

Skill Assessment ◽

Added Value ◽

Forecast Performance ◽

Additional Degree ◽

Perceived Performance ◽

Precipitation Total ◽

Forecasting System ◽

Potential Impact ◽

The Impact

Abstract Skill is defined as actual forecast performance relative to the performance of a reference forecast. It is shown that the choice of reference (e.g., random or persistence) can affect the perceived performance of the forecast system. Two scores, the equitable threat score (ETS) and the odds ratio benefit skill score (ORBSS), were chosen to show the impact of using a persistence forecast, first using some simple hypothetical scenarios and second for actual forecasts from the Met Office Unified Model (UM) of precipitation, total cloud cover, and visibility during 2006. Overall persistence offers a sterner test of true forecast added value and accuracy, but using a more realistic reference may come at a cost. Using persistence introduces an additional degree of freedom to the skill assessment, which may be rather variable for “weather parameters.” Ultimately, the aim of any forecasting system should be to achieve a substantive separation between the inherent skill of the reference (which represents basic predictability) and the actual forecast.

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Incorporating Misclassification Error in Skill Assessment

Monthly Weather Review ◽

10.1175/mwr3032.1 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 133 (11) ◽

pp. 3382-3392 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

William Briggs ◽

Matt Pocernich ◽

David Ruppert

Keyword(s):

Gold Standard ◽

Score Test ◽

Skill Score ◽

Statistical Test ◽

Skill Assessment ◽

Misclassification Error ◽

Model Parameters ◽

Standard Data ◽

Test Of Significance ◽

Meteorological Observations

Abstract It is desirable to account for misclassification error of meteorological observations so that the true skill of the forecast can be assessed. Errors in observations can occur, among other places, in pilot reports of icing and in tornado spotting. Not accounting for misclassification error gives a misleading picture of the forecast’s true performance. An extension to the climate skill score test developed in Briggs and Ruppert is presented to account for possible misclassification error of the meteorological observation. This extension supposes a statistical misclassification-error model where “gold standard” data, or expert opinion, is available to characterize the misclassification-error characteristics of the observation. These model parameters are then inserted into the Briggs and Ruppert skill score for which a statistical test of significance can be performed.

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A Quantitative Approach to Movement Skill Assessment for Children with Mental Retardation

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly ◽

10.1123/apaq.21.3.269 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

pp. 269-280 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Joonkoo Yun ◽

Deborah R. Shapiro

Keyword(s):

Mental Retardation ◽

Goodness Of Fit ◽

Skill Assessment ◽

Multidimensional Model ◽

Physical Competence ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Object Control ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Test Retest Reliability ◽

Movement Skill Assessment

This study examined the psychometric properties of Ulrich’s (1988) Actual Physical Competence Scale for children with mental retardation. A total of 139 children with MR, 7 to 13 years of age participated. Confirmatory factor analyses indicated that a multidimensional model of skill assessment captures the motor performance of those with MR more accurately than a unidimensional model. Indices of goodness of fit for the multidimensional model were GFI = .91, RMSEA = .09, (χ2/df) = 2.15, and CFI = .93. Test-retest reliability and internal consistency for the total test battery was ICC = .91 and α = .62, respectively. When evaluating movement skills of children with mental retardation, a multidimensional model incorporating both locomotor and object control skills is recommended.

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Context and the Measurement of Moral Judgement

International Journal of Behavioral Development ◽

10.1177/016502549501800309 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 537-556 ◽

Cited By ~ 38

Author(s):

Karen S. Basinger ◽

John C. Gibbs ◽

Dick Fuller

Keyword(s):

Concurrent Validity ◽

Completion Time ◽

Short Form ◽

Moral Dilemmas ◽

Moral Judgement ◽

Developmentally Delayed ◽

New Instrument ◽

Validity Criterion ◽

The Difference

This study explored the role of context in moral judgement measurement by addressing a recent contention that moral dilemmas are not essential for the successful assessment of moral judgement. We evaluated a new instrument, the Sociomoral Reflection Measure-Short Form (SRM-SF), that uses contextually open-ended stimuli instead of moral dilemmas. SRM-SF data were collected from 509 male and female subjects, 8 to 81 years of age, including 94 delinquent males. The SRM-SF evidenced acceptable levels of reliability (inter-rater, test-retest, internal consistency) and validity (criterion-related and construct-related). For example, the SRM-SF demonstrated acceptable concurrent validity with the Moral Judgement Interview and discriminated delinquents as developmentally delayed in moral judgement. The SRM-SF was found to be procedurally efficient in terms of group administrability, completion time, self-training for scoring, and scoring. The factor structure of moral judgement as elicited by the SRM-SF was found to be unidimensional. Also, females were found to be more advanced in moral judgement than males in early adolescence, but the difference disappeared in late adolescence and adulthood.

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