Development and Validation of a Survey Instrument on Drowning Prevention and Water Safety among Parents of Primary School Children

PurposeThis study aimed to develop and validate a health education booklet (Be SAFE booklet) as a guide to improving knowledge, attitude, and practice toward drowning prevention and water safety among parents of primary school children in a local community in Selangor.Design/methodology/approachThis methodological study was conducted in two phases: the development of the content, and validation of the educational material. Booklet development involved content survey and design development. These steps consisted of a content analysis method, information from current literature, document analysis from the stakeholder, and input from parents or guardians and children. The validation by nine panel experts and 15 parents/guardians involved both review, content validity, and face validity.FindingsThe booklet was developed by emphasizing on four main aspects related to drowning prevention and water safety; namely, supervision, alertness, first aid, and education. The assessment rated by the content validity index (CVI), resulted in an I-CVI ranging from 0.78 to 1 and S-CVI of 0.94; the face validity achieved a level of agreement with an average of 94 percent. The results indicated that the Be SAFE booklet was validated and could be considered useful in helping to promote drowning prevention and water safety among primary school pupils' parents.Originality/valueThis article contributed ideas for the concept and aspect of health messages to be incorporated into health education materials for drowning prevention and water safety.

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Validation of a Video-Based Game-Understanding Test Procedure in Badminton

Journal of Teaching in Physical Education ◽

10.1123/jtpe.19.3.325 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

pp. 325-337 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Minna T. Blomqvist ◽

Pekka Luhtanen ◽

Lauri Laakso ◽

Esko Keskinen

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Primary School ◽

School Children ◽

Reliable Method ◽

National Level ◽

Test Procedure ◽

Primary School Children ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Development And Validation ◽

Primary And Secondary School

The purpose of this study is to report on the development and validation of a game-understanding test procedure in badminton. A basic video-based test was constructed, and primary school children (ages 9–10 and 11–12 years, N = 120) served as participants. An advanced test was designed to detect differences between national level junior badminton players (11–14 years, n = 19) and primary and secondary school children (11–14 years, n = 45). The video-based tests consisted of 15 to 19 different sequences that were simulations of actual offensive and defensive game situations. In every sequence, players were to solve tactical problems by selecting appropriate solutions and arguments for their decisions. Validity and reliability of the tests were examined through these groups, and the findings suggest that the test procedure developed provides a valid and reliable method for assessing game understanding in badminton.

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