Evidence-based assessment in adapted physical education-cognitive outcomes: A meta-analysis

Author

James Robert Kunkel, Humboldt State UniversityFollow

Graduation Date

Summer 2017

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

Program

Master of Science degree with a major in Kinesiology, option Teaching/Coaching

Committee Chair Name

Rock Braithwaite

Committee Chair Affiliation

HSU Faculty or Staff

Second Committee Member Name

Chris Hopper

Second Committee Member Affiliation

HSU Faculty or Staff

Third Committee Member Name

Sean Healy

Third Committee Member Affiliation

HSU Faculty or Staff

Keywords

Adapted Physical Education, Assessment, Evidence Based Practice

Subject Categories

Education

Abstract

There is little data to show evidence-based practices in adapted physical education and whether or not such practices are successful. Currently there is a lack of information on the frequency of which assessments are being administered, on the disabilities that are being assessed or should be assessed during each test, and on the uses for which assessments are being conducted. The aim of this paper is to assess and synthesize all evidence-based practices on cognitive outcomes in adapted physical education using a meta-analysis. Data was sourced from computerized searches using the following databases: SPORT Discus, PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, Pub Med (Medline), Cochrane Database, Omni File Full Text Mega, ProQuest, Child Development and Adolescent Studies and ERIC. Studies must have been conducted in a physical education/physical activity setting, including children between age 3-22, describe and use assessment practices or intervention in the physical education/physical activity setting, show quantitative statistics and correlations to estimate effect and be conducted between January 1970 and February 2015. The average treatment effect for all evidence-based assessments was small (g = -0.14; SE =.13; 95% C.I. = -0.77, 0.46; p > 0.05). Results between subgroups were not significant for any of the subgrouping variables. Overall, more studies are needed with quantitative data, over longer periods of time, to prove any effectiveness of evidence-based assessments in adapted physical education.

Citation Style

APA

Recommended Citation

Kunkel, James Robert, "Evidence-based assessment in adapted physical education-cognitive outcomes: A meta-analysis" (2017). Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects. 62.
https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/etd/62