Assessment Scale of Physical Activity Report Card Applications

Abstract

The purpose of the research in this context is to develop the Physical Activity Carrying Practice Scale, which can help determine how well these practices are being done to physical education teachers who are involved in physical activity training.The draft scale, composed of 46 items and prepared by the researchers, was applied to 414 physical education and sports teachers of whom 298 male and 116 female. The obtained data set was analyzed by factor analysis and varimax rotation technique and it was seen that 38 items with load values above 0,40 were collected in six factors named “Applicability, Impact, Difficulties, Enforcement, Competence and Support”.Thescaleexplains 61,555% of the total variance with thi sstructure. As a result of the Confirmatory Factor Analysis, the fit indices of the sub-factor model were obtained at an acceptable level, and the inter-dimensional correlations were determined at the expected level. For the total of the scale, 0,83 and for the sub-dimensions, respectively; 0.87 for the Applicability sub-dimension, 0.80 for the Impact sub-dimension, 0.57 for the Difficult sub-dimension, 0.82 for the Sufficiency sub-dimension, and 0.76 for the Support sub-dimension and 0.76 Cronbach Alpha (α) internal consistency coefficients were calculated. There are 3 reverse scoring items on the scale and the total score from the scale ranges from 38 to 190. The internal consistency coefficients obtained for the whole scale and sub-dimensions of the Physical Activity Carrying Practice Scale developed in the study were found to be at a good level. The total variance explained by the factor loads is above the expected level. As a result, a validand reliable scale suitable for physical education and sport teachers participating in physical activity measurement was obtained.