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Safrit, Margaret J.; And Others – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1985
Constraints on criterion-referenced tests to make mastery/nonmastery classifications of motor skills can lead to excessively long tests. A sequential probability ratio test classified many subjects' golf shots quickly but required many trials for four subjects. The test's classification accuracy makes it a potentially useful device for physical…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Golf, Higher Education, Mastery Tests
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Safrit, Margaret J.; And Others – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1992
The difficulty of various sit-ups tests was estimated using the Rasch Poisson Counts item response theory model. Over 8 weeks, researchers obtained scores on 18 sit-ups tests from 426 university students. Results indicated various sit-ups tests can provide a range of difficulties and variety in forming a sit-ups test bank. (SM)
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Item Response Theory, Physical Education