Development of an assessment for responsibility in junior high school swimming lessons

Abstract

The attitude aspect is considered difficult in the assessment, but it is very important as part of the assessment. The purpose of this paper is to develop an assessment for responsibility in swimming lessons. This research used quantitative method. Participants were junior high school students (n = 476, aged 12–14 years) who were taken by cluster random sampling. The content validity of the experts was analyzed using the Delphi technique. The quantitative assessment was analyzed using Aiken (0.92 with an error rate of 5%). Empirical validity was obtained by t test > 1.96 with a 95% confidence level. Construct validity is proven by factor loading data from Confirmatory Factor Analysis with factor values above 0.3. The research instrument was in the form of a questionnaire consisted of 28 items which was taken from the Tool for Assessing Responsibility-Based Education. By Confirmatory Factor Analysis first order it was known that the instrument had a p-value = 0.69138 (> 0.05) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis second order data analysis showed that the results had a p-value = 0.09844 (> 0.05) which mean that it was fit with the data. The validity values of all items indicated t-value > 1.96 which mean valid. The value of reliability through Construct Reliability was > 0.70 which mean reliable. The results of the development provide preliminary evidence that the assessment has a valid and reliable measure that can be used to assess students’ attitudes of responsibility in swimming lessons.

Keywords

• motor learning
• responsibility
• assessment
• swimming
• evaluation