Construction and Validation of a Perceived Physical Literacy Instrument for Physical Education Teachers

The purpose of this study was to construct and validate a "Perceived Physical Literacy Instrument" (PPLI) for physical education teachers. Based on literature review and focus group interviews, an 18-item instrument was developed for the initial tests. This self-report measure, using a 5-p...

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Published in:PloS one 2016-05, Vol.11 (5), p.e0155610-e0155610
Main Authors: Sum, Raymond Kim Wai, Ha, Amy Sau Ching, Cheng, Chih Fu, Chung, Pak Kwong, Yiu, Kenny Tat Choi, Kuo, Che Chun, Yu, Chung Kai, Wang, Fong Jia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Biology and Life Sciences
Children & youth
Core curriculum
Education
Exercise
Factor analysis
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Focus Groups
Health Literacy
Hong Kong
Humans
Literacy
Literature reviews
Male
Medicine and Health Sciences
Methods
People and Places
Physical education
Physical Education and Training
Physical education teachers
Physical fitness
Physical Sciences
Psychometrics
Public health
Reproducibility of Results
Research and Analysis Methods
Self Report
Services
Social Sciences
Sport science
Students
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teachers
Teaching
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to construct and validate a "Perceived Physical Literacy Instrument" (PPLI) for physical education teachers. Based on literature review and focus group interviews, an 18-item instrument was developed for the initial tests. This self-report measure, using a 5-point Likert scale, formed the PPLI and was administered to 336 physical education teachers in Hong Kong. The sample was randomly split, and exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses resulted in a 9-item, 3-factor scale. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) item loadings ranged from 0.69 to 0.87, and Cronbach's alpha ranged from 0.73 to 0.76. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) showed that the construct demonstrated good fit to the model. The PPLI thus appeared to be reliable and valid to measure the perceived physical literacy of physical education teachers. It is argued that the instrument can be used for both research and applied purposes and potential uses for the instrument in physical education, medical and health settings are discussed.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0155610