C2CQ4 Quiz (Assessment of Skill and Performance)

An athlete has an awareness of where their body is in space and can perform a range of skills successfully on repeated occasions. Which pair of characteristics of a skilled performer does this athlete best demonstrate?

• Anticipation and ability

• Anticipation and consistency

• Kinaesthetic sense and ability

• Kinaesthetic sense and consistency

Which of the following would a panel of judges use to assess the performance of gymnasts in an Olympic event?

• Checklist

• Personal criteria

• Prescribed criteria

• Objective assessment

A 200-metre freestyle swimming race is used to test strength and power. The race is conducted three times. Electronic timing devices are used. Which of the following best describes this test?

• It is valid and reliable

• It is reliable but not valid

• It is valid but not reliable

• It is neither valid nor reliable

A benefit of using subjective performance measures is that they 

• enable consistent results across judges.

• allow the judge to consider the overall quality of a performance.

• enable consistent results across judges

• assure athletes that any two performances will produce the same result

What type of appraisal would a panel of experts use to assess a diving performance?

• Individual opinion

• Subjective assessment

• Personal judging criteria

• Prescribed judging criteria

A coach wants to test the speed of his athletes. Each athlete completes a single timed 100-metre sprint on the same running surface. Which of the following best describes the findings of this test?

• Valid but not reliable

• Subjective and valid

• Reliable but not valid

• Subjective and reliable

At the completion of a netball game, all team members nominate a player from their team whom they believe was the best player. What type of assessment of skill and performance is this?

• Objective and personal criteria

• Objective and prescribed criteria

• Subjective and personal criteria

• Subjective and prescribed criteria

The table shows scores achieved by an athlete undertaking a series of tests to assess the same performance outcome. Each test was administered five times under the same conditions.

Which test is likely to have been the most reliable?

• Test 1

• Test 2

• Test 3

• Test 4

In movement appraisal, which of the following judging criteria is applied to improve objectivity?

• Collaborative

• Personal

• Prescribed

• Repeated

A valid and reliable athletic skills assessment is one that

• improves performance and is meaningful to coaches, spectators and athletes

• accurately reflects the level of skill achievement and can be consistently replicated

• improves athlete performance by reporting skill errors and providing meaningful feedback

• challenges an athlete to measure different skills and adopt prescribed training techniques