Journal Articles

Confirmatory factor analysis of the test of gross motor development--2

Title:
Confirmatory factor analysis of the test of gross motor development--2
Authors:
- Wong, Allison Ka Yee Dept. of Physical Education, Hong Kong Baptist University
- Cheung, Siu Yin Dept. of Physical Education, Hong Kong Baptist University
Source:
Measurement in Physical Education & Exercise Science, 14(3), 202-209, 2010
Publisher:
Routledge
Year Published:
2010
Education Categories:
- A Human Growth & Development
  - AG Child Development & Health
- C Psychology & Learning
  - CA Perception & Motor Abilities
Keywords:
Motor Ability -- Testing Child Development Factor Analysis Error Analysis (Mathematics) Child Psychology China Confirmatory Factor Analysis Test of Gross Motor Development
Region:
- Hong Kong
Period:
- 1997.7 onwards
Level:
- Unknown or Unspecified
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to examine the underlying structure of the second edition of the Test of Gross Motor Development-2 (Ulrich, 2000) as applied to Chinese children. The Test of Gross Motor Development-2 was administered to 626 Hong Kong Chinese children. The outlier test with standard scoring was utilized. After data screening, a total of 614 cases (N = 614) were used for further analysis. The two-factor structure of the Test of Gross Motor Development-2 was tested using confirmatory factor analysis with maximum likelihood estimation to compute parameter estimates and to select the appropriate item for each factor. The goodness-of-fit indices supported that the model was tenable (goodness-of-fit index = .95, root mean square error of approximation = .06, standardized root mean square residual = .04, comparative-fit index = .97). The findings of this study suggested that the two-factor structure proposed by Ulrich (2000) fit the data of Hong Kong Chinese children.
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Language:
- English
Document Type:
Journal Articles
ISSN:
- 1091367X
DOI:
- 10.1080/10913671003726968
Permalink:
https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/acf227cc
Entry Date:
2011-01-20