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Mosadegh Y, Parvinpour S, Bahram A, Shafizadeh M. Investigating the Psychometric Properties and Responsiveness of Children's Perceived Motor Competence Assessment Tools Based on the COSMIN Criterion: A Systematic Review. MEJDS 2025; 15 (0) :57-57
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1- PhD Student of Motor Development, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
3- Professor, Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
4- Associate Professor, Department of Health and Wellbeing, Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, Wellbeing and Life Sciences, Sheffield University, Sheffield, United Kingdom
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
3- Professor, Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
4- Associate Professor, Department of Health and Wellbeing, Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, Wellbeing and Life Sciences, Sheffield University, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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Abstract
Background & Objectives: Motor competence plays an important role in children's development and growth, providing opportunities for an active lifestyle in the future. Therefore, childhood is a critical period for the development of motor competence that enables children to participate in different physical activities successfully. Motor competence consists of two dimensions: actual motor competence and perceived motor competence. At the outset of elementary school, children exhibit varying perceptions of their physical competence, with some confident in their abilities while others feel inadequate. As physical education teachers play a crucial role in developing children's motor skills, it is essential to have reliable and valid assessment protocols for body literacy. Given that motor skills significantly impact children's development and growth, childhood is a critical period for developing motor competence that enables children and adolescents to participate in various physical activities successfully. The present study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties and responsiveness of tools used to evaluate children's perceived motor competence based on the COSMIN criterion.
Methods: This study was a systematic review and the research method was based on summarizing the results based on COSMIN (COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments) guideline. An advanced search was conducted in PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus databases in the field of motor competence assessment tools for children aged 4 to 8, up to October 8, 2023. The keywords considered for this purpose were "perceived competence," "measure," "children," and all related terms. The search was conducted in English with the above keyword. The inclusion criteria for this study consist of a detailed introduction of measurement tools and evaluation items, assessment of perceived motor competence, use of valid and reliable tools, examination of at least one psychometric property of the tool based on the COSMIN criteria, publication of articles in English, and articles published in reputable journals. The study population includes healthy children aged between 4 and 8 years, and the statistical population is limited to this age range. The exclusion criteria include articles published in conferences, review articles, letters to the editor, lack of clear expression of the measurement method, short reports, articles where the participants are not children, articles that do not provide information on the characteristics of the measure proposed by COSMIN, and articles assessing perceived motor competence in individuals older than 8 years. The study selection and data extraction process were conducted independently by two authors, with any disputes resolved through discussion and, if necessary, consultation with a third author.
Results: In general, in this systematic review study, 1149 articles from three databases have been identified, of which 633 articles have been included in the review stage after repetitive removal, and 47 articles have been examined in terms of the main features of tools for evaluating perceived motor performance. These nine psychometric properties of instruments are content validity (face validity), construct validity (structural validity, hypothesis testing, and cross-cultural validity), criterion validity, reliability (internal consistency, reliability, and measurement error), and responsiveness. The obtained results showed content validity (form) of 11 articles (23%), construct validity of 13 articles (27%), hypothesis testing of 2 articles (0.04%), cross-cultural validity of 16 articles (34%), and criterion validity of 2 articles (0.04%) of 47 articles. In the internal consistency section, 36 articles (76%), and the reliability, 25 articles (53%) were recognized out of 47 articles. However, in the measurement error and responsiveness section, no reports were found among the evaluation articles.
Conclusion: According to the results of the present study, none of the tools used to assess children's perceived motor competence have reported all nine psychometric characteristics specified by the COSMIN method. Additionally, no study has yet reported the responsiveness rate and measurement error of the evaluation tool for children's perceived motor competence.
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