CSCS: Testing and Evaluation ACTUAL
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Field Test - CORRECT ANSWER - Assessing ability away from the lab and no extensive
training needed
Pretest - CORRECT ANSWER - Test administered to determine the baseline
Midtest - CORRECT ANSWER - Test administered during training period
Formative evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER - Periodic reevaluation based on midtests
Posttest - CORRECT ANSWER - Test administered after training period
Validity - CORRECT ANSWER - Does the test measure what it's supposed to measure?
Construct validity - CORRECT ANSWER - Ability of test to represent the underlying
construct
Face validity - CORRECT ANSWER - Appearance to the athlete and other casual
observers
Content validity - CORRECT ANSWER - Assessment by experts that test covers all
relevant subtopics
Criterion-reference validity - CORRECT ANSWER - Tests scores associated with some
other measure of the same ability
, Convergent validity - CORRECT ANSWER - Correlation between results of tests and the
gold standard
Reliability - CORRECT ANSWER - Measure of degree consistency or repeatability of a
test
Test-retest reliability - CORRECT ANSWER - Correlation scores from 2 administration
Non-fatiguing tests - CORRECT ANSWER - Height/weight/flexibility/skin fold and girth
measurement
Agility tests - CORRECT ANSWER - T-test/pro agility test
MAX power and strength test - CORRECT ANSWER - 1RM power clean/1RM squat
sprint test example - CORRECT ANSWER - 40 yard dash
Local muscular endurance test example - CORRECT ANSWER - Push up test
Fatiguing aerobic capacity test example - CORRECT ANSWER - 300 yard shuffle
Aerobic capacity example - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.5 mile run
One test should NOT affect the result of another test
T OR F - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
The reliability of a test improves with a pre-test _______ - CORRECT ANSWER - Warm
up
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Field Test - CORRECT ANSWER - Assessing ability away from the lab and no extensive
training needed
Pretest - CORRECT ANSWER - Test administered to determine the baseline
Midtest - CORRECT ANSWER - Test administered during training period
Formative evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER - Periodic reevaluation based on midtests
Posttest - CORRECT ANSWER - Test administered after training period
Validity - CORRECT ANSWER - Does the test measure what it's supposed to measure?
Construct validity - CORRECT ANSWER - Ability of test to represent the underlying
construct
Face validity - CORRECT ANSWER - Appearance to the athlete and other casual
observers
Content validity - CORRECT ANSWER - Assessment by experts that test covers all
relevant subtopics
Criterion-reference validity - CORRECT ANSWER - Tests scores associated with some
other measure of the same ability
, Convergent validity - CORRECT ANSWER - Correlation between results of tests and the
gold standard
Reliability - CORRECT ANSWER - Measure of degree consistency or repeatability of a
test
Test-retest reliability - CORRECT ANSWER - Correlation scores from 2 administration
Non-fatiguing tests - CORRECT ANSWER - Height/weight/flexibility/skin fold and girth
measurement
Agility tests - CORRECT ANSWER - T-test/pro agility test
MAX power and strength test - CORRECT ANSWER - 1RM power clean/1RM squat
sprint test example - CORRECT ANSWER - 40 yard dash
Local muscular endurance test example - CORRECT ANSWER - Push up test
Fatiguing aerobic capacity test example - CORRECT ANSWER - 300 yard shuffle
Aerobic capacity example - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.5 mile run
One test should NOT affect the result of another test
T OR F - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
The reliability of a test improves with a pre-test _______ - CORRECT ANSWER - Warm
up
