Abstract

PALAO ANDRES, José Manuel  and  HERNANDEZ HERNANDEZ, Elena. Validation of an instrument to assess student learning perception and level of enjoyment in physical education: The traffic light. CPD [online]. 2012, vol.12, n.1, pp.25-32. ISSN 1989-5879.

The aim of this study was to validate an instrument for assessing students´ learning perception and enjoyment in physical education class (the "traffic light"). The instrument of the "traffic light" consisted of two closed questions with three possible answers (How much have you learned? / How much have you enjoyed class?) related to students learning perception and enjoyment in physical education class. Students answer by marking the color that identified their perceptions of learning and enjoyment during the class (red = little, yellow = some, or green = much). Validation of the content through agreement and consensus of 10 expert judges. The expert judges gave the question of learning perception an assessment of 8.70 and the question of enjoyment perception an assessment of 8.80. Through the results obtained, the following conclusion can be established: the "traffic light" questionnaire has content validity for evaluating the student´s perception of learning and enjoyment in physical education classes. The instrument is appropriate for use in formal educational (it is fast and easy).

Keywords : test; evaluation; formal education; student.

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