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university of North Texas
College of Education
Department of KHPR
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KINE 4050
Quantitative Analysis
Summer II 2015
12:00 – 1:50 MTWTh
July 13 – August 14, 2015
INSTRUCTOR:
Dr. Rick Grimes
Senior Lecturer, KHPR
Office: PEB 210 C
Phone: (940) 565-3420
E-Mail:
OFFICE HOURS:
Monday – Wednesday 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Other arrangements can be made if needed.
Required Text
Morrow, J.R., Jr., Jackson, A. W., Disch, J. G., & Mood, D. P. Measurement and Evaluation in Human Performance, (4th ed.) Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Catalog Description
A study of measurement theory, instruments used to collect data and procedures for data analysis specific to exercise and sports. The use of computers for data analysis is included. Prerequisite(s): MATH 1100 and CECS 1100 or the equivalent, or consent of instructor.
Please see the instructor immediately if you have not completed the prerequisites for this course.
Course Meetings: The course is set to meet on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday as scheduled. The semester begins on Monday, July 13 and ends on Friday, August 14. Please realize that the last class meeting (final exam) is scheduled for FRIDAY, AUGUST 14.
Course Objectives
1) Students will demonstrate knowledge and abilities to utilize formative and summative fitness, skill, cognitive, and affective measurement and evaluation techniques appropriate for assessing participants in kinesiology/physical activity programs.
2) Students will demonstrate abilities to assess individual achievement of psychomotor, cognitive, and affective objectives.
3) Students will demonstrate understanding of the principles involved in assessment of effective physical activity programs.
4) Students will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the statistical procedures used in the measurement and evaluation process.
5) Students will be able to utilize descriptive and inferential statistics to make decisions.
6 Students will demonstrate understanding of the principles of reliability, objectivity, and validity when making evaluative decisions about individuals and groups.
7) Students will demonstrate understanding of the principles associated with sound cognitive test development, utilization, and revision.
8) Students will demonstrate sound decisions when choosing fitness tests for adults and children.
9) Students will demonstrate understanding of the use of sound psychometric principles when using measurement in the psychomotor domain.
10) Students will demonstrate understanding of the use of sound psychometric principles when using measurement in the affective domain.
Class Description:
I see the role of the instructor as a “facilitator” to your learning. You, as students have the ultimate responsibility for learning. I am here to guide and assist you. I love teaching Quantitative Analysis. It is my favorite course to teach. It is a difficult course and requires much study time. I do not believe that you can just come to class and expect to pass the class. It will take study time outside of class.
Quantitative Analysis is a course designed to teach students the importance of proper measurement and evaluation procedures in the collection, analysis, and evaluation of data. The course will involve the areas of reliability, validity, and objectivity; test construction and analysis; use of statistics and statistical concepts; measures of the cognitive, affective and psychomotor domain; and hypothesis testing. The course is a course about measurement concepts. It is not a mathematics class or a course in statistics. It does involves some statistical calculation which involve some basic algebra. You should have taken a mathematics or statistics course by this time, so statistics should not be a problem for you. Statistics is just a tool used to make a decision. My door is always open to you. An appointment would be nice, but not essential during office hours. I really like talking about this stuff. Be aware… I may give you more information that you ask for…J
Grading Procedures
●Four Written Exams will be given during the course.
●Two short quizzes will be given each day; one at the beginning of class and one at the end of class. If you are absent, tardy or leave early, you will not be allowed to make up the quizzes.
●The scores on these quizzes will be added to your score on the next scheduled Exam. For instance, if we have 18 quiz points before the first exam and 60 questions on the first exam, then the entire first exam will be worth 78 points. Your score for the first exam will calculate by calculating the number correct on the quizzes and exam divided by 78. For example, if you answered 13 of 18 correct on the quizzes and 40 of 60 correct on the exam, your score on the exam will be 53 correct out of a possible 78 or a score of 68%. Based on a mean of 60 and a standard deviation of 12, your standard score (T score) will be 57. Based on the following chart, your grade on the exam will be a B.
● Grades for written tests will be awarded according to the following:
Written exams will be scored according to a Standardized T score based on a MEAN of 60 and a STANDARD DEVIATION of 12.
Grades will be awarded according to the following T-score values
T-Score Grade
60 – above A
50 - 59 B
40 – 49 C
30 -39 D
29 – below F
Final Grades will be awarded according to the following weights:
Exam I 25%
Exam II 25%
Exam III 25%
Exam IV (final) 25%
Your final grade in the course will be the arithmetic average of your exam grades weighted as above. To calculate your grade, you will need to take each of your Exam grades separately and multiply each by 0.25 getting a weighted T score for each exam. You can then add the weighted T-scores to get a total for the semester. Using the T-score scale above, you can determine your semester grade.
Example:
Exam Exam Score T-score Weighted T-score
(including Quiz)
I 78% 57 14
II 82% 68 17
III 62% 52 12
IV 50% 42 10
Total (weighted T-score) 53
Based on the standards above, this would be a B in the course.
EXAMINATIONS
•PLEASE DO NOT MISS AN EXAMINATION . Make-up exams are a rare exception given only under extreme circumstances. Should a make-up exam be necessary, the professor may opt to give the exam immediately following the course final examination. In the rare case of an approved make-up exam, long essay questions and/or oral examination could also be the test form utilized by the professor.
Attendance
Attendance will not be taken in class. However, in place of attendance, a quiz will be given at the beginning of class over the material to be read outside of class. Another short quiz will be given at the end of class over the material covered in that day’s lecture.
Blackboard
Students are expected to be familiar with Blackboard. Lectures and powerpoints will be posted on Blackboard. Check blackboard for any announcements. Assignment and problems will be posted on Blackboard in addition to the problems in the text and on the Publisher’s website. To access the Publisher’s website you will need the key code that comes with the text or you can purchase a code from the publisher if you have a used book.
Powerpoint presentation based on the information from the Morrow et al. text is available on the publisher’s website. Additional powerpoints will be available on blackboard. The purpose of the additional powerpoints is to provide you with additional information that might help you understand the material. Any other additional information that I find which I feel will be helpful to you will be provided on blackboard. There are numerous statistical website that you can use to understand statistics of you need the help. In some instances, hearing or seeing the material in a different format or from a different person is helpful. I will provide some of those on blackboard. If you have difficulty understanding the material, it might be helpful to consult another text in the library. Some of the material that I will post on Blackboard was developed when I was at a different school so the examples may reference another university.
Use of Email
The only email address to be used for the class is your official UNT email address. Please check it frequently. I will use Blackboard for announcements and email for emergencies.
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Classroom Conduct Expectations
University of North Texas students are expected to assume individual responsibility for maintaining a productive learning environment and conduct themselves with the highest regard for respect and consideration of others. Ongoing behaviors or single behaviors considered distracting (e.g., coming late to class, performing a repetitive act that is annoying, sleeping or reading a newspaper in class, etc.) can be addressed by the faculty member initially either generally or individually as part of the instructor‘s classroom management efforts. Cases in which such annoying behavior becomes excessive and the student refuses to respond to the faculty member‘s efforts can be referred to the Dean of Students.
In the case of serious disruptive behavior in a classroom (making loud and distracting noises, repeatedly answering cell phones/text messaging or allowing pagers to beep, exhibiting erratic or irrational behavior, persisting in speaking without being recognized, repeatedly leaving and entering the classroom or test site without authorization, throwing things, blocking an entry way, using profane, intimidating or abusive language and/or repeatedly interrupting others‘ speech, etc.) the instructor should first request compliance from the student and if it is not received, an instructor has the authority to ask the student to leave the classroom. The student is expected to comply with this request to leave the classroom and may subsequently contest this action using procedures established by the department. If the student fails to leave after being directed to do so, assistance may be obtained from other university personnel including the University Police Department. The incident shall be handled as an academic misconduct matter using established departmental procedures for academic misconduct to determine if the student should be allowed to return to the classroom.
Academic Integrity
Academic Integrity is defined in the UNT Policy on Student Standards for Academic Integrity. Any suspected case of Academic Dishonesty will be handled in accordance with the University Policy and procedures. Possible academic penalties range from a verbal or written admonition to a grade of “F” in the course. Further sanctions may apply to incidents involving major violations. You will find the policy and procedures at: http://vpaa.unt.edu/academic-integrity.htm.
Acceptable Student Behavior:
Student behavior that interferes with an instructor’s ability to conduct a class or other students' opportunity to learn is unacceptable and disruptive and will not be tolerated in any instructional forum at UNT. Students engaging in unacceptable behavior will be directed to leave the classroom and the instructor may refer the student to the Dean of Students to consider whether the student's conduct violated the Code of Student Conduct. The university's expectations for student conduct apply to all instructional forums, including university and electronic classroom, labs, discussion groups, field trips, etc. The Code of Student Conduct can be found at www.deanofstudents.unt.edu. Any incidences of unacceptable student behavior will be referred to the Dean of Student’s Office for disciplinary action.
OTHER POLICIES
The purpose of this class is to prepare you to work in our profession. At this point in your academic career, I expect you to act as a professional. I expect you to dress as a professional. I expect the work that you submit to be submitted as a professional. I expect you to act and talk as a professional. Any behavior less than professional will not be acceptable.
General Expectations
●Students are not to wear hats during any indoor class period. I don’t care how bad your hair looks. I want to see your shining face. Please remove your hat when you enter the classroom.
● We have very little time to cover the material during the semester and much of the responsibility of learning the material will be your responsibility.
· Please go to the restroom, throw away any trash, get a drink, and take care of any other business before you enter the classroom. DO NOT leave your seat to do any of the afore mentioned activities during class. If you are expecting an emergency situation, please inform me before class so it is not a surprise to me. I am basically an understanding person, but do not like interruptions or surprises. I plan to give you a 10 minute break at the end of the first hour.
Sleeping in Class
●Students sleeping in class are a distraction to the professor and to the students in class who have a sincere desire to learn. If you fall asleep in class, I may ask you to leave the classroom and go take a nap elsewhere. Please do so without argument.
Side Conversation in Class
●Students engaging in side conversations during class are a distraction to the professor and to the students in class who have a sincere desire to learn. If you are talking in class, I may ask you to leave the classroom. Please do so without argument.