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THE ATHLETIC ABILITY OF BOYS IN A SECONDARY MODERN SCHOOL
Author(s) -
Highmore G.,
Jones B. W.
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
british journal of statistical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.157
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 2044-8317
pISSN - 0950-561X
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8317.1959.tb00027.x
Subject(s) - throwing , psychology , factorial analysis , pupil , factor (programming language) , developmental psychology , mathematics , mathematics education , statistics , engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , neuroscience , programming language
A group consisting of just over a hundred boys were tested and retested at the ages of eleven and thirteen respectively with eight tests of athletic ability. An analysis of the correlations by means of Burt's procedure furnished a factor matrix consisting of a basic factor for general athletic ability and three group factors, slightly overlapping, for running, jumping, and throwing respectively. Contrary to what is usually found in factorial studies with cognitive tests, the contribution of the general factor to the total variance increased appreciably during the two‐year interval between the two investigations: at the same time the group factors became more specific and more distinctly recognizable. Three tests, one drawn from each of the three group factors, proved sufficient to yield a broad indication of a pupil's athletic ability during the secondary school stage.