Validity and reliability of TGMD-2 Surakarta children aged 7-10 years

Authors

• Ismaryati Ismaryati, Universitas Sebelas Maret SurakartaFollow
• Bambang Wijanarko, Universitas Sebelas Maret SurakartaFollow
• Islahuzzaman Nuryadin, Universitas Sebelas Maret SurakartaFollow
• Rumi Iqbal Doewes, Universitas Sebelas Maret SurakartaFollow
• Muhammad Muhyi, Universitas PGRI Adi Buana SurabayaFollow

Abstract

Motor assessment tests are widely used in many countries, including the Gross Motor Development Test 2 (TGMD-2). TGMD-2 is the most frequently used test to measure children's gross motor development in many countries. The purpose of this research is to be investigated whether TGMD-2 is suitable for measuring gross motor development in Surakarta boys aged 7-10 years. The participants involved in this study were 355 boys aged between 7-10 years, who attended state elementary school. Construct validity was calculated by Exploratory Factor Analysis, and reliability by Cronbach's Alpha. The result of the calculation is average Keyser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) value is 0.837. This figure indicates that TGMD-2 is good for confirmation purposes. While the reliability is 0.743, categorized as medium. In conclusion, thus it can be concluded that TGMD-2 can used to assess gross motor development of the studied population.

Recommended Citation

Ismaryati, Ismaryati; Wijanarko, Bambang; Nuryadin, Islahuzzaman; Doewes, Rumi Iqbal; and Muhyi, Muhammad (2023) "Validity and reliability of TGMD-2 Surakarta children aged 7-10 years," Indonesian Journal of Research in Physical Education, Sport, and Health: Vol. 1: No. 1, Article 9.
Available at: https://citeus.um.ac.id/ijrpesh/vol1/iss1/9