Canadian Agility Movement Skill Assessment (CAMSA) in a Spanish Context: Evidences of Reliability and Validity

• Published in: Measurement in physical education and exercise science Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 245 - 255
• Main Authors: Menescardi, Cristina, Villarrasa-Sapiña, Israel, Lander, Natalie, Estevan, Isaac
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia Routledge 03.07.2022; Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Age Differences; assessment; Children; Confirmatory analysis; Early Adolescents; Elementary Secondary Education; Factor Analysis; Foreign Countries; fundamental motor skills; Gender Differences; motor competence; Physical Education; Psychomotor Skills; Student Evaluation; Test Reliability; Test Validity; Validity; Spain
• ISSN: 1091-367X; 1532-7841; 1532-7841
• DOI: 10.1080/1091367X.2021.2020794

The Canadian Agility and Movement Skill Assessment (CAMSA) is a circuit-based measure of motor competence. This study aimed to investigate the validity and reliability of CAMSA in Spanish children. A sample of 749 children participated voluntarily. Acceptable-to-good internal consistency (α = .54 and G-coefficient = .88) and moderate-to-excellent inter- (ICC: .83 to 1.00), intra-rater (ICC: .99 to 1.00) and test-retest reliability (ICC: .70 to .83) was found in convenience subsamples (n = 84 observers' reliability; n = 69 test-retest). Concurrent validity was moderate (CAMSA score with Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder: r = .45; n = 90). Confirmatory factor analysis supported the one-factor model (CFI = .95; RMSEA = .02; SRMR = .02). Boys had higher scores than girls and older-children had higher scores than younger-children. The CAMSA can be used as a valid and reliable instrument for assessing motor competence in Spanish children.