Psychometric properties of a questionnaire for evaluating curriculum development needs in Chinese martial arts short-weapon Physical Education
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https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v76.118388Keywords:
Martial arts short weapon curriculum, needs assessment, questionnaire development, reliability, validityAbstract
Introduction and objective. The integration of Chinese martial arts into primary school physical education has increased following recent curriculum reforms; however, systematic tools to assess curriculum development needs, particularly for short weapon martial arts, remain limited. The objective of this study was to develop and validate a questionnaire to assess the curriculum development needs of primary school physical education teachers for Chinese martial arts short weapon instruction.
Methodology. The questionnaire was developed based on shulman’s four domains of teacher knowledge: cognition, personal development, pedagogy, and student information. Six experts in physical education, curriculum studies, and martial arts using the content validity index evaluated face validity and content validity. Data were collected from 161 primary school physical education teachers. Sampling adequacy was assessed using the kaiser–meyer–olkin test and Bartlett's Test of Sphericity, and internal consistency was examined using cronbach’s alpha.
Results: Expert evaluation indicated high content relevance, with a scale-level content validity index value of 0.97. The kaiser–meyer–olkin value was 0.959, and Bartlett’s test of sphericity was statistically significant, confirming the suitability of the data. The questionnaire demonstrated very high internal consistency, with a cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.980.
Conclusions: The questionnaire shows excellent validity and reliability for assessing curriculum development needs related to Chinese martial arts short weapon instruction in primary schools. It provides a reliable basis for curriculum design, teacher training, and future research in martial arts physical education.
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