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Two Studies Conceptualizing Physical Literacy For Assessment Of High School Students In The United States, Chelsee Shortt
Two Studies Conceptualizing Physical Literacy For Assessment Of High School Students In The United States, Chelsee Shortt
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Purpose: Toward the advancement of physical literacy (PL) in the United States, the purpose of this dissertation was to operationalize the construct and work toward a foundational framework to which PL can be assessed. The purpose of Study 1 was to develop an operational conceptualization of PL via a modified Delphi approach. The purpose of Study 2 was to expand upon the findings from Study 1 by exploring adolescents' perceptions of PL using repertory grid analysis (RGA).
Methods: Study 1 used a sequential, mixed methods design. Participants (N=22) were national and international PL academics with peer-reviewed publications on PL or …