Reliability and Validity of the 90º Push-Ups Test Protocol

10.18535/ijsrm/v6i6.pe01

Authors

  • Ahmad Hashim Sultan Idris Education University of Malaysia, Malaysia
  • Azli Ariffin Faculty of Sport Science and Coaching, Sultan Idris Education University, 35900 Tanjung Malaim, Perak, Malaysia, Malaysia
  • Abdul Talib Hashim Faculty of Human Development, Sultan Idris Education University, 35900 Tanjung Malaim, Perak, Malaysia, Malaysia
  • Abu Bakar Yusof Faculty of Human Development, Sultan Idris Education University, 35900 Tanjung Malaim, Perak, Malaysia, Malaysia
Vol. 6 No. 06 (2018)
Physical Education and Exercise Science
June 6, 2018

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- This study was conducted to determine the objectivity, reliability and validity of the 90º push-ups test protocol among male and female students of Sports Science Program, Faculty of Sports Science and Coaching Sultan Idris University of Education. Samples (n = 300), consisted of males (n = 168) and females (n = 132) students were randomly selected for this study. Researchers tested the 90º push-ups on the sample twice in a single trial, test and re-test protocol in the bench press test. Pearson-Product Moment Correlation method's was used to determine the value of objectivity, reliability and validity testing. The findings showed that the 900 push-ups test protocol showed high consistency between the two testers with a value of r = .99. Likewise, The reliability value between test and re-test for the 90º push-ups test for the male (r=.93) and female (r=.93) students was also high. The results showed a correlation between 90º push-ups test and bench press test for boys was r = .64 and girls was r = .28. This finding indicates that the use of the 90º push-ups to test muscular strength and endurance in the upper body of males has a higher validity values than female students.