Concurrent and Construct Validity of the Diagnoform® Kid Physical Fitness Test Battery in Primary School Children
Alexis Barbry, Jérémy Coquart, Caroline Verhoeven, Malgorzata Klass · 2026
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Alexis Barbry and colleagues check whether a quick fitness test battery for schoolchildren measures what it claims. Their 2026 study puts the Diagnoform Kid battery against established reference tests in 184 children grouped at ages 6 to 7, 8 to 9 and 10 to 11. Fitness is a health marker worth tracking, but schools need batteries that are fast and simple to run.
Paired tests covered the same skills: shuttle runs for endurance, jumping games for agility and power, sprints for speed and reach tests for flexibility. Matched pairs correlated as hoped, and scores moved sensibly with age and sex. The authors judge the short battery fit for school screening, while noting where its shortcuts cost precision.
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| CREATOR | Alexis Barbry, Jérémy Coquart, Caroline Verhoeven, Malgorzata Klass |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33840 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |