title: Construction and Validation of a Perceived Physical Literacy Instrument for Physical Education Teachers.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to construct and validate a "Perceived Physical Literacy Instrument" (PPLI) for physical education teachers. Based on literature review and focus group interviews, an 18-item instrument was developed for the initial tests. This self-report measure, using a 5-point Likert scale, formed the PPLI and was administered to 336 physical education teachers in Hong Kong. The sample was randomly split, and exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses resulted in a 9-item, 3-factor scale. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) item loadings ranged from 0.69 to 0.87, and Cronbach's alpha ranged from 0.73 to 0.76. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) showed that the construct demonstrated good fit to the model. The PPLI thus appeared to be reliable and valid to measure the perceived physical literacy of physical education teachers. It is argued that the instrument can be used for both research and applied purposes and potential uses for the instrument in physical education, medical and health settings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: Raymond Kim Wai
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-4051-9945
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Sum
authors.affiliation: Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: Amy Sau Ching
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Ha
authors.affiliation: College of Sports and Recreation, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Chih Fu
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: Pak Kwong
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: Kenny Tat Choi
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Yiu
authors.affiliation: Department of Recreation and Leisure Industry Management, National Taiwan Sport University, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Che Chun
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.affiliation: Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: Chung Kai
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: Fong Jia
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D057220:Health Literacy; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D057566:Self Report; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires