Validation of Inventory Responses-oMR (IR-oMR) towards the Self- Assesment Instrument of Outdoor Competency (OCL-oMR) among the Co-curriculum center coaches in Malaysia

Omar Firdaus Mohd Said

Abstract

The aim of this study is to validate the newly developed Self-Assesment Instrument of Outdoor Competency (OCL-oMR) among the Co-curriculum Center Coaches in Malaysia. The Inventory Responses –oMR (IR-oMR) are purposely to evaluate and determine the goodness of OCL-oMR among co-curriculum center coaches in Malaysia. Ten head coaches of co-curriculum Center were selected to be the sampels. Findings showed contents validity r=.82 were recorded and the language validity were shown at r=.83. Overall, from these findings, it was found that the IR-oMR shown that the OCL-oMR among the Co-curriculum Center Coaches in Malaysia are valid instrument to measure the competency level of outdoor education coaches in co-curriculum center in Malaysia and the IR-oMR are significantly valid toward the outdoor competency (OCL-oMR).

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