Date of Award

6-1-1991

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Department

Educational Leadership

Abstract

A modified Delphi technique was used to develop a usable instrument for the evaluation of boys basketball coaches. The study was designed to identify competency items appropriate for assessing coaching effectiveness based on a consensus of opinion (Delphi technique) among selected experts.The study was conducted in a three-state region: North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota. An expert panel of judges refined the ninety-five questionnaire items compiled by the writer for their use in the study. The selection panel consisted of nine athletic directors, nine principals, and nine coaches.Four rounds of the questionnaires were used in the study. The first questionnaire contained proposed items for inclusion in the instrument. The participants rated the importance and rated the objective information available to assess the item through the use of two seven-point Likert scales.Round two invited movement to a consensus. Round two asked respondents to consider data from all respondents and complete the instrument again. Additional items suggested by respondents during the first round were also rated.Round three provided "in" items and "out" items. Round three invited respondents to argue that some of the "in" items should be "out" or that some of the "out" items should be "in."Round four provided a draft of the instrument to be examined by respondents. The fourth and final round also invited some other judgments regarding, for instance, comprehensiveness of the instrument and response format. The final instrument contained sixty-six items.The items retained in the final instrument were those items which had higher mean scores for both "importance", and objective material available for scoring. The writer recommended the use or adaptation of the instrument developed by this process.

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