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The Development of Computerized Sport-related Cognitive Test Battery to Measure Sport Intelligence, the Ability to Read the Game

게임을 읽는 머리, 스포츠지능을 측정하기 위한 컴퓨터 기반 스포츠 인지검사 프로그램 개발

  • Park, Jin-Han (School of Sports and Exercise Science, University of Ulsan) ;
  • Woo, Min-Jung (School of Sports and Exercise Science, University of Ulsan)
  • 박진한 (울산대학교 스포츠과학부) ;
  • 우민정 (울산대학교 스포츠과학부)
  • Received : 2021.04.07
  • Accepted : 2021.07.20
  • Published : 2021.07.28
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Abstract

High-performing athletes possess the ability to read the game, known as the "sports brain". However, a cognitive battery to measure such sports brain has not been developed yet. The purpose of the study, thus, is to develop a computerized cognitive test battery to measure athletes' cognitive function. Based on a systematic review, information processing speed, execution function, and spatial ability were selected as sports-related cognitive functions. Simple and choice response times test, trail-making test, Flanker test, and mental rotation task were developed. After providing manual and practice trials, main tests were executed and all primary variables were statistically processed and automatically saved. The test battery is expected to aid in the discovery and recruitment of athletes in the future after verifying the validity and reliability of this battery.

우수한 선수들은 게임을 읽는 머리, 스포츠형 두뇌를 가진다. 그러나 스포츠 두뇌를 종합적으로 측정하는 인지 검사도구는 개발된 바 없다. 따라서 본 연구의 목적은 스포츠 인지기능을 측정하기 위한 컴퓨터 기반 프로그램을 개발하는 것이다. 스포츠 인지기능 문헌고찰을 바탕으로 정보처리속도, 실행기능(인지유연성, 억제능력), 공간능력을 스포츠 인지기능으로 선정하였다. 정보처리속도 측정을 위해 단순 및 선택반응시간 검사, 실행기능 측정을 위해 기호잇기검사, 자극수반과제, 공간능력 측정을 위해 심적회전과제가 선택되었고, 이들을 컴퓨터 기반 측정 프로그램으로 개발하였다. 검사를 실행하면, 각 검사에 대한 설명과 함께 연습시행이 주어진 뒤, 본 과제가 시작되며, 과제 종료와 동시에 주요 변인들이 통계처리되어 txt 파일형태로 자동저장된다. 스포츠 인지검사도구는 추후 타당도와 신뢰도 평가를 거쳐, 스포츠 영재발굴과 선수선발에 유용하게 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2017S1A5A2A01026414).

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