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Haywood, Kathleen M. – 1988
This manual describes motor development laboratory activities to help future physical education teachers observe, assess, measure, and test students' motor skills. A total of 20 laboratory activities are described under five sections geared toward: (1) physical growth and maturation; (2) assessing early motor development; (3) assessing basic motor…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Activities, Motor Development, Movement Education
Ripley, Kate – 2001
This guide to helping children with motor-skill problems (dyspraxia or developmental coordination disorder [DCD]) examines the motor learning difficulties and their social implications and suggests some strategies to support children through key learning stages. The first chapter discusses terminology, summarizes research on sensory input and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Developmental Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedDisch, James G., Ed.; And Others – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 1983
Seven articles contain information about measurement and evaluation in physical education and sport and complement the "Basic Stuff" series. They focus on (1) student self-assessment for exercise physiology; (2) monitoring motor development; (3) biomechanical analysis; and (4) measurements of aesthetic qualities, psychosocial…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Biomechanics, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Download full textHaywood, Kathleen M. – Missouri Journal of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1997
Educators have recognized the limitations of artificial assessments and called for more authentic assessments of student performance, i.e., assessment that is contextualized. In the field of movement education, teachers have typically tended to evaluate their students by administering skill tests, categorizing children for their developmental…
Descriptors: Child Development, Dance Education, Developmental Stages, Educational Change
Rothstein, Anne; And Others – 1981
The materials, methods, and mechanisms that underlie the learning and performance of motor skills are explored. This booklet focuses on concepts which can be used to enhance student learning and performance in physical education. The chapters consider such questions as, "What types of skills will I learn?", "Should I practice different skills in…
Descriptors: Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Processes, Motor Development
British Columbia Dept. of Education, Victoria. – 1975
The purpose of this guide is to provide school personnel with a format for curriculum design in elementary school physical education. The organization and administration of such a program are discussed in the first of three major sections. The second section covers characteristics and needs of children of differing abilities and how to plan a…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Athletic Equipment, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides
