Dr. Wyant (2013). Sport Pedagogy.

SYSTEMATICOBSERVATIONS
Motordifferencesinhigher&lowerskilledstudents
School Site: Cleveland Elementary

Date: 11/6/14
Grade/Age Level: 3rd

Activity Observed: Basketball

DIRECTIONS: You will observe many children performing many different kinds of skills. Select 8 (or as many
as you can) different tasks and describe how the high skilled students and the low skilled students are
performing.

Task
1. Basketball dribble,
jumping jacks

Higher Skilled

Isabel: She was engaged in the

activity the entire time and she
was doing the activity correctly
without me having to remind her
of the instructions.
2. Chest pass and bounce Thomas: He did a really good job
in the activity and was
pass
participating and saying the cues
of the skill out loud as he was
passing.

Lower Skilled
Paloma: She was sitting on the
ground the entire time during the
activity because she didnt get the
partner that she wanted so she
didnt participate.
Malaki: He was off task and not
doing the correct passes. He was
throwing them over his head and
throwing them backwards and
wasnt following directions.

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Dr. Wyant (2013). Sport Pedagogy.

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