Dr. Wyant (2013). Sport Pedagogy.

SYSTEMATIC OBSERVATIONS
Motor differences in higher & lower skilled students
School Site: __Cleveland Elementary___
Activity Observed: __Football __

Date: 2/26/15____
Grade/Age Level: _4th_

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 Superhero Tag

2 Review COTS for

football skills
- Throwing/Catching
- Punting
- Handoffs
- Place-kicking
- Routes
3 Modified gameplay

Higher Skilled

Lower Skilled

- Superheroes helped out the

civilians without being exposed
- Villains able to guess the
superheroes
- Civilians able to dodge villains
- Villains and superheroes
tagged appropriately
- Students respected each others
personal space and demonstrated
sportsmanship
- Followed the rules of the game
- Students able to recite cues of the
skills
- Students able to physically
perform the skills with ease and
without hesitation

- Showed lack of effort

- Threw the ball at other students
instead of tagging them correctly
- Villains unable to guess who the
superheroes were
- Students dont know their roles

- Followed modified rules

- Positive behavior towards
teammates and opponents
- Correct tagging techniques
- Utilized more than 2 football
skills learned during the football
unit

- Disrespected others personal

space
- Incorrect tagging techniques
- Utilized 2 or less skills learned
from the football unit

- Students unable to recite cues of

the skills
- Students unable to physically
perform the skills

Teacher ___Richard Bergstrom___________ Time spent @ site ____1 hour____

Observer __________________________________ / ____2/26/2015_______
(Date)

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Teacher ___Richard Bergstrom___________ Time spent @ site ____1 hour____

Observer __________________________________ / ____2/26/2015_______
(Date)