Pre & Post Test Analysis of Gross Motor Skills

Name child: Vivianna Name Evaluator: Dakota Ejnes

1. Complete the TGMD-2 modified assessment sheet

2. Complete the table using the pre and post data from the assessment

Locomotor Subtest
Skills Pre-Test Skill Score Post-Test Skill Score
Count up the #of 1’s Count up the #of 1’s

Run 0/8 2/8

Gallop 8/8 6/8

Hop 0/10 2/10

Leap 6/6 6/6

Horizontal Jump 2/8 6/8

Slide 2/8 8/8

Skip 0/6 0/6

Raw total score (sum of all subscores) 18/54 30/54

Object Control Subtest

Skills Pre-Test Skill Score Post-Test Skill Score
Count up the #of 1’s Count up the #of 1’s

Striking long handed 2/10 6/10

Catch 4/6 2/6

Kick 2/8 2/8

Underhand Throw 2/8 1/8

Overhand Throw 0/8 0/8

Roll 4/8 4/8

Dribble 0/8 0/8

Raw Total Score (sum of all subscores) 14/56 13/56

Stability Subtest
Skills Pre-Test Skill Score Post-Test Skill Score
Count up the #of 1’s Count up the #of 1’s

Static Balance 3/8 6/8

Dynamic Balance 8/10 10/10

Raw Total Scores (Sum) 11/18 16/18

2. Quantitative Analysis: Create and insert a graphical image of the different scores comparing the pre and
post-test (show all skills but use different charts so you can compare the data easily) – Hint: use Excel,
copy and paste the above data into excel and click graph – bar graphs are usually the best for this type of
data.
3. Provide a qualitative analysis of the growth and performance of the child over time (explain the data and
graph in words and in detail – each skill category should show some insight!).

Of the locomotor skills, Vivianna increased her level in running, hoping, horizontal jumping, and sliding. It is evident
that growth occurred because the blue graphs on the bar represent her pretest scores. On those four locomotor
skills, the red bars of the post test surpass the scores of the pretest. Of the manipulative skills, Vivianna did not im-
prove on some of her levels of skills based on the graph. It is evident that on kicking, underhand throwing, overhand
throwing, rolling, and dribbling all remained the same from both the pre and post test. Of the stability skills, Vivanna
shows an improvement on both static and dynamic balance. The post test shown in red are higher than the pre test in
blue.

4. From your experiences, provide three activities / pieces of advice to give to the parent that could help the
child improve.

An activity that I would recommend to enhance the manipulative skill of dribbling would be to have Vivianna stand up
with a ball holding it with a hand on each side. I would have her drop the ball and then try to catch it in a repetitive
pattern. An activity that could help her with rolling could be to have her kneel on one knee with the other leg in front of
it cresting a 90* angle. With the hand opposite to the leg that is out, first have her swim her arm in a pendulum motion
with out a ball. When she gets a hang of that, give her a small ball that fits in her one hand and have her swing it
three times then throw it at the target. An activity that I would have her do for static balance is have her hold on to an
object that is about her size. Holding on, I would have her try to balance on her non dominant leg. If she feels as if
she does not need that much assistance, have her hold on to you so you can feel if she still needs support. If she
does not, have her try to static balance on her own.

5. What do you think you could have done different to help the child progress during the class? Be specific.
I think that if I did not do each of the activities on my station card I would have had more success. I believe that if I
had more time to focus on the skill itself rather than making sure they get through the activities, they will grasp what
they have to do more. I also think that I could have kept implementing more cues. There are some skills that I know
the students will recognize but there are others that I noticed during the post test that they did not understand.

6. Create your parent letter highlighting your analysis (See example) and attach the letter to this assign-
ment.

November 27, 2018

Movement Education
To the Parents/Guardians of Vivianna,

It was an absolute delight to have the opportunity to work with your daughter, Vivianna, during the the
Movement and Literacy Program. Vivianna is such an energetic and intelligent young lady who loves be-
ing active. Throughout the semester, we addressed a variety of locomotor, manipulative, and stability
skills. We were able to keep track of progress by administering pre-assessment and post-assessment tests.
We assessed using the gross motor assessment. The tasks that are included in locomotor skills are run-
ning, hopping, galloping, leaping, sliding, and jumping. The manipulative skills include dribbling, catch-
ing, striking, kicking, overhand throwing, and rolling.

I am pleased to inform you that Vivianna has made great progress in her stability, manipulative, and lo-
comotor skills . In order to properly assess each skill, there was different criteria to follow and keep in
mind. By doing so, it allowed us to determine Viviana's strengths and what she can improve on. For the
locomotor skills, she has improved on running, galloping, and hopping. One skill that Vivianna can still
improve on is skipping. She has not fully grasped the idea of stepping and hopping with the same foot and
alternating between sides while moving fast. An activity that can be done to keep enhancing her locomo-
tor skipping skill is to have her have her slowly take one step followed by a small hop on the foot on the
floor. I have noticed that Vivianna loves music and is constantly dancing, so while doing this activity, if
you put slow music on that she can step to the beat of, it can keep her attention towards it and enhance her
skill. We also spent time going over her manipulative skills. Vivianna seemed to love the bright colors and
interesting textures of balls that she was given to play with. One of the skills that we worked on was strik-
ing long. According to the post-assessment results on the TGMD-2, Vivianna demonstrated that she had
her dominant hand gripping the bat above non-dominant hand as well as rotating her hips and shoulders
on her swing. She is now having more success hitting the ball off the t. When practicing at home, I rec-
ommend that the bat should be small enough for her to carry and grip. I would also set up a cone 3⁄4 of
her size and place the ball on top of it for her to strike. Overall, Vivianna has definitely improved in her
manipulative and locomotor skills.

I am very proud to see how Vivianna did throughout her time in the Movement Literacy Program. She is
very respectful to each of her teachers and shows great listening and comprehension skills . I would like
to thank you for giving me this amazing opportunity to work with your daughter. I looked forward to
teaching to expand both Vivianna's and my own knowledge. If you have any further please do not hesitate
to contact me at dakota.ejnes@cortland.edu .

Sincerely,

Dakota Ejnes , SUNY Cortland Physical Education Teacher Candidate

7. Create a letter to the future teacher candidate of your preschooler. Explain what worked and what did not
work focusing on ALL three domains of learning!! Attach the letter to this assignment

To the future teaching candidate,

Vivianna is a very intelligent and energetic child. She tends to be more on the quiet side in terms of con-
versing however she does show her emotions. Vivianna is constantly dancing around to the music and
love to be active. I have noticed that you can not underestimate her intelligence. She may not acknowl-
edge something that you are telling her to do but she will do it just how you asked. Vivianna’s strengths in
stability were definitely dynamic balance. She is in the elementary stage. She is able to walk on the bal-
ance beam quickly and without assistance. She does tend to look down at her feet sometimes which is
hindering her from being in the mature stage. Also, she does not really adjust her body to maintain bal-
ance. As far as locomotor skills go, Vivianna is in the elementary stage of galloping, leaping, and sliding.
She has an understanding which each of these tasks involve. She has room to improve on running and
skipping. She is unable to keep a steady pattern stepping then hopping in her attempts of skipping. While
she runs, she does not hoverer arms bent and she runs flat footed. As she continues to practice, she will
definitely improve. Vivianna’s manipulative skills still are able to be improved. She is able to strike long
with her dominant hand over her non dominant hand. She also has shoulder and hip rotation while swing-
ing. I would recommend giving her a smaller size bat due to the fact that she is so small and the bat will
be easier for her to hold. The same with a cone, make sure the cone is not bigger than her so she has a
greater chance of successfully striking the ball. Overall, Vivianna is a bright student and is constantly par-
ticipating. Remember to be patient and encouraging!
Sincerely,
Dakota Ejnes