Physical Educators Playing with Technology: Creating and Evaluating Motor Development Screencasts
Presentation Type
Poster/Portfolio
Presenter Major(s)
Physical Education
Mentor Information
Colleen Lewis, lewiscol@gvsu.edu; Mary Schutten, schutmar@gvsu.edu
Department
Movement Science
Location
Henry Hall Atrium 81
Start Date
13-4-2011 11:00 AM
End Date
13-4-2011 12:00 PM
Keywords
Creativity/ Innovation, Technology
Abstract
Research has demonstrated that there is a significant gap between assessment theory taught to pre-service physical educators and practice in the physical education setting. One of the most critical skills necessary in successful assessment is the ability to observe. Observational skills in physical education demand movement analysis and subsequent translation of this visual analysis into a series of criteria. The TGMD II provides criteria for motor skills taught to children in elementary school. This study sought to determine the effectiveness of pre-service physical educators utilizing screencasts of motor skills found in the TGMD II compared to pre-service physical educators who studied the images found in the TGMD II manual. The primary issue was whether pre-service physical educators who watch screencasts become skilled in observational techniques and thus are able to utilize these skills in the real world when observing children performing the TGMD II.
Physical Educators Playing with Technology: Creating and Evaluating Motor Development Screencasts
Henry Hall Atrium 81
Research has demonstrated that there is a significant gap between assessment theory taught to pre-service physical educators and practice in the physical education setting. One of the most critical skills necessary in successful assessment is the ability to observe. Observational skills in physical education demand movement analysis and subsequent translation of this visual analysis into a series of criteria. The TGMD II provides criteria for motor skills taught to children in elementary school. This study sought to determine the effectiveness of pre-service physical educators utilizing screencasts of motor skills found in the TGMD II compared to pre-service physical educators who studied the images found in the TGMD II manual. The primary issue was whether pre-service physical educators who watch screencasts become skilled in observational techniques and thus are able to utilize these skills in the real world when observing children performing the TGMD II.