Dr. Wyant (2013). Sport Pedagogy.

SYSTEMATIC OBSERVATIONS
Motor differences in higher & lower skilled students
School Site: __Cleveland Elementary___

Date: 4/9/15____

Activity Observed: __Badminton __

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) Badminton
forehand/backhand

2) Badminton accuracy
challenge

3) Badminton team
challenge

Higher Skilled
- Pinches the birdie
- Pulls back all the way
- Swings the racquet below the
shoulder and accurately
- Strikes birdie with center of
racquet
- Follows through across the body
- Able to perform the cues
correctly
- Aims at the target
- Doesnt rush into the swing
- Hits the birdie inside the hulahoop or close to it
- Able to perform the cues
correctly
- Aims at the target
- Doesnt rush into the swing
- Hits the birdie inside the hulahoop or close to it
- Picks up birdies at end of round
- Supports peers and encourages
them

Lower Skilled
- Missing one or more of the
components from the higher
skilled criteria

- Unable to perform the cues

correctly
- Rushes into the swing
- Doesnt aim at the target
- Hits the birdie inside the hulahoop or close to it
- Unable to perform the cues
correctly
- Rushes into the swing
- Doesnt aim at the target
- Hits the birdie inside the hulahoop or close to it
- Doesnt pick up birdies at end of
round
- Doesnt support peers and
encourages them

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Teacher ___Richard Bergstrom___________ Time spent @ site ____1 hour____
Observer __________________________________ / ____4/9/2015_______
(Date)

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Teacher ___Richard Bergstrom___________ Time spent @ site ____1 hour____

Observer __________________________________ / ____4/9/2015_______
(Date)