Dr. Wyant (2013). Sport Pedagogy.

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

Date: __11-3-14_____

Activity Observed: ___Dribbling (Basketball) __

Grade/Age Level: _3_

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 Dynamic Warm-Up
2 Mathtastic Dribbling

3 Non-dominant hand

4 Alternate

Higher Skilled

Lower Skilled

Emitidio: Participated and excelled

in the warm ups. Tried to do as
many as he could.
Faith: Participated really well with
her partner and had the maximum
amount of practice time in her
group.
Isabel: Practiced and picked up the
skill very quickly.

Kimberly: Did not know how to

do jumping jacks but was eager to
learn and still tried to participate.
Jayceon: dribbled really well but
would not participate for too long.

Joshua: Alternated very well and

kept his eyes forward.

Anmarie: had many practice times

and started to get the hang of
dribbling with her non-dominant
hand
Angie: Tried to alternate hands but
seemed to keep looking down. Wa
not confident in her skills.

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Teacher _______________________ Time spent @ site _______________

Observer __________________________________ / _________________
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Dr. Wyant (2013). Sport Pedagogy.

Teacher _______________________ Time spent @ site _______________

Observer __________________________________ / _________________
(Date)