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PSYCHOMOTOR
PSYCHOMOTOR
ASSESSMENT IN LEARNING 1
ACCORDING TO MERRIAM-WEBSTER DICTIONARY:
PSYCHOMOTOR.
PROFESSOR
1972
7 LEVELS
STUDIED CONCEPTS OF
SENSORY CUES GUIDING
MENTAL ACTIVITY, NEW
MOVEMENTS CREATED FOR
SPECIAL SITUATIONS, AND
MOVEMENTS MODIFIED
FOR SPECIAL SITUATIONS.
FIRST SIMPSON CATEGORY:
PERCEPTION (AWARENESS)
THE ABILITY TO USE THE SENSORY CUES TO
GUIDE MOTOR ACTIVITY. THIS RANGES FROM
SENSORY STIMULATION, THROUGH CUE SELECTION
TO TRANSLATION.
SET
READINESS TO ACT. IT INCLUDES MENTAL,
PHYSICAL, AND EMOTIONAL SETS. THESE THREE SETS
ARE DISPOSITIONS THAT PREDETERMINE A PERSON'S
RESPONSE TO DIFFERENT SITUATIONS (SOMETIMES
CALLED MINDSETS).
GUIDED RESPONSE
THE EARLY STAGES IN LEARNING A COMPLEX
SKILL THAT INCLUDES IMITATION AND TRIAL AND
ERROR. ADEQUACY OF PERFORMANCE IS ACHIEVED
BY PRACTICING.
ADAPTATION
SKILLS ARE WELL DEVELOPED AND THE
INDIVIDUAL CAN MODIFY MOVEMENT PATTERNS TO
FIT SPECIAL REQUIREMENT.
ORGANIZATION
CREATING NEW MOVEMENT PATTERNS TO FIT
A PARTICULAR SITUATION OR SPECIFIC PROBLEM.
LEARNING OUTCOMES EMPHASIZE CREATIVITY
BASED UPON HIGHLY DEVELOPED SKILLS.
PROFESSOR
1967
5 LEVELS
STUDIED OBSERVING AND
COPYING OTHERS, THE
ACQUISITION OF TWO OR
MORE SKILLS PERFORMED
TOGETHER, AND THE
HABITUATION OF SKILLS.
FIRST DAVE CATEGORY:
IMITATION
OBSERVING AND PATTERNING BEHAVIOR
AFTER SOMEONE ELSE. PERFORMANCE MAY BE OF
LOW QUALITY.
MANIPULATION
BEING ABLE TO PERFORM CERTAIN ACTIONS
BY MEMORY OR FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS.
PRECISION
REFINING, BECOMING MORE EXACT.
PERFORMING A SKILL WITHIN A HIGH DEGREE OF
PRECISION.
ARTICULATION
COORDINATING AND ADAPTING A SERIES OF
ACTIONS TO ACHIEVE HARMONY AND INTEREST
CONSISTENCY.
NATURALIZATION
MASTERING A HIGH LEVEL PERFORMANCE
UNTIL IT BECOMES SECOND-NATURE OR NATURAL,
WITHOUT NEEDING TO THINK MUCH ABOUT IT.
AUTHOR
1972
6 LEVELS
STUDIED AUTOMATIC
REFLEXES, BODY
LANGUAGE, AND
PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
INVOLVING STRENGTH
AND ENDURANCE.
FIRST HARROW CATEGORY:
REFLEX MOVEMENTS
REACTIONS THAT ARE NOT LEARNED, SUCH AS
INVOLUNTARY REACTION.
FUNDAMENTAL MOVEMENTS
BASIC MOVEMENTS SUCH AS WALKING OR
GRASPING.
PERCEPTUAL ABILITIES
RESPONSE TO STIMULI SUCH AS VISUAL,
AUDITORY, KINESTHETIC, OR TACTILE
DISCRIMINATION.
SKILLED MOVEMENTS
ADVANCED LEARNED MOVEMENTS AS ONE
WOULD FIND IN SPORTS OR ACTING.
NONDISCURSIVE COMMUNICATION
USE EFFECTIVE BODY LANGUAGE, SUCH AS
GESTURES AND FACIAL EXPRESSIONS.
OBSERVING
ACTIVE MENTAL ATTENTION TO A PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY.
IMITATING
ATTEMPT TO COPY A PHYSICAL BEHAVIOR.
PRACTISING
PERFORMING A SPECIFIC ACTIVITY
REPEATEDLY.
ADAPTING
FINE TUNING THE SKILL AND MAKING MINOR
ADJUSTMENTS TO ATTAIN PERFECTION.