lecture 27

Question 1

motor development is

Answer 1

the study of the products and underlying processess of motor behaviour changes across the life span.

Question 2

key terms of what to assess in motor development

Answer 2

assessment, meausrement, evaluation and norm and criterion references.

Question 3

types of assessment in motor dvelopment

Answer 3

product and process

Question 4

validity

Answer 4

are you measuring what you want to be measuring?

Question 5

reliability

Answer 5

is the assessment tool able to give the same results across multiple measurements

Question 6

new born physical assessment

Answer 6

APGAR scale. based on appearance, pulse, grimace, activity and respiratory effort

Question 7

what score on the APGAR would be immediate asssitance

Answer 7

<4.

Question 8

Bayley scales of infant development

Answer 8

norm-reference instrument for infants and toddlers aged 1 to 42 months. there are 5 sub scales. cognitive, language, motor, social-emotional and adaptive.

Question 9

validity of BSID

Answer 9

moderate correlations with other assessment tools. but predictive validity is not well supported by evidence.

Question 10

parental self report.

Answer 10

AHEMD (affordances in the home for motor development) clear link to contemporary view of perceptual-motor control theory.

Question 11

what are the ages bands of the AHEMD

Answer 11

3-18 months and 18-42 months

Question 12

what sections are in AHEMD

Answer 12

child and family characteristics, affordances in 1) play space, 2) daily activities and 3) play materials.

Question 13

is the AHEMD valid or reliable ?

Answer 13

established as invalid but reliability is dependent on cultural and socio-economic context.

Question 14

what had positive relationship with AHEMD

Answer 14

mothers income and parents income, higher education. allowing the kids to choose their activities.

Question 15

negative relationship with AHEMD

Answer 15

no. of siblings/ kids in the house

Question 16

the seniors tests.

Answer 16

evaluate physical function in healthy elderly people but is also used for people with dementia. six functional test of strength, endurance, balance, agility and flexibility. each test is scored seperately on different scales.

Question 17

what are the four functional tests for the seniors test

Answer 17

the chair stand test
the bicep curl test
the 6-minute walk test
the chair sit and reach test

Question 18

process oriented assessments

Answer 18

intents are to identify an individuals current movement qualities and compare the actions to an established developmental sequence.

Question 19

the purpose of the NMSSA study is to.

Answer 19

provide a snapshot of student achievements at year 4 and year 8 in english-medium state schools
indentify factors associated with achievement
measure change in student achievement over time.
provide high quality information for policy amkers, currculum planners and educators.