Lecture 27 Flashcards
Assessing Motor Development
what is the study of motor development
the study of the products and underlying processes of motor behaviour changes across the life span
what are the characteristics of development change in motor capacity
- sequential
- cumulative
- multivariate
- individual
what is meant by cumulative characteristic of developmental change
all the little things we learn as we grow, they build upon one another
what is meant by multivariate characteristic of developmental change
huge numbers of things that are changing
what is meant by individual characteristic of developmental change
we are all developing at different rates
what is meant by evaluation
determining the worth or value of measurements made
in assessing motor development what is norm reference standards
benchmarks to evaluate someones motor skills in comparison to representative sample of the population
how are norm reference standards linked to hierarchical ordering
can be to do with age based developmental sequences and seeing if kids are meeting these
how are criterion reference standards different to norm reference standards
measuring an individual’s performance against predetermined criteria or standards, rather than comparing it to the performance of a normative sample
physical / motor competence can be assessed in two ways, what are they and what do they look at
product (outcome) orientated
process orientated (looks at technique)
what are two important considerations when assessing motor development
validity
reliability
a test can be reliable but not valid or ….
valid but not reliable
what is reliability in motor development
is the assessment tool able to give the same results across multiple measurements
how could you measure anaerobic capacity
Wingate tests
how could you measure anaerobic power
squat jump = measure jump height
- maximum vertical leap
