Approach: Open
space |
Level:
Year 4
and year 8
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Focus:
Strength,
coordination.
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Resources:
4 bibs.
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96KB |
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Questions/instructions:
1.
Stand with toes of both feet on the marker.
2. Jump as far and as well as you can.
3. Land and balance on both feet to the
count of 3.
You have 3 goes.
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%
responses
2002 ('98) |
y4
|
y8 |
Take
off:
|
both
feet together |
97
(95) |
96
(100) |
one
foot first |
3
(5) |
4
(0) |
Take
off –
arms swung from rear to front/top:
|
strongly
|
44
(46) |
46
(50) |
moderately
|
43
(43) |
38
(40) |
weakly
or not at all |
13
(11) |
16
(10) |
Take
off –
use of all leg/ankle joints:
|
strong
|
41
(39) |
43
(46) |
moderate
|
50
(52) |
46
(43) |
weakly
|
9
(9) |
11
(11) |
Distance
jumped (estimated):
|
approximately
student’s height |
29
(34) |
34
(31) |
60
to 90% of height |
60
(56) |
54
(55) |
less
than 60% of height |
11
(10) |
12
(14) |
Landing:
|
stable
and held |
56
(49) |
59
(64) |
moderate
|
35
(39) |
33
(30) |
poor
|
8
(12) |
8
(6) |
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Total
score:
|
10
|
15
(16) |
18
(15) |
8–9
|
32
(32) |
33
(39) |
6–7
|
37
(32) |
30
(31) |
4–5
|
11
(15) |
13
(14) |
0–3
|
5
(5) |
6
(1) |
Commentary
There was very little difference between year 4 and year 8 students on
this task. Similarly, performance had not changed for either year level
between 1998 and 2002. |