Movement Skills  : Ladder Activities — A  
Approach: Open space
84k

Resources: 3.5m long rope ladder with rigid rungs.
  % responses
y4
y8
1. Ladder walk — Slow Walk between the rungs — lifting knees, swinging arms.
Accuracy & control:
consistently good
mostly good
moderate
low
66
30
3
1
74
22
4
0
2. Ladder run — Fast Run between the rungs — lifting knees, swinging arms.
Accuracy, control, speed:
consistently good
mostly good
moderate
low
54
38
8
0
72
24
3
1
3. Step in — step out — Slow Step one foot then other foot between each rung.
Accuracy & control:
consistently good
mostly good
moderate
low
42
33
20
5
61
30
8
1
4. Step in — step out — Fast Step one foot then other foot between each rung.
Accuracy, control, speed:
consistently good
mostly good
moderate
low
10
35
46
9
35
41
20
4
5. Sideways step in — step out — Slow Sideways step one foot then other foot between each rung.
Accuracy & control:
consistently good
mostly good
moderate
low
70
21
7
2
85
14
1
0
6. Sideways step in — step out — Fast Sideways step one foot then other foot between each rung.
Accuracy, control, speed:
consistently good
mostly good
moderate
low
30
44
24
2
56
34
9
1
Commentary:
On average, about 20 percent more year 8 than year 4 students scored at the highest level. It appears that students took time to settle in the simple first task, with scores lower than would have been expected from the performances on the other tasks.

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