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%
responses 2006 ('02) |
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y8
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Number of properly thrown
balls caught: |
3 |
62 (56) |
94 (89) |
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2 |
27 (24) |
6 (9) |
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1 |
9 (16) |
0 (1) |
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0 |
2 (4) |
0 (1) |
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| Catching Technique: (eyes on ball throughout; body movement if necessary to catching position; hands moved to meet ball; hands and fingers positioned correctly; caught and controlled ball with hands only; elbows bent to absorb force of ball.) |
very good/excellent |
22 (19) |
57 (49) |
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good |
47 (39) |
37 (45) |
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fair |
25 (30) |
6 (5) |
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poor |
6 (12) |
0 (1) |
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Total
score: |
6 |
22 (19) |
56 (48) |
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5 |
34 (27) |
35 (40) |
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4 |
18 (20) |
6 (7) |
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0–3 |
26 (34) |
3 (5) |
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| Subgroup Analysis: |
Year 4 |
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Year 8 |
| Commentary: |
| Most year 8 students were very competent at catching. About one third of year 4 students dropped at least one ball. Mäori and Pasifika students did particularly well. There was a small improvement for year 4 students between 2002 and 2006. |
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