SYSTEMATICOBSERVATIONS

Motordifferencesinhigher&lowerskilledstudents
School Site: ____Cleveland Elementary_

Date: _11/9/16_

Activity Observed: __Badminton Lesson__

Grade/Age Level: _4th and 5th _

DIRECTIONS: You will observe many children performing many different kinds of skills. Select 8 (or as many as you
can) different tasks and describe how the high skilled students and the low skilled students are performing.

Task

Higher Skilled

Underhand Serve

- Performed the COTS correctly

-Hit the birdie every other time

Backhand return

-Performed most of the COTS

correctly
-Accurate

Forehand return

-Performed most of the

COTS correctly
-Accurate
-Under control

Lower Skilled
-Miss about 2 of the COTS
-Missed the birdie sometimes
-Knew the COTS but didnt
hit the birdie

Knew the COTS but didnt

make contact with the
birdie until about 5 trys