Research has shown that teacher expectations not only determine certain types of student performance but also serve to sustain low and high levels of performance. A model shows how teacher expectations are formed, how they are communicated, and how they sustain levels of student performance in physical education. (JN)

The task classification scheme suggests that motor skills be categorized as the processing demands placed on a learner, feedback availability, and pacing conditions. Potential learning strategies were identified and defined in relation to the classification scheme. (JN)

The ideal model for research on teacher effectiveness (RTE) specifies requirements including measures of outcome, teacher behavior, a study of classroom processes, as well as data collection procedures and analysis techniques. Specific topics of discussion relating to psychomotor learning include utilizing practice time, providing feedback, and…