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Kennedy, Charlotte I.; Bundschuh, Ernie – 1980
Intended for physical education teachers, the booklet describes informal and formal methods for evaluating handicapped children to determine whether they can participate in a regular physical education program with nonhandicapped students, in a regular physical education program with modification, or in a specially designed physical education…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Behavior Rating Scales, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Payne, V. Gregory – 1981
A study was designed to determine the effects of various ball sizes on children's catching ability and to examine the results as a between- and within-group factor. It was believed that the use of the two-test design would help to establish the validity of past and future tests of this nature. The between-subjects design group consisted of 48…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Elementary Education, Grade 1, Manipulative Materials
Whyte, Lillian A. – 1980
The study was designed to demonstrate the effectiveness of diagnostic teaching with 70 children (6 to 14 years old) with learning and behavioral disorders and to investigate the administrative plan which is most efficient and effective for implementing diagnostic teaching. Ss were divided into three experimental groups--Experimental Group I with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Check Lists, Cognitive Development, Delivery Systems
Schempp, Paul G.; Cheffers, John T. F. – 1982
This study investigated the influence of two different instructional approaches on 298 elementary school students. Two four-week units were taught, the first on movement education and fundamental movement skills, and the second on gymnastics. Two treatment groups were randomly selected, and classes were conducted by six experienced teachers who…
Descriptors: Creative Development, Decision Making, Discovery Learning, Elementary Education
Gallahue, David L. – 1981
Physical education programs at the nursery and elementary school levels should stress the development and refinement of fundamental movement patterns and a wide variety of sport skills instead of dealing with specialized skill development through refined performance experiences. The developmental model of physical education is based on the…
Descriptors: Children, Curriculum Design, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education
Yerg, Beverly J. – 1980
This study was designed to identify teaching-learning process behaviors that affect pupil achievement on a psychomotor task. Forty preservice physical education teachers each taught a twenty-minute cartwheel lesson to three elementary school pupils. Students' cartwheels were filmed before and after the instructional sessions, and analyzed for body…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Elementary Education, Feedback, Learning Readiness
BRAUN, JEAN S.; RUBIN, ELI Z. – 1967
THIS REPORT EXAMINES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BEHAVIORAL AND ACADEMIC DISABILITIES AND COGNITIVE-MOTOR DYSFUNCTION AS REVEALED BY DATA ON 400 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN. THE BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST WAS USED AS A BASIS FOR SAMPLE SELECTION. BEHAVIOR CLUSTERS REFLECTING BOTH ANTI-SOCIAL TENDENCIES AND UNASSERTIVE, WITHDRAWN BEHAVIOR WERE IDENTIFIED. A…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Cognitive Processes
Instructional Objectives Exchange, Los Angeles, CA. – 1976
This collection contains fifty physical education objectives, related sample items, and directions for administering and scoring, and is divided into four categories. The first measures movement skills: body awareness, perception, locomotion, axial skills, balance, and gross motor coordination in games and sports. The second category measures…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education, Guides
Alahuhta, Eila – 1977
This study examines the relationship between preschool children's speech abilities and their basic abilities (perception, powers of reasoning, and spatial orientation), providing insights into what teaching methods and materials can be useful for basic reading instruction in Finland. Results, gathered by ranking 100 preschoolers according to…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Beginning Reading, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries
White, Richard, Ed. – 1977
This training program is designed to prepare paraprofessionals to work effectively as instructional personnel with preschool handicapped children educational settings. The program is divided into two sections: Preservice Training and Inservice Training. The preservice section focuses on the special relationship between the instructional associate…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Guides, Handicapped Children, Interpersonal Competence
Capon, Jack J. – 1975
This textbook on basic movement activities for children in the primary grades is divided into two sections. The first section presents methods of evaluating the physical strengths and weaknesses of individual children. The seven tests outlined and illustrated provide the teacher with the means for assessing each child's abilities and potential for…
Descriptors: Body Image, Eye Hand Coordination, Kinesthetic Methods, Kinesthetic Perception
Southwest Georgia Program for Exceptional Children, Ochlocknee. Ochlocknee Multi-Handicapped Outreach Project. – 1976
The curriculum is designed to give teachers guidelines and objectives for working with young children who are deaf or multiply handicapped. Five sections cover the following areas: language and communication skills, cognitive development, self help skills, social-emotional skills, and psychomotor development. Developmental steps are provided for…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Communication Skills, Curriculum Guides, Deafness
Hunter, David R.; And Others – 1977
A battery of seven psychomotor/perceptual tests was administered to two samples of Air Force personnel: officer trainees slated to attend undergraduate navigator training, and enlisted airmen in 30 different career fields. The objective was to determine the validity of the battery for the prediction of success in technical training courses. The…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Enlisted Personnel
Masterson, James; And Others – 1975
Forty-eight sixth-grade students were studied to determine their response to selected compressions of the narration of an instructional sound motion picture. A 4:10 color film with a 158 wpm recorded narration was shown at 25, 33-1/3 and 50 percent compression rates; performance time and quality were measured immediately and after 12-day…
Descriptors: Conceptual Tempo, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Films
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Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1974
This booklet describes procedures that are used in screening children for early admission to first grade. Generally, each child should be evaluated on an individual basis. When individual evaluation is not feasible as a first step, it is required that an initial group screening measure be administered and followed by individual evaluations for…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Admission Criteria, Conferences, Early Admission
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