The effects of two training programs on the ability of preservice physical education majors to observe the developmental steps in the overarm throw for force
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Frederick I. Bell (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Kate R. Barrett
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of two training programs on the ability of physcial education majors to observe and identify the developmental steps in the overarm throw for force. Twenty nine physical education majors participated in one of two training groups: a verbal-only group or a verbal-visual group. Two videotapes were constructed: a training videotape and a test videotape. A pretest-posttest design was utilized with a retention test being administered three weeks after the posttest. Two scores were determined: a motor development observation score and a confidence score. Two nonparametric tests were used to analyse the data: within-group differences were analysed with the Friedman test and between-group differences were analysed with the Mann-Whitney U test. Results indicated that: (a) both groups significantly Improved their motor development observation scores from the pretest to the posttest, (b) there were no significant differences between the groups on the posttest, (c) the verbal-visual group scored significantly higher than the verbal-only group on the retention test, (d) there were no significant differences between the posttest and the retention test within the two groups, (e) the feet and the trunk were the easiest components for which to identify the steps of development, and (f) subjects remained very confident in their ability to identify the steps of development in the OTFF throughout this study.
The effects of two training programs on the ability of preservice physical education majors to observe the developmental steps in the overarm throw for force
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- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 1987
- Subjects
- Physical education teachers $x Training of
- Motor ability $x Testing