Observing & Analysing Learners' Movement

Observing & Analysing Learners' Movement is a unique and long awaited resource designed to promote high quality movement education and physical education for children aged 7-14 years.

Observing & Analysing Learners' Movement is a sequel to the CD-ROM 'Observing Children Moving' which was produced by the Association for Physical Education (AfPE) and Tacklesport in 2003 to assist practitioners working with children aged 3-7 years to develop observation and analysis skills.

PEA UK worked in partnership with Tacklesport (Consultancy) Ltd to produce the resource (supplied on CD-ROM for installation on the users hard drive). For ease of understanding, the resource is referred to as 'the CD-ROM'.

Enable trainees, teachers and other practitioners to observe, describe and analyse learners' movement
Enhance knowledge and understanding of motor development
Raise standards by promoting effective motor development, movement education and Physical Education
Assist those working with learners aged 7-14 to provide movement learning
experiences that match pupil needs

Observing and Analysing Learners' Movement includes over 90 video clips of children performing a range of motor patterns (i.e. shot put, forward roll, javelin throw, skip, jump to catch, hockey dribble, hurdle, pair balance, turn, tuck jump off apparatus, leap, handstand and tennis serve).

Children at different stages of development are included and the motor patterns are shown from a variety of camera angles. Accompanying each of the 13 motor patterns are guide to observation, analysis grids, strategy for development, tasks and level 2 analysis.

Also included are 'Hotspots' which indicate key points to enhance technical performance. These are designed to assist practitioners in helping children to improve their performance.

Observing and Analysing Learners' Movement also includes a range of supporting material such as:

Approaches to observation and analysing movement.
Biomechanical Considerations
Influences of Growth and Maturation
Health and Safety

This website will offer a step by step guide to using Observing and Analysing Learners' Movement, including examples from one motor pattern.

This selector screen is the starting point for accessing the CD-ROM. To select from three options, users pass the cursor over the content buttons:

Users can select and click on one button for access to that section (e.g. Motor Pattern Selector illustrated).