EFFECTIVENESS OF A TRAINING-PROGRAM WITH PHYSICAL-EDUCATION STUDENTS AND EXPERIENCED PHYSICAL-EDUCATION TEACHERS IN SCORING THE TEST OF GROSS MOTOR DEVELOPMENT

Recently there has been an increase in the need for instruction and as sessment of motor skills of students viith disabilities for the regula r physical education teacher; however, research has indicated that tra ining of physical educators in assessment of motor skills for students with disabilities is often inadequate. Models of teaching preparation such as the infusion approach stress the need to integrate teaching a nd assessment techniques applicable to students with and without disab ilities. In this study, the effectiveness of assessment training on th e accuracy of storing the Test of Gross Motor Development was investig ated. Two students (one special education, one nonspecial education) w ere filmed and evaluated by three experts in the field of adapted phys ical education. The expert raters' scores were then compared to scores obtained by 26 physical education students and 26 experienced physica l education teachers. Results of the study indicate that the instructi on received in an assessment course enables undergraduate physical edu cation students to assess accurately the motor skill performance of st udents with and without disabilities.