Assessment Project

Basic Volleyball Skills Score (1-4) Skill Performed Learner (2) Average (3) Perfect (4) Forearm Pass Elbows and Knees bent, athletic stance, hands properly together, arms extended, Knees bent, athletic stance, knees locked, control of ball. 5-7 to target. hands properly together, weight on heels arms extended, on balls of of feet, hands in feet control of ball, pass to incorrect form, target. 8-10 to target. ball not to target. 3-5 to target. Setting Sets ball above Sets ball above head, knees, and elbows bent and fully extended when Sets ball above head, knees, head, bends contacted with ball, shoulders face target, ball goes to target. 5-7 to and elbows bent and fully knees, feet target. extended when contacted shoulder width with ball, uses finger pads to apart, hands in contact ball, shoulders face triangle form, target, ball to target. 8-10 to ball goes to target. target. 3-5 to target. Hitting Okay approach, Correct approach, left right left footwork, elbow above head, follow Correct approach, left right incorrect through - 5 to 7 successful hits out of 10 over and in the court. left footwork, elbow above footwork, elbow head, follow through 8 to 10 below head- 3 to successful hits out of 10 5 successful hits over and in the court. out of 10 over and in the court. Serving Serve made over Serve over and in, serve included weight transfer and correct contact. Serve over and in, serve net, not correct 5-7 to target. included weight transfer weight transfer. and correct contact, ball 3-5 to target. intricate to pass. 8-10 to target. Communication Listens to Calls for most balls, listens for teammates, encourages interaction. Calls for all balls, listens to teammates but teammates when they call does not call for balls, talks throughout balls. entire play.

Teamwork Puts self down Cheers on teammates while staying optimistic. Includes everyone in game, when making support teammates. mistakes (shuts down) Sportsmanship Dishonest, puts Honest play helps teammates with skills and play, polite towards Follows all rules, takes teammates and opponents. charge with bettering team opponents down, and opponents skill and pessimistic knowledge wise with a good towards game. attitude. Total Points out of 28 (circle one) 16 or lower= D 17-20= C 21-23= B 24-28 = A

Casey Grasso Assessment Project Questions

Problem 1. To measure the ability to use correct form when performing various volleyball skills and team play skills.

Refining the Problem 2. This rubric is for 9th graders in the high school setting. Both females and males will be assessed individually at the end of the volleyball unit. All students will have already had a couple weeks of learning the skills from repetitions as well as from playing in game like scenarios. All ability levels will be assessed because they have had time to learn and practice these skills.

3. This rubric will be used for a posttest assessment. The last week of the unit, I will assess the students using this rubric for feedback on ways to improve their skills and team play skills. At the end of the week, after tournament play, I will use this rubric again to grade the students on their skills and team play. This grade will be their grade for the unit. I will evaluate each player individually for their biomechanics throughout practice tournament play, that way the rest of the students are not standing around, but practicing. Team skills will be assessed throughout the practice tournament play as well.

4. I will be evaluating both process and product of the essential volleyball skills used. For example, I will be assessing the process and product of the: forearm pass, setting, hitting, and serving. Students will be assessed on their biomechanics of each skill, as well as how accurate they are getting the ball to the target. As for team play skills like communication, sportsmanship, and teamwork, students will be assessed on product.

Instrumentation and Methodology 5. Each player will be scored out of 4 points on each category: 1 for novice, 2 for learner, 3 for average, and 4 for perfect. Novice would count for very poor biomechanics like arm positioning, stance, and control. Learner would count for okay biomechanics, where the student has an acceptable stance, decent hand positioning as well as some weight transfer. This student still does not have full control of the ball. Average would count as good. This student has correct form, stance, and arm positioning, however, they do not get a sufficient amount of balls to the target. Perfect would count as everything being correct, including: stance, weight transfer, arm positioning, and almost all of the balls to the target with full control.

6. The administrator needs to know the correct biomechanics of each skill being performed. These biomechanics need to be taught to the class correctly in order for the students to perform well. The assessment should be performed in the gymnasium during a physical education period. The educator needs to know the basic incorrect biomechanics as well as the correct ones in order to point each out. The testing should be taking place throughout a practice tournament. Each student will pick a random number for a time throughout the class to perform their skills, that way it is fair to all students. Each student should take about 10-15 minutes, so this assessment will take place over a few days of classes. There is no required training other than knowing all of the skills biomechanics.

Analysis of Results 7. I will turn this four-point rubric into a summative letter grade, because they will be assessed at the end of the unit. The total points available for a student to receive are 28 points. This grade will be 75% of their final grade for the unit. The other 25% will be based off of a written exam. I will have five units per semester, that way each unit is allowed a three- week period. Therefore, this final grade will be 20% of the students’ final grade for the semester. A passing grade is considered a C+. If the student does not meet this requirement of a C or a 70-74% (17-20/28) on the assessment, he or she will not receive a passing grade, which will affect their final, overall grade for the semester.

Grading Scale: 88 – 100 = A 75 – 87 = B 62 – 74 = C 50 – 61 = D 0 – 50 = F References:

Paglia, Jill. "A Guide To Volleyball Basics." Tristate Volunteers. Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association, n.d. Web. 6 Dec. 2012.