title: Does computer-based motor skill assessment training transfer to live assessing?
abstract: Developing competency in motor skill assessment has been identified as a critical need in physical educator preparation. We conducted this study to evaluate (a) the effectiveness of a web-based instructional program --Motor Skill Assessment Program (MSAP)-- for developing assessment competency, and specifically (b) whether competency developed by using this method transferred to participants' ability to accurately assess actual students in a gymnasium setting. Participants were 36 (9 men and 27 women) preservice kinesiology majors. Results revealed they performed significantly better on assessing a motor skill after using MSAP training and this training transferred to significant improvements in accurately assessing students in an actual gymnasium setting
authors.affiliation: Kinesiology Department, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 22904-42677, USA. lek@virginia.edu
authors.forename: Luke E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taliaferro
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Krause
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D018953:Kinesiology, Applied / Q000193:education*; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills; D055815:Young Adult