Tony Monahan Assessment Institute. Assessment Report. PE-520: Beginning Swimming

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1 Tony Monahan Assessment Institute Assessment Rept PE-520: Beginning Swimming Course description: This course will teach non-swimmers and/ fearful swimmers how to relax in the water. In addition, students will begin basic swimming skills e.g. breath control, floating, crawl stroke and backstroke. 1. Student learning outcomes A. Students will develop the knowledge and skills needed to successfully swim across the width of the swimming pool using various different swimming strokes. This outcome is an extension of QCC Educational Objective #5: integrate knowledge and skills in their program of study. Swimming is a valued physical activity that contributes to competence in Health Education, Physical Education, Exercise Science, and Health Promotion. B. Students will wk with partners with groups in practicing skills and participating in structured activities This outcome is an extension of QCC Educational Objective #7: wk collabatively in diverse groups directed at accomplishing learning objectives Students will wk with partners and groups at all times in the pool both f safety and collabation purposes. Students will help each other master the various swimming skills as perfm skill tests in pairs. 2. Course assignments PE-520 is a beginning swimming course that focuses on teaching students general swimming skills (arm stroke, leg kick, and breathing) and specific swimming strokes, including the 4 competitive strokes (front crawl, back crawl, breast stroke, butterfly stroke) the elementary backstroke, the side stroke and treading skills. Swimming strokes are broken down into arm, leg and breathing skills. Diagrams and technical explanations of each swim stroke were posted on Blackboard. During classes, students were taught the mechanics of each stroke, viewed a demonstration, and practiced each part (arms, legs, breathing) with the assistance of flotation. Students were given time to practice each stroke while the instruct gave individual assistance. In addition, students spent time in the deep end of the pool each week with the instruct to help alleviate fear of the water.

2 Tony Monahan Assessment Institute 3. Evidence used to determine how well students are achieving the outcomes The Swim Skill Rubric was used to determine improvement of swilling skills and general swimming proficiency. This rubric covers 6 skills: - General Swimming - Elementary Backstroke - Front Crawl Stroke - Back Crawl Stroke - Breast Stroke - Side Stroke Since the Butterfly stroke is the most difficult to perfm and not taught in all beginning swimming sections, it was not included in this assessment (it is me appropriate f in intermediate swim course). Fty four students from two sections of PE-520 were assessed accding to the PE-520 Swim Skills Rubric. Pretest assessments were conducted on 4/4/13 and 4/8/13. Posttest assessments were conducted on 5/6/13 and 5/9/13. In a regular semester, the pretest would be given on the first day the students are in the water. However, the Swim Skills Rubric was not developed until after participation in the Assessment Institute during the month of March, The posttest would regularly be given at the end of the semester. 4. Analysis and summary of the assessment (see attached pretest and posttest scing sheets) The results of the assessment show that overall, students improved in every categy from pretest to posttest. The most significant improvement came with the side stroke where just one student out of 40 perfmed it proficiently on the pretest and 29 students (out of 44) reached proficiency and beyond in the posttest. This may be attributed to the fact that the sidestroke was not taught pri to the pretest. This could project to all strokes if the pretest is given at the beginning of the semester. Students improved in all other strokes but had been taught the mechanics pri to this semesters pretest. In general swimming (swimming across the pool using any stroke) 87% of the students sced proficient above, compared to 58% in the pretest. 5. Assessment results affect on student learning It appears that the results of the pre and posttest did show that the student learning outcomes were affected by the class content. In all categies 76% of the students sced proficient above in the posttest compared to 40% of the students in the pretest. These numbers should be me disparate when the pretest is conducted at the beginning of the semester. Student improvement in swimming depends on time spent in the water. Students who sit out classes because of illness, lack of swim gear, other reasons tend to have me difficulty

3 Tony Monahan Assessment Institute improving. A solution to this is to allow students to make up missed time in other sections of PE Most colleagues in the HPED department are open to this. Swimming requires technical mastery and practice. Students are given the infmation, demonstration, group and individual instruction and time to master each swim skill. The current swim skills rubric with pre/posttest seems to be a good assessment f the course materials. A student taking a survey written test may do well with pencil and paper but still may not be able to swim. 6. Artifacts Attached are 1. Swim Skills Rubric 2. Pretest results 3. Posttest results

4 PE-520 Beginning Swimming Skill 4: Distinguished 3: Proficient 2: Developing 1: Needs Improvement - Swims across width of pool - Swims across width of the pool - Swims across width of the pool - Swims across width of the pool General Swimming using a fluid, recognizable swim using a recognizable swim stroke using a recognizable swim stroke only stroke - Uses crect arm, leg and with - fluid arm, leg and breathing breathing f the given swim motions stroke. Elementary Backstroke Front Crawl Back Crawl Breast Stroke Side Stroke -Body supine in the water -Arms straight out, pull straight and symmetrical - Recovery hands contact with body - Fluid whip kick - Arms and legs synchronized - Body prone and streamlined - Smooth, fluid motion - Face in the water - Fluid flutter kick - Elbow out of water first - Arms extend, pull to waist - Body supine and streamlined - Thumb exits water, pinkie enters water - Symmetrical arm rotation - Arm pull within shoulders - Fluid flutter kick - Head is neutral - Body prone and streamlined - Arm pull within shoulders - Symmetrical arm pull/ recovery - Fluid whip kick - Alternate kick and pull - Side-lying position -Lower ear remains in water - Hands remain under surface - Arms remain straight through glide - Fluid scisss kick exhaling through glide -Body supine in the water -Arm pull is symmetrical - Recovery hands contact with body - recognizable whip kick - Arms and legs synchronized - Body prone in the water - Face in the water on occasion - Recognizable arm pull - Recognizable flutter kick - Body supine in the water - Thumb exits water, pinkie enters water - Symmetrical arm rotation - Recognizable flutter kick - Body prone in the water - Recognizable arm pull - Recognizable whip kick - Alternate kick and pull - Side-lying position - Hands remain under surface - Recognizable arm stroke - Recognizable scisss kick - Recognizable glide - Swim stroke is perfmed with - Swim stroke is perfmed with - Swim stroke is perfmed with - Swim stroke is perfmed with - Swim stroke is perfmed with - Swim stroke is perfmed only - Swim stroke is perfmed only - Swim stroke is perfmed only - Swim stroke is perfmed only - Swim stroke is perfmed only

5 PE-520 Beginning Swimming Pretest 4/4/13 and 4/8/13 N=40 Skill 4: Distinguished 3: Proficient 2: Developing 1: Needs Improvement General Swimming Elementary Backstroke Front Crawl Back Crawl Breast Stroke Side Stroke

6 Posttest 5/6/13 and 5/9/13 N=44 Skill 4: Distinguished 3: Proficient 2: Developing 1: Needs Improvement General Swimming Elementary Backstroke Front Crawl Back Crawl Breast Stroke Side Stroke