How are we Improving Skills with iPads

FFSS phys-ed department is collecting info to see if our use of iPads in classes is helping students improve.  

Sounds simple, but we’ve been through about 4 different versions of a checklist to collect data.  

Version one  is  what we’ve used historically to allow kids to assess each other.  Then we added the questions to get students to understand exactly how to improve.   But it doesn’t tell us how iPads helped.

Version #3 attempts to get info about how students benefit from iPad use.  It worked well in dance.

 

We still needed to change it for specific sport skills.

Students should be able to, not only watch themselves & see if that alone helps them improve, but also have a chance to analyze their skills (through apps such as Coach’s Eye) & then apply the feedback they get through practice.  Then they can watch a final version of themselves & even compare their first attempts to the final performances. So this is where we are with our data collection!

Pre-ipad/feedback on Success Criteria Post-iPad/feedback on Success Criteria

Before watching any videos Do I think I am doing the following…	Skill:__________________ Success Criteria	After simply watching video Did I actually do what I thought I was doing…	After analyzing video with partner, peer tutor, teacher & using feedback Did I improve …
Yes           No		Yes         No	Yes            No
Yes           No		Yes          No	Yes            No
Yes           No		Yes          No	Yes            No
Yes           No		Yes          No	Yes            No
Yes           No		Yes          No	Yes            No
Yes           No		Yes          No	Yes            No

Did I improve after using the iPad?

Yes                       No

Explain how: ___________________________________________________________________________