Measuring Psychomotor Skills

Chapter Objectives Define psychomotor performance, and cite fundamental skills associated with general motor ability and sports. Understand and discuss considerations for testing specific to the psychomotor domain. Articulate the various ways that results of psychomotor tests can be appropriately used. Explain components of skill-related physical fitness, and state examples of how each can be measured and evaluated. Describe psychomotor test batteries appropriate for students with disabilities. Make well-informed choices of psychomotor tests for assessing skill-related physical fitness and specific sports skills. Administer selected tests to measure general motor ability, selected team sports skills, and individual sports skills.