Observation

This question was attempted by majority of the candidates and their performance was good.

Expected answers are as follows:

Activity 2: 400 m race
Process:          Candidate using the crouch start go through the commands of on your mark, Set and Go, running form and finish as fast as possible.

Use the scale of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 as shown below to rate the candidate’s performance.

Process Evaluation Rating Scale

All performances should be judged according to the following rubrics.

On your Mark

1. assume a crouch position

(ii)        feet and hands are behind the scratch line
(iii)       hands placed on ground shoulder width apart
(iv)       head is dropped
(v)        knee of the rear leg in contact with the ground

Set and Go

(i)         rock body forward
(ii)        raise the buttocks / hips up
(iii)       rear leg is stretched / extended with a slight bent at the knee
(iv)       head slightly raised
(v)        remain still / motionless

Running form

(i)         high knee raised
(ii)        full extension of the legs
(iii)       maintain uniform stride
(iv)       body tilts inward at the bend / curve
(v)        proper swing of the arms

Finish

(i)         maintain speed up to finish
(ii)        chest / torso out / dip at finish
(iii)       keep head forward
(iv)       maintain balance
(v)        whole body crosses the finish line

Product Evaluation

The time returned in minutes is recorded and read off the conversion table to obtain the score.