Categories
of Tasks Or Learning Experiences
1. Basic Task:
This task introduces new content. Teachers can use basic tasks to identify
current ability levels.
e.g. "Toss the ball in the air
and catch it."
2. Simplifying Task:
This task makes the content of the basic task easier. It should be used
in situations where students are having consistent difficulty performing
the content in the basic task.
e.g. "Toss the ball in the air
and let it bounce once before catching it."
3. Extending Task:
This task makes the content of the basic task more difficult. It should
be used in situations where students can perform the basic task easily
and do not consider the content challenging.
e.g. "Toss the ball in the
air and catch it while moving around the gymnasium."
4. Applying Task:
This task takes the content of the basic task (or the simplifying/extending
tasks) and applies it to a different situation. In the case of games, this
situation is usually more game-like. It should be used in situations where
students have mastered the content of the basic task to a point where further
practice in different conditions would be beneficial.
e.g. "With a partner, one person
toss the ball in the air and the other person catch it. For every five
successful attempts, give yourselves one point."
5. Refining Task:
This task focuses on some quality of movement in any of the above tasks.
Quality here refers to HOW a student is performing a motor skill. The purpose
of a refining task is to make the movement more efficient.
e.g. "When catching the ball,
try to absorb the force of the ball by giving with your hands and arms."
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