Mountain View Middle School

8th Grade Yoga Unit

Introduction
Ms. Ashleigh Genito
Ms. Emily DeCaro

Agenda
Goals and Standards
Psychomotor Assessment & Data
Physical Activity Assessment & Data
Cognitive Assessment & Data
Affective Assessment &Data
Trustworthiness
Reflections
Question & Answer

Goals and Standards

Psychomotor
Performing a Yoga Routine (NYS 1A/National 1)

Cognitive
Knowledge of Yoga Skills (NYS 1A/National 1)
Recognition of different poses (NYS 1A/National 2)

Affective
Demonstrate Respect (NYS 2A/National 4)

Psychomotor Assessment
Qualitative assessment of Yoga pose
Rating scale format
Each teacher assessed a pose & recorded data
during station rotation
Pre-test on day one of unit
Post-test on final day, same as pre-test

Rating Scale
Yoga Rating Scale
Critical Elements: Cat Pose
Head down, arched back, knees under hips,
arms shoulder width apart.
First
Rob
Kevin
Chelsea
Jason
Paul
Jenna
Kelsey
Katie
Shawn
Anthony
Mike
Danielle
Anthony
Jake

David

Rating

Needs practice in

3= mastery
2=beginning to
master
1= attempts

(Head, Back, Knees, Arms)

Pre-test Cat Pose

10
9

Number of Students

8
7
6

5
4
3
2
1
0
Attempted

Beginning to Master

Mastery

Post-Test Cat Pose

12

Number of Students

10

0
Attempts

Beginning to Master

Mastery

Cue Performance

3.5
3

Number of Students

2.5
2
Pre-Test
Post-Test

1.5
1

0.5
0
Head

Back

Arms

Knees

Physical Activity
MovBand!

Measures
movement in all
directions

Goal during
lesson: 150
moves

Physical Activity: Average Moves

160
140
120

Moves

100
80
60
40
20

0
Pre-Test

Post-Test

Move Goals
12

Number of Students

10
8
Met Goal
6

Did Not Meet Goal

4
2
0

Pre-Test

Post-Test

Cognitive Assessment
Cognitive Quiz on the first lesson of the unit
Matching pictures of poses with their names
Components of Yoga

5 True/False Questions
5 Matching Questions
Taught different poses throughout unit
Gave same quiz on last day of unit

Cognitive Assessment
Matching

___ 1.

True/False
Directions: Place a T on the line if the statement about yoga is true, and an F on the line if the
statement about yoga is false.

___2.

___ 6. Yoga helps improve flexibility and speed.

___3.

___4.

___5.

A. Cat Pose
B. Childs Pose
C. Cobra
D. Cow Pose
E. Downward Dog
F. Low Lunge
G. Tree pose
H. Twist
I. Warrior

___7. Yoga is a way to manage stress.

___8.Yoga is only for girls.
___9. There are hundreds of different yoga poses.
___10.Doing yoga 3 times a week is more beneficial than doing one 90 minute session.

Cognitive Test Results:

Change in Average Scores
8.3
8.2

8.1

Scores

7.9
7.8

7.7
7.6

7.5
7.4
Pre-Test

Post-Test

Affective Assessment

Taught components of respect

Positive encouragement to teammates
Provided opportunities for students to practice
Observed students in several lessons
Students used a 4-point Likert scale to rate
themselves
Students wrote examples of how they showed
respect

Respect
I showed respect today in class
(Circle one)
Strongly Agree

Give an example:

Agree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Did you show respect today?

7

Number of Students

6
5

4
Pre-Test
Post-Test

3
2
1
0
Strongly Agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly
Disagree

Student Examples of Respect

Student 7: I worked with my classmates and
helped them when needed.
Student 13: I didnt laugh if someone couldnt
do a pose.

Trustworthiness of the data

Reliable: Students self-reported in the affective
assessment (less reliable).
Valid: Strong validity/reliability in the skill
assessment. Limited reliability/validity in the
affective assessment.
Practical: All assessments took little class time.
Objective: Both teachers assessed the skill of all
students.
Authentic: Skill assessments were done while
looking at a pose in the sequence.

Reflections and Goals

More students should meet the physical
activity goal of 150 moves.
Have a teacher assessment about respect.
Expand our class blackboard page to show
progress using assessments throughout units.

Questions?

Our contact information:

(607)555-7839
mvpe@mountain_view.k12.edu