Assessment

of learners for 2 events :Quiz item & ‘Springy Feet’ activity

Lesson Topic: Safer running techniques- midfoot running
Subject: Physical Education
Length of lesson: 60 minutes Date: 21st May 2016


Formative Assessment Event 1 Quiz: ‘Heel strike vs Midfoot strike.’

Quiz Outcome:
Learners will..

ü Identifying heel strikers and midfoot strikers correctly.
ü Draw arrow/s to indicate point of contact
Criteria:
Learners expected to succesfully complete quiz items ( at least 5 out of 7 )


Learner 1:
§ Identifying heel strikers and midfoot strikers correctly. [__out of 7]
§ Draw arrow/s to indicate point of contact . [___out of 7]
§ Error correction/feedback provided ____
§ Notes:
Learner 2:
§ Identifying heel strikers and midfoot strikers correctly. [__out of 7]
§ Draw arrow/s to indicate point of contact . [___out of 7]
§ Error correction/feedback provided ____
§ Notes:



Summative assessment Event 2: ‘Springy Feet’ (Guided and Independent Practice)

Assessment of knowledge/skill/technique acquisition and application of learning.

Indicators observed/assessed during activity
Item ‘Springy Feet’ activity Learner 1 Learner 2
1 Able to identify ball of foot
2 Demonstrate 3 different foot strikes.
3 Demonstrate midfoot striking ground first
4 The heel can lightly touch the ground after the midfoot does.
5
The foo Learner is light on their feet (springy)

TOTAL (out of 5 items)
[Criteria is 4 out of 5 to indicate learning is successful]


Notes/ observation:

Learner 1:

Learner 2:
QUIZ: Circle the heel-strikers. Draw an arrow for each runner’s point of impact !!

Student name:_______________________ Date of lesson:___May 2016

Safer techniques for running : midfoot running

Student Evaluation: How did this lesson go for you?

For this lesson, you wanted to learn about safer ways to land on your feet. So together, we set out
to learn about midfoot running J . This was to correct the harmful heavy heel striking that
caused many injuries for you. This technique will help you run safer, happier and for longer!

Think about the following parts of our lesson and how they helped you to meet your goal of
learning a safer running technique.

Lesson Pace:

How did you feel the pace of the lesson went? … too slow/ too fast/just right

Was the language used during the lesson… clear and easy to understand? difficult to follow?

Lesson content: did the lesson help you to……

Identify the difference between heel and mid strike patterns? Yes/ no

Understand how and why heel striking causes injuries? Yes/ no

Learn about some benefits of midfoot running? Yes/ no

Was the information being presented valuable to you? Yes/no

Other comments on the lesson content?

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Use of images and YouTube clips.

Were the diagrams used in the presentation useful in helping to explain the information to
you? yes/no
Were the YouTube clips useful in helping you understand the differences in heel striking and
midfoot running? yes/ no

Were you satisfied with the YouTube clips being used to demonstrate the midfoot technique?
yes/no
Were the clips interesting ? yes/no
Were they clear and useful? Yes/no
Were the clips too short/too long/ fine?
Which clip/s were useful to you and why? ________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Drills and practice

Did the Springy Feet drill help you identify and and feel comfortable with landing on the ball
of your foot ? yes/ no

Did you find the cues for this drill useful for the guided and independent practice sessions
later in the lesson? yes/ no .

Overall,was this lesson successful in…
Meeting your goals of learning a new technique for safer running? Yes/no

What did you enjoy about the lesson? What was interesting?



What else would you like to learn for future lessons?



Any other comments J



 Some useful information and links for you..

YouTube Playlist

Please visit our playlist to watch some great videos to get you up and running
with your new-found midfoot running technique!

Playlist title: ‘Midfoot running- an introduction’

Address:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLivAbTDIyqz16SWHkWkHVjrfqcWveU
VmQ

You can add to this playlist using this link below J

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLivAbTDIyqz16SWHkWkHVjrfqcWveU
VmQ&jct=UzNTMPrVGGrU6RL9kWThUcnxlKtDGA

Some other useful resources and links to help you get started
on your midfoot running journey…

‘How to find your midfoot’

http://www.active.com/running/articles/how-to-find-your-mid-foot

‘The mid-foot strike in running

https://posemethod.com/the-midfoot-strike-in-running/

Changing Running Form – My Journey to the Midfoot (blog)

http://runblogger.com/2010/09/changing-running-form-my-journey-
to.html

SEARCH TIP!!

To help you get started in exploring midfoot running, look out for other
names this technique is known as : chi running, pose running, midfoot
striking, midfoot landing.

J Run safer.. run happy.. run longer!! J