This quiz is about how different kinds of sports can be beneficial to an athlete.
It addresses the Indiana Academic Health Standard: 9.7.1 Identify positive aspects of participation in several different physical activities. Each question requires students to think about the different kind of sports, what kind of qualities they require, and what kind of values they encourage for athletes. There are six questions in this quiz.
Part 2: The quiz results
Overall, the results of the quiz were successful. Most students did not miss more than one question while taking the quiz, and they were able to answer all of the questions fairly quickly. Some students simply did not read through all the choices on the first question and put "teamwork" or "cooperation" instead of the correct answer: "all the above" for that question. All students answered the text question correctly because they were able to give evidence for why they thought their answer was correct. The rest of the questions on the quiz were only missed by one or two students and most of them just needed to change one of their answers that they checked to get full credit.
The students have all known that cooperation and teamwork are encouraged in team sports, but some did not realize that sportsmanship is also a value that athletes learn while playing team sports.
The students all knew that children should learn to play sports while they are young, but some cited different reasons of the importance of playing sports at a young age. However, all answers were correct for this question because each student was able to back up their answer with some kind of explanation.
The majority of students knew that individualized sports teach athletes the value of self-trust. Only two students misunderstood the question and put listening skills instead.
The majority of students also knew the correct answers to the next two questions about endurance. Only one student got the first endurance question wrong. That was probably because the student had a misunderstanding of what the term endurance means.
The last question was a pretty easy one for most students. Only one student answered incorrectly because he or she included all of the sports. Another student just forgot to check Dance long with Cheerleading and Gymnastics. I think most students have a good understanding of flexibility and can identify which sports require it most.
Part 3: Reflection
Based on the results of the quiz, I think the focus of the class should be on reminding students the meaning of basic terms such as sportsmanship and endurance that some of them struggled with. Just a simple reminder of the terms and examples of what each term means would freshen up their memories and I think they would do much better on a quiz if they had some more review.
The quiz helped me make decisions because it was easy for me to identify which parts of class the students did not understand or were not paying attention to. It helped me choose on what to focus on in the future and it also showed me that some students learn differently than others. It showed me that some students need to be reminded to read the questions more carefully so that they answer the questions in the right way and can receive full credit for their answers. I also realized that most students do well on questions where they can write out their own answers in text because they have the opportunity to back up their answers and explain their reasoning.
Here is the link to the actual quiz: