The document summarizes the results of two students, aged 6 and 9, taking the Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD). [1] The TGMD assesses locomotor skills like running, galloping, and hopping, and object control skills like striking, bouncing, catching, kicking, and throwing. [2] For each skill, the students are scored based on specific form criteria. [3] The 6-year-old student (Student A) scored higher overall with a total of 48 compared to the 9-year-old's (Student B) total of 38.

1. PE 422 Motor Development and Learning Dr. Kelle Murphy Test of Gross Motor Development TGMD By: Stephen Meno Lenith Atienza

5. Locomotor Skills

6. Run 1 1 Nonsupport Leg bent approximately 90 degrees (close to buttocks 1 1 Foot placement near or on a line (not footed) 0 1 Arms in opposition to legs, elbow bent 1 1 Brief period where both feet are off the ground B A

7. Gallop 1 1 Able to lead with the right and left foot 1 1 Arms bent and lifted to waist level 1 1 Brief period where both feet are off the ground 1 1 A step forward with the lead foot followed by a step with the trailing foot to a position adjacent to or behind the lead foot. B A

8. Hop 1 1 Able to hop on the right and left foot 0 1 Arms bent at elbows and swing forward on take off 1 1 Nonsupport leg swings in pendular fashion to produce force 1 1 Foot of nonsupport leg is bent and carried in back of the body B A

9. Leap 0 1 Forward reach with arm opposite the lead foot 1 1 A period where both feet are off the ground (longer than running) 1 1 Take off on one foot and land on the opposite foot B A

10. Horizontal Jump 1 1 Arms are brought downward during landing 1 1 Take off and land on both feet simultaneously 1 1 Arms extended forcefully forward and upward, reaching full extension above head 1 1 Preparatory movement includes flexion of both knees with arms extended behind the body B A

11. Skip 1 1 Arms alternately moving in opposition to legs at about waist level 1 1 Foot of nonsupport leg carried near surface during hop 1 1 A rhythmical repetition of the step-hop on alternate feet B A

12. Slide 1 1 Able to slide to the right and left side 1 1 A short period where both feet are off the floor 1 1 A step sideways followed by a slide of the trailing foot to a point next to the lead point 1 1 Body turned sideways to desired direction of travel B A

13. Object Control Skills

14. Two-Hand Strike 0 1 Weight is transferred by stepping with front foot 1 1 Hip and spine rotation 1 1 Nondominant side of the body faces the tosser (feet parallel) 1 1 Dominate hand grips Bat above nondominant hand B A

15. Stationary Bounce 1 1 Ball contacts floor in front of (or to the outside of) foot on the side of the hand being used 1 1 Pushes ball with fingers (not a slap) 1 1 Contact ball with one hand at about hip height B A

16. Catch 1 1 Elbows bend to absorb force 1 0 Ball is caught and controlled by hands only 1 1 Arms extend in preparation for ball contact 0 1 Preparation phase where elbows are flexed and hands are in front of the body B A

17. Kick 0 1 Following through by hopping on nonkicking foot 1 1 Forward swing of the arm opposite kicking leg 1 1 The trunk is inclined backward during ball contact 1 1 Rapid continuous approach to the ball B A

18. Overhand Throw 1 1 Following-through beyond ball release diagonally across body toward side opposite throwing arm 0 1 Weight is transferred with the foot opposite the throwing hand 1 1 Rotation of hip and shoulder to a point where the nondominant side faces an imaginary target 1 1 A downward arc of the throwing arm initiates the windup B A

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