The Construction of a Model of Analysis for the Development of the Athletic Ability of Using Hand Apparatus : Towards Creating an Objective Index for Measurement of THis Ability

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to develop a method of analysis for carrying out the development of the athletic ability of using hand apparatus. It is necessary to develop clear instructional techniques relating to teachers' understanding of how children's actually use hand apparatus. It is thought that in such a case an objective index is indispensable. However, there is currently no such objective index for the operation of hand apparatus. Moreover, a method for developing one has not been established, either. Therefore, the use of hand apparatus by children was deconstructed and then analyzed with regard to the development of instructional materials. Consequently, four viewpoints for analysis became clear. One (the 'Form-viewpoint') can be considered as the underlying method of analysis. The other three help to further develop this basic viewpoint. They are as follows: the 'Phase-viewpoint', the 'Guidance-method-viewpoint', and the 'Movement-structural-viewpoint'. Furthermore, the correlation between these viewpoints were developed into a model of analysis and it was proposed that an understanding of how children actually use hand apparatus, how they reflect on their use of it, how they are taught and the way in which they move their hands, could be understood as a whole.