Swing Dance Performance Test

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Swing Dance Performance Test

• The Basic Swing Step

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Name______________ Total points___/50 Date__
______________ Percent Grade____ Role
Performed Lead/Follow Basic Swing Step
Name______________ Total points___/50 Date__
______________ Percent Grade____ Role
Performed Lead/Follow Basic Swing Step
The Score Sheet

• 10pts demonstrated correctly minimal (0-1)
  errors
• 5pts demonstrated correctly but with some (2 or
  more) errors
• 0pts not demonstrated correctly or not
  demonstrated at all

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How the Class Scored
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Class Average

• 80
• B

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The Grades

• Grading scale
• A 90-100
• B 80-89
• C 70-79
• D 60-69
• F Anything below 60

Grade in percents How many of each
100 2
90 2
80 1
70 4
60 1
Letter grade How many of each
As 3
Bs 1
Cs 4
Ds 1
Fs 0
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Class Grades
Name Percent Grade Letter Grade
Brandon Byars 100 A
Kristi Coleman 70 C
Jessica Elmore 60 D
Beth Hammond 100 A
Adam Hunter 70 C
Stewart McGill 70 C
Steven Nuss 90 A
Lance Robertson 70 C
Tabetha Shell 90 A
Ann Stehouwer 80 B
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Possible Problems

• Students did not have enough time to practice
• Students performance could have been affected by
  anxiety
• Problems with the actual grade sheet
• Students may not have known exactly what they
  were being graded on
• Students may have been distracted by other things
  going on in the room

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Possible Changes

• Allowed more time for the students to practice
• Graded by going around to each couple while
  everyone practiced instead of having them perform
  one at a time to eliminate spotlighting and
  performance anxiety
• Let the students see the grade sheet before hand
  so they would know exactly what I was looking for
  in their performance and allow time for them to
  ask questions if something on it is unclear
• Eliminate distractions by having all students
  except the 2 being tested to go practice in
  another room or an area far away from the
  students who are performing

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Questions? Comments?