Assessments:
APEAS II: Adapted Physical Education Assessment Scale II
The American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation, 2007
Apeasonline.org
Cost:
Professional: $179 for 3 year license
College: $399 one-time fee
Measures:
-Perceptual Motor Function
-Object Control
-Locomotor Skills
-Physical Fitness
-Adaptive Behaviors
Ages: Preschool-17 years old
Best suited for:
Individuals with cognitive disabilities, hearing impairments, and/or minor physical disabilities
Strengths:
Option to score manually or online
Software guide with eScoresheets to store scores
User-friendly website
Has resources for scoring each skill
Weaknesses:
No reliability or validity data
Web design outdated
Published prematurely
Cost
Adapted Physical Education Assessment Scale, 2007. American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation.
APEAS II: Adapted Physical Education Assessment Scale II
The American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation, 2007
Apeasonline.org
Cost:
Professional: $179 for 3 year license
College: $399 one-time fee
Measures:
-Perceptual Motor Function
-Object Control
-Locomotor Skills
-Physical Fitness
-Adaptive Behaviors
Ages: Preschool-17 years old
Best suited for:
Individuals with cognitive disabilities, hearing impairments, and/or minor physical disabilities
Strengths:
Option to score manually or online
Software guide with eScoresheets to store scores
User-friendly website
Has resources for scoring each skill
Weaknesses:
No reliability or validity data
Web design outdated
Published prematurely
Cost
Adapted Physical Education Assessment Scale, 2007. American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation.
Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-2nd Edition
BOT-2
Robert H Bruininks and Brett D Bruininks, 2005
http://www.agsnet.com
Cost: $809
Measures:
Gross and fine motor skills
Best suited for:
Ages 4-21
Children with motor difficulties, developmental coordination disorder, mild to moderate cognitive disabilities, and autism spectrum disorders (Horvat, Block, Kelly, pg 93).
Norm-referenced- it was created with samples from 1,520 individuals
Strengths:
Clear directions
Visual directions and explanations in manual
All equipment included in testing kit
Short version
Compares students to their same-aged peers
Weaknesses:
Scoring can be difficult
BOT-2
Robert H Bruininks and Brett D Bruininks, 2005
http://www.agsnet.com
Cost: $809
Measures:
Gross and fine motor skills
Best suited for:
Ages 4-21
Children with motor difficulties, developmental coordination disorder, mild to moderate cognitive disabilities, and autism spectrum disorders (Horvat, Block, Kelly, pg 93).
Norm-referenced- it was created with samples from 1,520 individuals
Strengths:
Clear directions
Visual directions and explanations in manual
All equipment included in testing kit
Short version
Compares students to their same-aged peers
Weaknesses:
Scoring can be difficult
Competency Testing for Adapted Physical Education (CTAPE)
Louisiana Department of Education, 2015
www.louisianabelieves.com
Cost:
Available for free, but website says $996
Measures:
Locomotor, manipulative, body and spatial awareness, and balance skills
Best suited for:
Agest kindergarten to age 14
Measuring motor skills of children with disabilities
Measures physical and motor development, perceptual motor, and skill development
This test is criterion referenced
Strengths:
Detailed
Different tests for age groups
Covers many sport-related and fitness skills
Weaknesses:
No information on the validity or reliability of the test
You must assess all skills- can’t do just one
louisianabelieves.com
www.wrightslaw.com/info/ape.la.elig.crit.pdf
Louisiana Department of Education, 2015
www.louisianabelieves.com
Cost:
Available for free, but website says $996
Measures:
Locomotor, manipulative, body and spatial awareness, and balance skills
Best suited for:
Agest kindergarten to age 14
Measuring motor skills of children with disabilities
Measures physical and motor development, perceptual motor, and skill development
This test is criterion referenced
Strengths:
Detailed
Different tests for age groups
Covers many sport-related and fitness skills
Weaknesses:
No information on the validity or reliability of the test
You must assess all skills- can’t do just one
louisianabelieves.com
www.wrightslaw.com/info/ape.la.elig.crit.pdf
Game, Exercise, and Leisure Sport for the Severely Handicapped (Data-Based Gymnasium)
John Dunn et al, 1986
Free online
Measures:
-Movement concepts, game skills, physical fitness, and leisure movement
Best suited for:
Children with severe disabilities
Strengths:
-Only test used to assess children with severe disabilities
-Assesses many areas of physical activity
-Contains very detailed instructions of what students
will do
-Has sign language section for deaf or hard of hearing
students
Weaknesses:
-Does not address normalization or standardization
-Has not been updated since 1986
John Dunn et al, 1986
Free online
Measures:
-Movement concepts, game skills, physical fitness, and leisure movement
Best suited for:
Children with severe disabilities
Strengths:
-Only test used to assess children with severe disabilities
-Assesses many areas of physical activity
-Contains very detailed instructions of what students
will do
-Has sign language section for deaf or hard of hearing
students
Weaknesses:
-Does not address normalization or standardization
-Has not been updated since 1986
Region 10 Education Service Center APE Functional Assessments
Region 10 APE specialists
Randy Foederer- Master Consultant, Amy Talbert and others-consultants
https://www.region10.org/programs/adapted-physical-education-ape/evaluations/
Measures:
Baseline lifetime leisure skills
Functional motor, wheelchair motor, VI motor, low motor
Criterion referenced
Best suited for:
Assessing ages 6-22
Students with disabilities, low motor, orthopedic, and visually impaired students
Strengths:
Contains many additional resources
Specific tests for different disabilities
Helpful for placement
Provides additional data to other assessments
Weaknesses:
No data on reliability and validity
Cannot be used for all students
Difficult to administer to more than one student at a time
Region 10 APE specialists
Randy Foederer- Master Consultant, Amy Talbert and others-consultants
https://www.region10.org/programs/adapted-physical-education-ape/evaluations/
Measures:
Baseline lifetime leisure skills
Functional motor, wheelchair motor, VI motor, low motor
Criterion referenced
Best suited for:
Assessing ages 6-22
Students with disabilities, low motor, orthopedic, and visually impaired students
Strengths:
Contains many additional resources
Specific tests for different disabilities
Helpful for placement
Provides additional data to other assessments
Weaknesses:
No data on reliability and validity
Cannot be used for all students
Difficult to administer to more than one student at a time
Project Mobilitee
John Gossett, 1981
Hopewell Special Education Regional Resource Center
http://www.tahperd.org/web/images/pdfs/about%20us/divisions/Project_MOBILITEE.pdf
Cost:
Free
Measures:
Criterion Referenced
Best suited for:
Ages 5-22
Children with severe mobility disorders
Strengths:
Suggests activities appropriate for assessed skill level
Comprehensive and specific
Provides a whole curriculum
Provides assessments based on student’s ability
Tests the Affective Domain
Weaknesses:
No normalization/standardization procedures
No procedures to determine validity or reliability
Hasn’t been updated
Doesn’t have class assessments or individual assessment sheets to copy for use
Norms have not been established
John Gossett, 1981
Hopewell Special Education Regional Resource Center
http://www.tahperd.org/web/images/pdfs/about%20us/divisions/Project_MOBILITEE.pdf
Cost:
Free
Measures:
Criterion Referenced
Best suited for:
Ages 5-22
Children with severe mobility disorders
Strengths:
Suggests activities appropriate for assessed skill level
Comprehensive and specific
Provides a whole curriculum
Provides assessments based on student’s ability
Tests the Affective Domain
Weaknesses:
No normalization/standardization procedures
No procedures to determine validity or reliability
Hasn’t been updated
Doesn’t have class assessments or individual assessment sheets to copy for use
Norms have not been established