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Managing myself: Students become aware and reflect upon their own abilities and what they need to progress. Students are really given control over their own learning progress and learn to look intrinsically as a means of optimising development.
Being literate: One of the core values of PSI is the emphasis on literacy and the written word. This is targeted through use of task cards, learning wall, key words and written feedback on progress from students.
Staying well: In choosing a suitable challenging part of the lesson to participate in, students allow themselves to participate at their maximal capacity, ensuring they are developing both physical and mental wellbeing.

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Furthermore, a plethora of research shows the multi-faceted benefits of participating in gymnastics during childhood and adolescence as a means of developing functional movement skills that are retained into adulthood.

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[original video outlining rationale for model and strand selection]

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Personalised System of Instruction - Gymastics with Class Blathnaid

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Fred Keller was a psychologist at Arizona State when he developed the PSI as a means of covering a large body of coursework with over 300 pupils. Rather than teach all in a similar fashion, he facilitated the learners to take their own approach to a task and learn at their own pace.

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PSI provides students with different stages of learning that they can participate in according to where they feel comfortable or furthermore where they can be adequetly challenged.

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Being creative: Gymnastics inherently stimulates creativity, as students are encouraged to develop routines with an appreciation for intricacies and aesthetic qualities.
Working with others: Students work with their peers at the various stages of the scheme to develop these routines. Groups are subject to change based on where students are in their stage of development.

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Because students chose the level they are going to participate at, a lot of the assessment in this model comes as a result of self-assessment (Metzler and Sebolt, 1994; PDST, n.d.).

However the teacher plays a vital role in assessing student progress each week, playing the role of facilitator in guiding students to the right part of the lesson.

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[gymnastics assessment rubric]

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Teachers must develop their own assessment tool to determine where students are in their learning progress despite what part of progression students are on i.e. grade learning outcomes regardless of whether they are at beginner or advanced station.

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Conor McGregor - Gunnar Nelson - Ido Portal Movement Training UFC194

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Routines for gymnastics established

Shoes off

Mat procedure

PSI methods outlined

Demonstration of travelling as shown in video above

Different task cards will show different levels of difficulty in terms of travelling and how students can progress through each stage of movement.

Basic rolls introduced in the second half of the class
Log roll
Egg roll
Dish roll
Teddy bear roll

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All students practice the shapes at first to become familar with each and the features of quality consistent across all shapes (e.g. pointed toes, straight lines etc) - make connection to HRA and push-up technique with planes of movement

The shapes are then divided into different groups depending on difficulty, allowing students to choose which level they want to participate at.

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Forward roll then introduced to the class. Three stations outlined as a result for rolling.
Basic rolls: students practice the rolls in isolation, attempting to meet criteria for success for each roll.
Advanced rolls: Rolls begin to incorporate shapes by now e.g. teddy bear roll with pike, straddle or tuck.
Forward roll: Students move to forward roll station and perform roll first with support until teacher feels comfortable they can perform it without support.

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Everyone practices individual balances initially, which are then divided into PSI levels based on difficulty as shown below

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If the class moves along quickly and students are comfortable progressing through the movements, group balances are introduced as another level that students can participate at.

The choice is the students' whether they want to participate in individual or group balances towards the end of the class.

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Class begin with PSI of balances

Basic individual balances

Advanced individual balances

Basic group balances

Advanced group balances

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Transfer of weight is introduced with donkey kicks.
Again, should time allow, transfer of weight is broken into stations for the students

Baby donkey kicks

Donkey kick and half twist/full twist

Donkey kicks and shapes i.e. pike, straddle, tuck

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Different sets of criteria are outlined for the final performance. Students choose which group to go to based on where they feel they can succeed.
e.g. routine must contain

Two rolls, three individual balances and two transfers of weight

Three rolls, one forward roll, a handstand and three groups balances

Four individual balances, one big group balance, two rolls

Students go to stations based on the level they want to choose and begin to develop routine

Full list of rolls, travels, balances and transfers of weight available in student workbooks

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Rather than creating stations specifically governed by levels of difficulty, this class will give students the opportunity to choose what type of transfer of weight they would like to develop: handstand or cartwheel.

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Donkey kicks

Donkey kicks with shapes

Step donkey kicks

Step handstand

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Donkey kick and twist (half and full twist)

Donkey kick and twist with shapes

Step donkey kick and twist

Step cartwheel (bring donkey kicks higher)