Busy, Happy, Good Isnt Good Enough Assessment in PE

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Busy, Happy, GoodIsnt Good Enough--Assessment
in PE

• Lisa Perry
• National PE/PA Manager

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HSP Framework

• All students are assessed in mastery of skills
  and content in physical education and results are
  on the report card every term that physical
  education is required

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This is my class I have to assess each student
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What is Assessment?

• Assessment is information gathered that examines
  what has been taught, practiced and learned.

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What is Grading?

• Grading is a report on students level of
  performance.
• Goals and objectives should be set prior to
  assessment used for grading. The students grade
  should reflect a level of achievement compared to
  the objectives.

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What is the difference between assessing and
grading?

• Assessment reflects performance
• Grading attaches value to performance

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Assessment Drives Todays Education

• No program that cannot demonstrate outcomes will
  be included in todays educational climate
• Assess your students or lose valuable resources
  for your program

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Using Assessment in PE

• Assessment can change teaching and learning
• Assessment not part of what most teachers do
• Teacher guessing at student learning is usually
  wrong
• Need to increase use of both formative and
  summative evaluation

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Using Assessment in PE

• Provides the teacher current information on
  students status in relation to learning
  objectives
• Assists in grouping students

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Assessment as Part of the Learning
Process-Formative

• Makes assessment a learning experience for
  students
• Involves the student in the process of assessment
  and goal setting
• Motivates students to improve their performance
• Gives the teacher feedback on the effectiveness
  of instruction

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Summative Assessment

• Summative Assessment occurs at the end of the
  learning unit
• The purpose of summative assessment is to measure
  how well students have learned key content and
  skills as defined by the units learning goals
  and objectives

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Tools Techniques

• Logs
• Video tapes
• Journal
• Portfolios
• Written tests

• Skill tests
• Rating scales
• Checklist
• Peer assessment
• Self assessment
• Scoring rubrics

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Mastery of Skills

• Demonstrates competency in motor skills and
  movement patterns needed to perform a variety of
  physical activities. (NASPE National Standard 1)

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Mastery of Content

• Demonstrates understanding of movement concepts,
  principles, strategies, and tactics as they apply
  to the learning and performance of physical
  activities. (NASPE National Standard 2)

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Assessing in PE

• Increase formative assessment (less formal/less
  time
• Share criteria with students (before)
• Use
• Self-assessment
• Peer assessment
• 30 second wonder
• Student choral responses
• Tell a friend

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Some Questions

• What is worth learning?
• What is worth student time and effort?
• What is meaningful and relevant to the lives of
  our students?

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Resources

• New Hampshire Department of Education
  http//www.ed.state.nh.us/education/doe/organizati
  on/Curriculum/PhysEd/K-1220PE20Guidlines.pdf
• PE Central http//www.pecentral.org/assessment/ass
  essment.html
• Judith Rink, University of South Carolina
• NASPE www.aahperd.org/naspe/

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Contact Information
Lisa Perry National PE/PA Manager PO Box
413 Kremmling, CO 80459 970-724-0088
office lisa.perry_at_healthiergeneration.org