1. Assessment in Physical Education
Judith E. Rink
University of South Carolina

2. Today’s Program Overview of Assessment Formative Assessment
Program Assessment
Using Scoring Rubrics
Developing Scoring Rubrics

3. What Is Current Perspective on Assessment in the United States?
Emphasis on both formative and summative
Performance/authentic based
High stakes in academic areas
Standards development and accountability based on assessment of student learning

4. Assessment Drives Education
No program that cannot demonstrate outcomes will be included in today’s educational climate
Be a part of it or lose important resources for your program

5. SC Assessment Program Assess at the 3nd, 5th, 6th and 9th grade
Program assessment - % of students in a school that are competent

6. Secondary Performance Indicators
1.Competent in 2 movement forms
How to define competency
2.Design and implement a personal assessment program
3.Participate regularly in physical activity outside of physical education
4. Be physically fit

7. Using Assessment in Physical Education
Assessment can change teaching and what students learn
Assessment not normally part of what most teachers do
Teacher “guessing” at student learning is most often wrong
Need is to increase use of both formative and summative assessment

8. Assessment As Part Of The Learning Process -Formative Assessment
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

9. Provides the teacher with information on the current status of students in relation to the learning objective
Grouping of students

10. Assessing Performance in Physical Education – Tools and Techniques
Journals Logs Video tape Portfolios Written tests
Skill tests Rating scales Checklists Peer assessment Self-assessment Scoring rubrics

11. Making Assessment Work in Physical Education
Increase formative (less formal/less time)
Share with students ahead of time the criteria
Use:
Self-assessment
Peer assessment
The 30 second wonder
Student choral responses
Tell a friend

12. Making Assessment Work in Physical Education
Assessing your program?
Choose the most critical curricular obejctives
Assess these objectives when they have reached a point of conclusion
Sampling students and classes
Assess different things with different grade levels

13. The Scoring Rubric Multidimensional Authentic behavior
Assessing complex behavior
Multidimensional
Authentic behavior
Advantages for physical education
Holistic or analytical

14. Scoring Rubrics – Using Them
Video tape – secondary basketball
Familiarize yourself with the criteria for performance
Use holistically or analytically

15. Scoring Rubrics – Developing Them
Designate what you want students to be able to do
Design an assessment task
Establish criteria for the tasks
Establish levels of performance for each of the criteria
Use and revise