Assessing Student LearningAssessing Student Learning in Physical Education in Physical Education

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Assessment Assessment

Process used to measure student Process used to measure student outcomes/learningoutcomes/learning

Uses of AssessmentUses of Assessment

How much learning has How much learning has occurred in a given time occurred in a given time periodperiod

Judge the quality of learning Judge the quality of learning that has occurredthat has occurred

Help with improvement of Help with improvement of instructioninstruction

What should we assess?What should we assess?

That depends!That depends!– Your philosophy Your philosophy

– Your objectivesYour objectives

– Purpose of assessmentPurpose of assessment

– Standards (National, State, Standards (National, State, District)District)

– Societal expectations and Societal expectations and eventsevents

Traditional AssessmentTraditional AssessmentTeacher observationsTeacher observations

Standardized skills Standardized skills teststests

Fitness testsFitness tests

Written testsWritten tests

Traditional AssessmentTraditional Assessment

AdvantagesAdvantages– More objectiveMore objective– Reliable and valid Reliable and valid

in some casesin some cases– Usually designed Usually designed

by trained expertsby trained experts– Software availableSoftware available

DisadvantagesDisadvantages– Validity issues Validity issues – Not practical to Not practical to

administeradminister– Scores must be Scores must be

transformed into transformed into useable data to useable data to improve learningimprove learning

Alternative AssessmentAlternative Assessment

Group projectsGroup projects

PresentationsPresentations

Activity logsActivity logs

Role-playingRole-playing

PortfoliosPortfolios

RubricsRubrics

ChecklistsChecklists

Alternative AssessmentAlternative Assessment

AdvantagesAdvantages– Flexible designFlexible design– Able to meet needs Able to meet needs

of diverse learnersof diverse learners– Fosters the ability Fosters the ability

to learn how to to learn how to learnlearn

DisadvantagesDisadvantages– Difficult to createDifficult to create– More time for More time for

students to students to complete complete

– More time for More time for teachers to teachers to evaluateevaluate

Authentic AssessmentAuthentic Assessment

Assessments that occur during Assessments that occur during game playgame play– Application of learningApplication of learning– Game-like situationsGame-like situations

Issues with AssessmentIssues with Assessment

Pre and Post TestingPre and Post Testing– Compounding ErrorsCompounding Errors– Ceiling EffectCeiling Effect– Ability LevelsAbility Levels– MaturationMaturation– SandbaggingSandbagging– Unit Length ConcernsUnit Length Concerns

Managing resultsManaging results

TimeTime

Developmental Developmental appropriatenessappropriateness

How to weight each How to weight each assessmentassessment

Assessment TipsAssessment Tips

Be choosyBe choosy

Borrow others’ ideasBorrow others’ ideas

Use self- and peer-assessmentsUse self- and peer-assessments

Use worksheets to report scoresUse worksheets to report scores

Build assessments into learning tasksBuild assessments into learning tasks

Use technology whenever possibleUse technology whenever possible