assessing student learning in physical education knr 242
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Assessing Student LearningAssessing Student Learning in Physical Education in Physical Education
KNR 242KNR 242
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