Practical assessment for physical education teachers.

It has been a common practice among physical education teachers to grade students based on attendance and participation rather than achievement and learning. However, an increasing number of administrators, parents and school boards are calling for outcomes-based schooling and assessment practices that validate students' learning. Physical education teachers are gearing towards programs that rely on valid forms of student assessment.

Physical Education Teachers, unlike classroom teachers, generally have not felt obliged to demonstrate student achievement of goals in a formal and systematic way. Instead, we often simply require students to attend classes and demonstrate good behavior. ...

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