Assessment

Updated September 2011

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What does my grade mean?

A - I am exceeding the majority of the set outcomes for my grade level on a consistent basis.

B - I am meeting the majority of the set outcomes for my grade level on a consistent basis.

C - I am having trouble meeting most of the set outcomes for my grade level.

D - I am not able to meet the outcomes for my grade level.

How am I assessed?

As physical education is an active class there will be very little if any tests to indicate an acquired knowledge. However, through questioning of students it is possible to get an idea of their understanding of the concepts, ideas and skills being taught and practiced. Additionally, through observation of their interactions with peers it is possible to determine their level of comprehension of the subject mater.

Generally students will be assessed using rubrics. A rubric is like a chart where you can place yourself based on how your ability or skill matches the description of the activity/skill. Students will also have opportunities to use rubrics to self-evaluate and peer evaluate at the higher grade levels.

As the teacher I look at how the students fit into the rubrics that have been created for the skills and outcomes being taught. Then by compiling the data at the end of each term I am able to determine where the student best fits in the grading scale above.

Grading is also done based on the activities covered that previous term. So it may be that a student can get a "A" one term and then a "B" the next. This does not mean that s/he is worse in the PE class, it simply means that based on the activities covered their ability is different.

For example: The athletically gifted soccer/basketball/hockey player may exceed the outcomes when those sports and skills are covered but when the class covers gymnastics and dance s/he may only be meeting the outcomes (or may even have trouble meeting the outcomes) .

A General Rubric for PE Skills

Physical Education - Skill Development
Grade Level
Outcome:
Score 4.0	In addition to score 3.0, the student is able to apply the skills taught and perform them properly in a performance, competition or game environment.
Score 3.5	In addition to 3.0 the student is beginning to demonstrate an ability to apply the skills and perform them properly in a performance, competition or game environment.
Score 3.0	No major errors or omissions regarding any of the elements of the skill when performed in a practice or non-competitive environment.
Score 2.5	The student is successful in the 2.0 elements and has partial success at the 3.0 level.
Score 2.0	No major errors or omissions regarding the simpler elements of the skill taught in class, however some of the more complex aspects of the skills are missing when performed in a practice or non-competitive environment.
Score 1.5	The student is partially successful with the simpler elements of the skill but requires extensive help to perform the more complex elements.
Score 1.0	With help, a partial understanding or performance of some of the simpler elements of the skill is achieved.
Score 0.5	When guided through the skill the student can demonstrate some of the simpler elements, but when left alone is unable to repeat the performance.
Score 0.0	Even with help there does not appear to be an understanding of even the simplest element of the skill taught.