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Article: Stages of change and physical education assessment.(Teaching Tips)
- Article from:
- JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
- Article date:
- January 1, 2008
- Author:
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Physical educators continually search for new ways to assess student learning and performance. Although a number of teachers rely on observation as a form of assessment, more objective measures provide better information regarding student outcomes. Effective assessment gives credibility to a physical education program because it demonstrates that teachers have structured student goals based on the objectives of the physical education curriculum.
Two common barriers to effectively implementing either traditional or alternative assessments are lack of time and overcrowded physical education classes (Gallo, Sheehy, Patton, & Griffin, 2006). However, by implementing ...