Using Portfolios to Assess Students' Knowledge of Motor Skills.(Statistical Data Included)(Brief Article)

Tracy Bruinsma, Plainfield Consolidated Community Unit School District, and Mary Ellen Turner, Birmingham Public Schools

Movement competence has long been an important outcome goal for physical education programs. It implies that students have developed sufficient ability to enjoy participation in physical activities and have created a foundation for continued motor skill acquisition for participation in a wide variety of leisure and work-related activities. Although movement competence involves physical and mental components, traditionally, motor skill proficiency has primarily been assessed through observation of performance. Based on current practices in physical ...

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