Assessment in PE

Question 1

According to Lund and Kirk (2019), what is the purpose of assessment/evaluation?

Answer 1

To improve student learning

Question 2

What are the 2 main types of assessment?

Answer 2

• Assessment FOR learning (formative)
• Assessment OF learning (summative)

Question 3

Assessment FOR learning - according to Lund and Tannehill (2015), how and why do teachers assess?

Answer 3

How - systematically gathering evidence from a variety of sources
Why - Provide students with feedback for improvement

Assess = to sit beside

Question 4

Assessment OF learning - according to Lopez-Pastor et al. (2013), what is evaluation, and what is it used for?

Answer 4

Evaluate - make ‘judgement’
- Judging quality of work based on established criteria, assigning a value to represent the quality
- Used for grading, reporting and selection

Question 5

According to Penney (2020) and Lopez-Pastor et al. (2013), what are the 2 key purposes of assessments?

Answer 5

• Accountability for achievement
• Promotion of learning

Question 6

What did Hay and Penney (2013) say assessment needs to be?

Answer 6

Fair and equitable

Question 7

What is the quality criteria for assessment (5 things)?

Answer 7

• Validity
• Reliability
• Objectivity
• Usefulness/purpose
• Economy/feasibility

Question 8

What are some challenges for PE (Lund and Veal (2013))?

Answer 8

• Practical performances: immediacy/ simultaneity/large numbers
• Should capture learning within, but also across strands and domains of learning
• Assessment may be ongoing, multi-activity or single activity
• Exceptional students MAY need a variety of alterations, students with SEN WILL need alterations to activities, criteria and scales.

Question 9

What type of assessment does PE involve?

Answer 9

Performance-Based Assessments
- Development & execution
- Process assessments

Question 10

What is the process of summative assessment - 6-step (Lund and Veal (2013))

Answer 10

Step #1. Understanding the Curriculum

Step #2. Designing the Assessment Task

Step #3. Collecting the evidence

Step #4. Recording the evidence of student learning

Step #5. Evaluating – making the judgement

Step #6. Completing the Assessment Report

Question 11

What are ways in which teachers can collect evidence (sample assessment tools)?

Answer 11

• Target setting/recording instruments
• Assessment scales/rubrics
• Marking schemes
• Observation checklists
• Video analysis

Question 12

What are the positives of a ‘year by year’ approach?

Answer 12

• supports coherence across subjects
• encourages ‘high reliability’ teaching

Question 13

What are the negatives of a ‘year by year’ approach?

Answer 13

• restricts freedom for teachers to plan different sequences
• promotes atomisation of curriculum

Question 14

What are the positives of a ‘by key stage’ approach?

Answer 14

• allows teachers to plan different sequences
• encourages a focus on ‘big ideas’

Question 15

What are the negatives of a ‘by key stage’ approach?

Answer 15

• difficult to ensure strong cross curricular links
• allows unnecessary differentiation

Question 16

What is ownership of assessment?

Answer 16

Being open to reciprocal learning with students/peers (learning community)
- Teacher does not have to ‘own’ the assessment.
- Students are an important part of the process.

Question 17

According to Black and William (1998), what is the “most effective tool in raising educational achievement”?

Answer 17

Assessment for learning (AfL)

Question 18

What is the process of AfL in PE?

Answer 18

1) share learning intentions with students
2) share criteria for success
3) involve students in assessing their (and others) learning
4) provide feedback that moves learners forward