Assessment in Physical Education: A Teacher's Guide to the Issues

by Bob Carroll

Overview

In the past, assessment was underplayed or neglected in the training of physical education teachers. Physical education lay, largely, outside of school's formal structures of assessment, and books on assessment completely ignored this area of the school curriculum. With the introduction of the GCSE, Routes of Assessment (ROA) and the National Curriculum, assessment has become an important part of the teaching of PE. This book examines in detail the issues as they affect teachers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750702997
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/21/1993
Pages:	162
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

What is This Thing Called Assessment All About?; Why Assess in Physical Education?; What Can Teachers Assess in Physical Education?; How Can Practical Performance be Assessed Satisfactorily?; How Can Theoretical Work Be Assessed Satisfactorily?; Issues in Examinations and Accreditation; Recording Achievement?; Assessment in the National Curriculum; Consequences and Effects of Assessment.

Editorial Reviews

For teachers, people who train teachers, and professionals who serve them, outlines the fundamentals of assessing physical education programs in schools, a subject area often left out both of the formal curriculum and of other assessment approaches. Discusses such aspects as the criteria for assessment, assessing practical performance and theoretical work, examinations and accreditation, and recording achievement. The framework is the British school system and the new National Curriculum. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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