GRADING IN PHYSICAL

EDUCATION

GRADING What is it?

Summative process

Include all learning domains

Standards based

Developmentally appropriate

GRADING What it isn’t:

A one shot deal

Based on management issues such as:

Lacking objectivity

Embarrassing

Fitness score based

REASONS SOME GIVE FOR NOT GRADING PE is not an academic subject

Extremely time consuming

PE teachers are unreliable in grading

Grades can discourage children

REASONS TO GRADE Communicates information

Accountability

PE should have same status as other subjects

New assessment strategies improve grading

Grading keeps PE in educational mainstream

ISSUES IN GRADING Objectives vs. Student

Responsibilities

Process vs. Product

Improvement vs. Achievement

Grading Emphasis of Domains

OBJECTIVES VS. STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES

What is the difference? Should student responsibilities be graded?

What are some examples of student responsibilities that should not be graded?

What are some examples of student objectives that should be assessed and graded?

PROCESS VS. PRODUCT

What do we mean by process?

What do we mean by product?

What should we grade: process or product?

NASPE suggests a combination of both that is developmentally appropriate

IMPROVEMENT VS. ACHIEVEMENT Improvement:

Issues with grading on improvement: Pre and post testing Ceiling effect

Achievement: Issues with grading on achievement:

One shot at grading

GRADING EMPHASIS OF DOMAINS

How do you establish a grading protocol? PhilosophyStandardsTime spent on objectivesDevelopmental level of students

How do you know if it is fair? Pilot testDoes it meet the “observation test”?