ASSESSMENT FOR AND OF LEARNING

Angela Newton and Mark Bowler

CHAPTER

8

From: Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School 3rd edition, Routledge © 2010

OBJECTIVES

At the end of this chapter you should be able to:

• identify the broad principles and purposes of assessment in PE;

• understand the role of assessment for learning in improving teaching and learning in PE;

• apply shared intended learning outcomes (ILOs), questioning, feedback and pupil peer and self assessment in your lessons;

• critically evaluate the success of assessment in helping pupils to achieve their full potential;

• understand the role of assessment of learning.

Check the requirements for your course to see which relate to this chapter.

From: Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School 3rd edition, Routledge © 2010

CONTENTS• Principles and purposes of assessment• Purposes of assessment• Measuring pupils’ achievement• Validity and reliability• The constituents of assessment for learning• The role of assessment for learning• Assessment of learning• Building assessment into unit planning

From: Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School 3rd edition, Routledge © 2010

FURTHER INFORMATION

To explore this material further, read:

Newton, A. and Bowler, M. (2010) Assessment in PE, in S. Capel and M. Whitehead (eds) Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School: A Companion to School Experience (third edition), London: Routledge.

From: Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School 3rd edition, Routledge © 2010