Assessment Timeline

Entry Level Measures student mastery of preceding grade- or course-level

standards that serve as prerequisite building blocks for the content
forthcoming.
- Entry Level Quiz
- Self-Evaluation (worksheet)
Formative Reveal the effectiveness of the teacher’s instructional decisions and
provide insight into how physical education teachers can make
learning more meaningful.
- Flashcards
- Project
- Journal
- Logs
Summative Determine whether the student has attained a standard or group of
standards.
- Essay
- Performance Task Test
- Rubric
 Assessment Purpose of Assessment
Entry Level Quiz Used to determine current status on skills and sport understandings.
Ex: Complete a short quiz demonstrating current knowledge of a
specific skill or game.
Self-evaluation Self-evaluation helps students identify areas for improvement and
sustains.
Ex: Students complete a pre-evaluation worksheet focusing on their
current skills.
Flashcards Used to help with critical thinking portion and better prepare them
for the final summative assessment or lectures in the formative
stage.
Ex: Quizlet or flashcards with terms.
Project Include graphs, posters, calendars, presentations, electronic
presentations.
Ex: Student will develop a game or drill and present to group of
students.
Journal Journals provide students with the opportunity to record their
insights, reactions, and reflections.
Ex: Have students write down feedback on activities and drills.
Logs Logs provide students with the opportunity to record data. Teachers
periodically review the data with the students and provide feedback
on the student’s progress.
Ex: Measure and record perfect volleyball serves.
Essay Essay questions are useful for exploring in greater depth students’
ability to apply the facts, concepts, principles, and theories learned
in physical education.
Ex: Write an essay elaborating the important skills in
Volleyball.
Performance Task Test Performance tasks require students to accomplish complex tasks by
using prior knowledge and recent learning and skills. These tasks
demonstrate a deeper understanding of the content and skills and
increase student engagement.
Ex: Have students demonstrate a short game of volleyball
implementing all skills learned.

Rubric A rubric of explicit criteria for evaluating students’ work is

determined by the teacher and shared with the students before the
assessment is conducted. A rubric is a fixed scale showing the
characteristics of performance for each point on the scale.
Ex: Professor will assess the students’ performance on specific
skills.