Where Do I Look? Finding Meaningful Resources for Assessment in Physical Education

Abstract

Assessment in physical education encompasses evaluating skills across the psychomotor, cognitive and affective learning domains. Given assessment’s complex yet essential role in physical education (PE), practitioners need to access applicable information to assist them when conducting assessments. The purpose of this article is to outline a four-step process that practitioners can use to search for items relevant to assessment and teaching physical education and utilize the process to evaluate the top 20 articles in assessment for PE. The major article takeaways discussed include (a) actionable resources, (b) use technology, (c) be standards based, (d) develop and share, and (e) more than one learning domain. Continued development in access to relevant resources for practitioners is needed to ensure that quality assessments are used.

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Notes on contributors

Brooke C. Towner

Dr. Brooke C. Towner ([email protected]) is an assistant professor in the Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education at Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.

Adam Keath

Dr. Adam Keath was an assistant professor in the College of Education at Charleston Southern University, Charleston, SC during the authorship of this article. He is now an assistant professor of health and physical education in the Tift College of Education at Mercer University, Macon, GA.

James D. Wyant

Dr. James D. Wyant is an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Education and Kinesiology at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.