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Assessment Tool

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Tandalay's revolutionary assessment tool makes grading physical education simple, while providing a standards-based, easy to administer method for evaluating student progress. Each unit includes assessment criteria for four areas of evaluation on the field - all measured with an easy-to-use 4 point rubric system. For each unit, standards are included for each of the following areas:

Student expectations, performance outcomes, standards, and benchmarks by the end of grade two (or grade five; or grade eight).

  1. Demonstrates competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities.
  2. Demonstrates understanding of movement concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics as they apply to the learning and performance of physical activities.
  3. Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others in physical activity settings.
  4. Values physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and/or social interaction.
  5. Participates regularly in physical activity and achieves and maintains a health-enhancing level of physical fitness and demonstrates understanding of fitness principles and concepts.

Sample of Unit Assessment Criteria:

Assessment Criteria for Unit 1 (weeks 1-2): Movement Activities & Games

  1. Unit 1 Skills:
    • Demonstrates clear contrasts between slow and fast movement when skipping (or hopping, galloping, sliding, etc.) (NASPE Standard 1).
    • Demonstrates clear contrasts between heavy and light movements while traveling with various locomotor movements (revised NASPE Standard 1).
    • Travels over and under objects and partners using locomotor skills (CA Standard Grade One; 1.2).
    • Travels in front of and behind objects and partners using locomotor skills (CA Standard Grade One; 1.2).
  2. Compares and contrasts changes in heart rate before, during, and after physical activity. Discusses the demands on the heart during slow vs. fast movements (CA Standard Grade Two; 4.8-revised).
  3. Works in diverse group setting without interfering with others (NASPE Standard 5).
  4. Demonstrates the characteristics of sharing and cooperation in a physical activity setting (CA Standard 5, Grade One, 5.3).
  5. Newsletter topic/written assessment: States reasons for safe and controlled movements (NASPE Benchmark for Second Grade). Identifies appropriate behaviors for participating in physical activity (NASPE Benchmark for Second Grade).

Teachers enter student information, enter scores based on student performance during the unit, have grades and reports calculated and printed, then share the information with parents and administrators with the click of a mouse! Scores for students are averaged - 25% skill; 25% cognitive; 25% personal responsibility; 25% social (respects, appreciates, enjoys).

Rubric: 4 points = Mastery; 3 points = Proficient; 2 points = Progressing; 1 point = Practice Encouraged; 0 points = no attempt was made; blank = student absence.

Our unique assessment tool also takes grade level into consideration, after all, it isn't really fair to expect kindergarteners to achieve second-grade standards is it? No! So we've accomodated that as well. The goal for kindergarteners, third graders, and sixth graders is to achieve a score of "Progressing." Although the printout will show the number (2, 3, or 4), the overall score - or percentage - for that score will be reflected as 100% - goal achieved! The goal for first graders, fourth graders, and seventh graders is to achieve a score of "Proficient." The goal for second, fifth, and eigth graders is to achieve a score of "Mastery."

You can take a look at our unit assessments and teach to the standards you are interested in, or simply progress on through the units start to finish. We have pre- and post-tests associated with each unit, and encourage you to take advantage of those to document student progress, achievement, improvement, and success! It's always exciting and motiviational to see ourselves getting better at something! You can go through the units in two-weeks as listed, or feel free to expand each unit into 4 or even 6 weeks if you'd prefer!

Have fun!!! Who knew it could be so SIMPLE and REWARDING to teach PE to the standards?