Physical Education - Department of Education
Physical Education - Department of Education
Physical Education - Department of Education
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<strong>Physical</strong> education<br />
Teachers will need to make informed decisions about which language should<br />
be used to assess the students. In some cases it may be appropriate to give<br />
the students a choice about the language in which they would like to be<br />
assessed. The exception to this is where you are actually teaching English to<br />
students. This <strong>of</strong> course will need to be assessed in English.<br />
The table below provides a guide to the percentage <strong>of</strong> assessment that<br />
should be conducted in each language.<br />
Suggested percentage <strong>of</strong> assessment in vernacular and/or English<br />
Grade Vernacular English<br />
3 60% 40%<br />
4 50% 50%<br />
5 30% 70%<br />
Developing a specific assessment plan<br />
When planning assessment tasks, teachers must decide which type <strong>of</strong><br />
assessment methods will be used to demonstrate the achievement <strong>of</strong> the<br />
outcomes. Learning outcomes should be used as the starting point in the<br />
process <strong>of</strong> deciding and planning assessment tasks. Learning activities and<br />
assessment tasks should be planned together when developing units <strong>of</strong> work.<br />
When developing or writing an assessment plan, the following are some<br />
steps that you may find useful:<br />
• select assessment tasks from the list <strong>of</strong> students’ learning experiences or<br />
activities identified during the planning <strong>of</strong> the unit <strong>of</strong> work<br />
• choose assessment methods suitable for the assessment task<br />
• develop assessment criteria by breaking down the knowledge, skills and<br />
attitudes that the students will need to demonstrate to complete the<br />
activity successfully.<br />
Develop a manageable way <strong>of</strong> recording your assessment information such as:<br />
• individual or class checklist, or class grid, to record observations<br />
• comments on students’ work indicating what they have done well and<br />
where they need to improve<br />
• work samples being added to a portfolio<br />
• test marks<br />
• students’ assessments <strong>of</strong> their own performance using the assessment<br />
criteria<br />
• students’ assessment <strong>of</strong> their peers using the assessment criteria.<br />
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