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In the past, assessment was underplayed or neglected in the training of physical education teachers. Physical education lay, largely, outside of school's formal structures of assessment, and books on assessment completely ignored this area of the school curriculum. With the introduction of the GCSE, Routes of Assessment (ROA) and the National Curriculum, assessment has become an important part of the teaching of PE. This book examines in detail the issues as they affect teachers.
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Assessment in Physical Education: A Teacher’s Guide to the Issues
Assessment in Physical Education: A Teacher’s Guide to the Issues
Bob Carroll
The Falmer Press (A member of the Taylor & Francis Group) London • Washington, D.C.
UK The Falmer Press, 4 John St, London WC1N 2ET USA The Falmer Press, Taylor & Francis Inc., 1900 Frost Road, Suite 101, Bristol, PA 19007 © Selection and editorial material copyright B.Carroll 1994 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without permission in writing from the Publisher. First published 1994 This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005. “To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.” A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data are available on request ISBN 0-203-39255-8 Master e-book ISBN
ISBN 0-203-39541-7 (Adobe eReader Format) ISBN 0 7507 0298 2 cased ISBN 0 7507 0299 0 paperback
Contents
List of Abbreviations
v
Acknowledgments
vii
Preface
viii
1
What is This Thing Called ‘Assessment’ All About?
1
2
Why Assess in Physical Education?
18
3
What Can Teachers Assess in Physical Education?
34
4
How Can Practical Performance be Assessed Satisfactorily?
53
5
How Can Theoretical Work be Assessed Satisfactorily?
66
6
Issues in Examinations and Accreditation
77
7
Recording Achievement
99
8
Assessment in the National Curriculum
118
9
Consequences and Effects of Assessment
135
References
143
Appendix: Useful Addresses
150
Index
153
List of Abbreviations
AEB AT APU BAGA BCPE BTEC CCPR CEE C&G, CGLI CPVE CSE DES DFE EOC ES GCE GCSE GNVQ HMI HMSO ILB INSET ILAM KS LEA LEAG MEG
Associated Examining Board Attainment Target Assessment of Performance Unit British Amateur Gymnastics Association British Council of Physical Education Business and Technology Education Council Central Council for Physical Recreation Certificate of Extended Education City and Guilds of London Institute Certificate of Pre-Vocational Education Certificate of Secondary Education Department of Education and Science Department For Education Equal Opportunities Commission End of Key Stage Statement General Certificate of Education General Certificate of Secondary Education General National Vocational Qualifications Her Majesty’s Inspectorate Her Majesty’s Stationery Office Industry Lead Body In-Service Training Institute of Leisure Amenity Managers Key Stages Local Education Authority London and East Anglian Examining Group (now ULEAC) Midlands Examining Group
vi
NCC NCVQ NEA NEAB NISEAC NPRA NVQ PE POS ROA SCRE SEAC SEG SCOTVEC SHA TVEI TGAT
National Curriculum Council National Council for Vocational Qualifications Northern Examining