A technique checklist can work well for physical education teachers who want to evaluate student behavior and performance, record quantifiable and objective information, and provide specific feedback about techniques. The article presents a checklist for beginning tennis, explaining its use and benefits. (SM)

Portfolios help with the collection, organization, and storage of information by incorporating digital pictures, digitized videl, rubrics, text, and fitness scores into an electronic file. This article discusses electronic portfolios, hypercard stacks formatted as electronic portfolios, and typical student use of programs. Various portfolio…

One way for physical educators to keep track of students' class behavior is to use Momentary Time Sampling (MTS), which enables teachers to assess their teaching effectiveness. The article explains how and why to use MTS, what to observe, appropriate student motor engagement, and on-task and off-task behavior. (SM)

One of the ways cooperating physical education teachers can assess student teachers is through high-inference techniques, but they need knowledge about the strengths and weaknesses of such techniques. The paper describes the techniques of intuitive assessment, eyeballing (taking a tour through the gym), anecdotal notes, checklists, and rating…

Assessment can be part of the instructional process in physical education. Continual assessments provide students and teachers with ongoing feedback about students' progress. The article explains what teachers can assess, who can assess, student participation in assessment, process and product assessment, and teacher-, peer-, and self-directed…

High school and college physical education teachers can evaluate their students' progress in aerobic fitness using the "Piece A Pie" (Assessment, Plan, Implement, Evaluate) system. The article details each step and includes a sample aerobic fitness program log. (SM)

Physical educators can help students set goals to achieve maximum physical fitness. Educators should continually assess students' progress toward their goals, repeatedly updating goals and activities for reaching the goals. The article explains how to determine students' fitness levels and includes a fitness components activity sheet and class…

Assessment can help middle and high school physical educators better understand how individual students perform throughout class. By sharing assessment with students, teachers can monitor student performance, keep track of their progress, and determine where they are having difficulty. The article explains the assessment process. (SM)

This elementary physical education teacher developed a student evaluation system by rewriting the curriculum, producing a series of grade-specific objectives to guide her teaching, matching learning activities, creating rubrics for the objectives which she and the students could use, and generating computerized, personalized grade reports for each…