Physical Education - moderator's newsletter
August 2008
From the Moderator
Welcome to the first Physical Education moderators newsletter. The aim of this new series of publications is to keep you up to date with Physical Education assessment and moderation issues.
This newsletter:
- covers the requirements for collecting evidence of students' practical performance across the standards
- provides an update on performance standards
- covers some of the issues come across through moderation.
Collecting evidence of students' practical performance
Collecting evidence of practical performance is an important part of assessing physical education and is inherent to many of the standards. This document clarifies what evidence is required to verify the practical performance required in the following standards. Please note a tick in a box on a cover sheet is not sufficient evidence for moderators to confirm assessor judgements.
90067 (1.1)
Students are required to participate actively in a variety of physical activities. Evidence should show a differentiation between achieved/merit ("participate actively") and excellence ("consistently display a high level of effort"). In order to verify assessor judgements, evidence should be collected over a period of time.
Examples of ways to collect evidence include but are not limited to teacher recording sheets, teacher verification of self/peer evaluations and teacher observation checklists.
90071 (1.5)
Students are required to demonstrate interpersonal skills in a group or team situation. Evidence should show a differentiation between achieved ("demonstrate interpersonal skills"), merit ("demonstrate effective interpersonal skills") and excellence ("consistently demonstrate effective interpersonal skills"). In order to verify assessor judgements, evidence should be collected over a period of time.
Examples of ways to collect evidence include but are not limited to teacher recording sheets, teacher verification of self/peer evaluations and teacher observation checklists.
90434 (2.3)
Students are required to apply the principles and methods of training to participation in a physical activity. Logs are required as evidence of application and should be verified by the teacher.
90435 (2.4)
Students are required to apply skill learning principles and psychological skills to participation in physical activity. Logs are required as evidence of application and should be verified by the assessor.
90438 (2.7)
Students are required to plan and apply appropriate strategies for a chosen leadership role. Evidence should show a differentiation between achieved ("plan and apply appropriate strategies"), merit ("strategies used contribute to the effective functioning of the group or team"), excellence ("strategies used contribute to and improve the effective functioning of the group or team").
Examples of ways to collect evidence include but are not limited to teacher recording sheets, teacher verification of self/peer evaluations and teacher observation checklists.
90439 (2.8)
Students are required to put into action safety management procedures for self and others in a physical activity. Evidence should show a differentiation between achieved ("put into action safety management procedures") and merit/excellence ("competently put into action safety management procedures").
Examples of ways to collect evidence include but are not limited to teacher recording sheets, teacher verification of self/peer evaluations and teacher observation checklists.
Performance Standards
90524 (1.3), 90436 (2.5), 90742 (3.4)
In performance standards where consistency and effectiveness must be demonstrated, evidence should be collected over a period of time. Therefore more appropriate evidence will include marksheets and recording sheets as well as the rubric. See the level 3 badminton performance standard on TKI for an example.
2. National performance standards (levels 2 and 3)
Updated level 2 and 3 performance standards are available on TKI. The Level 3 document includes new activities so please check before submitting further standards.