The Assessment Journey: Defining and Refining Instrument Dilemmas

Autor/inn/en	Gallo, Ann Marie; Carr, Michael T.; Gallo, Joseph A.
Titel	The Assessment Journey: Defining and Refining Instrument Dilemmas
Quelle	In: Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 23 (2010) 5, S.22-26 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0892-4562
Schlagwörter	Physical Education; Racquet Sports; Evaluation Criteria; Teaching Assistants; Test Construction; Test Content; Measurement Techniques; Evaluation Problems; Evaluation Methods; Evaluation Research; Program Implementation; Program Design + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Körpererziehung; Sportunterricht; Testaufbau; Testaufgabe; Messtechnik; Evaluationsforschung; Programme design; Programmaufbau; Programmplanung
Abstract	Designing and implementing assessment instruments are ongoing challenges for physical educators. The initial design phase includes asking the question, "What do I want the students to know and/or be able to do?" Seemingly, the question is direct and should lead to a concrete answer. In addition to designing assessment instruments, one of the most complicated aspects of assessing student learning is related to the implementation of the instrument. Hence, a series of questions related to the practicality of the instrument follow: "Will it work?" "How long will it take?" and "What will it tell me?" This article follows the journey of one undergraduate teaching assistant (TA) through the dilemmas and challenges most physical educators face in the design and implementation of assessment instruments and related tasks. Suggestions of how to overcome these challenges are discussed from the perspective and experience of a TA. The setting was a college net/wall activity course, however, the instrument could be used in secondary physical education classes. The project began when a faculty instructor assigned a TA, "To teach and assess the forehand stroke in tennis." This assignment led the TA on a journey where he was confronted with four different assessment dilemmas related to the design and implementation of the instrument. Each assessment dilemma led to adjusting certain aspects of the instrument. Each modification improved the clarity of the instrument, illustrated the purpose of the assessment, and upheld the goal of practical and time efficient implementation. Minor variations in the implementation of the instrument proved to be efficient and yielded more specific results. (Contains 4 figures.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10