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“PE Is More Than Playing Kick Ball the Entire Hour”: Using Standards-Based Grading to Elevate Physical Education’s Status Among Preservice Physical Educators

Document Type

Article

Keywords

assessment, student evaluation, theory of planned behavior, workshop

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Journal of Teaching in Physical Education

Volume

43

Issue

4

First Page

733

Last Page

739

Abstract

Purpose: This study sought to examine how preservice physical educators conceptualize and intend to use standards-based grading (SBG) after receiving a 1-hr workshop on implementing SBG into a physical education (PE) setting. Methods: Using a qualitative descriptive approach, the researchers utilized class reflection assignments, a perceptions survey, and interviews with 10 undergraduate physical educators at a Midwestern university. Findings: The SBG workshop positively influenced participants’ views of the importance of PE, enhanced their attitudes toward organized and meaningful instructional planning, and shaped participants’ perceived norms and level of control when implementing SBG in their future classrooms. Discussion/ Conclusion: SBG provides a means for preservice physical educators to validate their field and area of study and to visualize the interconnectedness of teaching, learning, and assessment within PE.

Department

Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies

Original Publication Date

10-1-2024

DOI of published version

10.1123/jtpe.2023-0064

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