Assessment in PE

Diagnostic, formative, assessment as learning, summative; success and process criteria; self and peer assessment.

The outline, topic by topic

Each topic is weighted the way the exam weighs it.

Diagnostic assessment: what is it?
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Done at the start of a unit to know the starting level.
It shapes groups and content.
Assessment across a teaching unit: which step comes after "Diagnostic in the first lesson"?
- Formative during learning tasks
- Peer assessment between pupils
- Assessment as learning when pupils use the criteria
- Summative in the last lesson
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Formative during learning tasks
The judgement moves from the teacher to peers, then to pupils alone, who take ownership of the criteria before the final review. In practice these assessments overlap: the order follows growing autonomy.
Formative assessment: what is it?
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Done during learning to adjust teaching.
It is not graded: it informs.
Mid-unit, the teacher sees half the class failing the landing and changes the tasks. Which assessment?
- Formative
- Summative
- Certifying
- Norm-referenced
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Formative
It adjusts teaching along the way.
Assessment as learning: what is it?
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Pupils take ownership of the criteria and regulate their own learning.
It makes pupils active.