Feedback in Physical Education: The Importance of Performance Evaluation

1. Standard Grade Physical Education FEEDBACK

2. Standard Grade Physical Education The footballer here is given information, from the coach, about the header he is performing Feedback is information received by a performer about their performance Feedback is very important when you are learning

3. Standard Grade Physical Education This gymnast is being given ‘feedback’ about her headstand by her coach She is receiving ‘external’ feedback’. Her coach compares her performance against a checklist of ‘things to look for’ in a ‘good’ headstand

4. Standard Grade Physical Education Headstand ‘things to look for’ 1. Controlled lift into position Good Poor 2. Wide triangular base with hands and head 3. Body and legs in a straight line 4. Weight on the forehead 5. Toes pointed up 6. Body steady in inverted position 7. Controlled lowering of the legs For example: The gymnast is told by her coach the things that she is doing well. These are under the column marked ‘good’.

5. Standard Grade Physical Education Headstand ‘things to look for’ 1. Controlled lift into position Good Poor 2. Wide triangular base with hands and head 3. Body and legs in a straight line 4. Weight on the forehead 5. Toes pointed up 6. Body steady in inverted position 7. Controlled lowering of the legs The gymnast is also aware of the things that she now has to work on to improve her overall performance. These have been highlighted by her coach under the ‘poor’ column

6. Standard Grade Physical Education This gymnast can also receive another type of feedback during her performance. She receives ‘internal’ feedback. Sometimes called ‘ Kinaesthetic feedback’

7. Standard Grade Physical Education What is ‘internal’ feedback? If you were doing a headstand you would know if you were unsteady, out of balance or not controlled. Internal feedback lets the gymnast know where her body parts are by the ‘feel’ of the movement. For example, she will probably know that her body is not steady when she is upside down in the headstand. Her sense of balance will help her to know where she is. She will, therefore, attempt to correct those obvious mistakes to make a better performance.

8. Standard Grade Physical Education This basketball player is trying to improve his set shot. He shoots over and over from the same spot on the floor Knowledge of Results

9. Standard Grade Physical Education Knowledge of Results This is used when measuring your success or improvement by results, for example Basketball set shooting Day 1 – Take 20 set shots at the basket Practise for a few sessions Day 4 – Repeat the 20 set shots. If you are more successful on day 4 – you have improved. This is measured by the results

10. Standard Grade Physical Education Task ‘A’ Who can you receive feedback from? A teacher A coach A partner Yourself

11. Standard Grade Physical Education Task ‘B’ How is the information collected by the teacher/coach or partner? Feedback from the teacher/coach/partner is usually done by OBSERVATION or by an OBSERVATION & TICK CHECKLIST and is gotten by comparing what was done against what should have been done

12. Standard Grade Physical Education Task ‘C’ Can you think of another method of feedback that would help you see the actions you were doing well and those you needed to work on? A video recording of you performing is a very useful way of allowing the performer to see their performance. The good thing about it is that it can be viewed in slow motion, which is a great advantage, because this lets the performer see fast, complex actions e.g. a tennis serve.

13. Standard Grade Physical Education Task ‘D’ Can you think of one method, where you received feedback, when you were involved in swimming? Explain how this helped you improve your performance My teacher told me that legs were not kicking properly when I was doing the breast stroke. He told me what they should be doing. I practised this, using a float, concentrating on the leg action of the stroke in order to improve this part of the skill.