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Assessing Pre-Service Teachers’ Readiness to Promote Activity Using Physical Best. Sean M. Bulger, West Virginia University Derek J. Mohr & J. Scott Townsend Appalachian State University. Presentation Purpose.
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Assessing Pre-Service Teachers’ Readiness to Promote Activity Using Physical Best Sean M. Bulger, West Virginia University Derek J. Mohr & J. Scott Townsend Appalachian State University
Presentation Purpose • PETE programs must provide pre-service physical educators with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to promote physical activity and health-related fitness • Toward these critical exit outcomes, the use of Physical Best in teacher education has received considerable attention at recent conferences • The purpose of this presentation is to extend that discussion to include alternative and authentic assessment strategies for measuring pre-service physical educators’ readiness to employ Physical Best in their teaching
Presentation Advance Organizer • Overview of NASPE Physical Best • Using Physical Best in PETE programs • Assessing teacher candidates in area of fitness education
NASPE Physical Best Program • Physical Best is a program of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE), an association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) • It is a comprehensive, health-related fitness education program, for use in K-12 physical education programs • Used in concert with Fitnessgram
NASPE Physical Best Resources • Physical Best Teacher’s Guide (2nd edition) • Elementary Activity Guide (2nd edition) • Middle and Secondary Activity Guide (2nd edition) • Fitnessgram Test Adminstration Manual (4th edition)
NASPE Physical Best Certification • NASPE Health-Fitness Specialist • Attend 1-day Health-Fitness Specialist workshop • Purchase Physical Best resources • Complete online certification exam • NASPE Health-Fitness Instructor • Earn Health-Fitness Specialist certification • Receive nomination for instructor training • Attend 1-day workshop at AAHPERD • Purchase Physical Best resources • Complete online certification exam
NASPE Physical Best in PETE • Physical Best Health-Fitness Specialist on faculty • Affiliation agreement in place with NASPE • Deliver Physical Best content and administer Health-Fitness Specialist exam • Compliment this exam with alternative and authentic forms of assessment
Framework for PETE Assessment • Well articulated with the desired learning outcomes and related learning activities • Systematically planned to occur on a regular basis across the semester and beyond • Used to establish higher levels of student accountability • Authentic and forward-looking in design
Learning Outcomes in PETE • Knowing current fitness education philosophy • Planning developmentally appropriate fitness education experiences • Implementing safe and supportive physical activity environments • Assessing physical activity and health-related fitness
Fitness Education Philosophy • NASPE Physical Best online exam • Oral report to fitness education case study • See Artifact 1 in presentation packet
Fitness Education Planning • Unit planning for BIP field placements • See Artifact 2 • See Artifact 3 • Lesson planning for student teaching • See Artifact 4
Fitness Education Implementation • Peer teaching demo in fitness lab setting • See Artifact 5 • See Artifact 6 • Sample video clip 1 • Sample video clip 2 • Oral practical exam as capstone experience • See Artifact 7
Fitness Education Assessment • Health-related fitness test protocol anddata analysis • See Artifact 8 • Physical activity measurement and data analysis • See Artifact 9 • See Artifact 10
Presentation Conclusion • The purpose of this presentation is to extend that discussion to include alternative and authentic assessment strategies for measuring pre-service physical educators’ readiness to employ Physical Best in their teaching • Questions and/or comments from the floor?