How is the PECAT organized?
The PECAT includes: • An introduction, discussing the purpose and structure of the tool, the rationale for the PECAT, characteristics of high-quality physical education and the physical education curriculum, and physical education in the context of a coordinated school health program. • Instructions for preparing and completing the PECAT analyses and guidance on using the PECAT results to make informed physical education curriculum decisions. • Part 1 • Curriculum Description a template to record important descriptive information about a curriculum for use during the curriculum review process • Accuracy, Acceptability, Feasibility, and Affordability Analyses templates with questions to consider before analyzing the content and student assessment components • Part 2 • Content and Student Assessment Analyses and Score Sheets for grades K2, 35, 68, and 912 templates that rate the curriculum on how well it addresses each of the six national standards for physical education • Overall PECAT
