What do the commencement-level assessments for physical education look like?
There are two types of assessments for physical education at the commencement level: Sport and physical activity performance assessments that have been designed to determine levels of competency and proficiency in eight different categories of physical activity: Team Passing Sports, Net/Wall Sports, Target Sports, Striking/Fielding Sports, Dance and Aesthetic Activities, Outdoor Activities, Personal Performance Activities, and Fitness Activities. The assessments are authentic performance tasks scored on a four-point Rubric. Competent performance is scored at Level 3 while proficient performance is scored at Level 4. Cognitive performance assessments are a set of stimulus-based questions designed to determine understanding and application of knowledge about physical fitness, personal and social responsibility in physical activity settings, and community resources for physical activity. Each cognitive performance assessment is scored on a four-point rubric. Competent performance is score
