Abbreviated Assessment Plan
Physical Education Major Assessment Plan
Physical Education major students work in the School of Education to fulfill the learning outcome goals of all secondary education students. They also work in the Department of Exercise Science and Sport to fulfill the learning goals of the Physical Education major core curriculum. This plan addresses the elements specific to Physical Education major core curriculum only.
Learning Outcome Goals
All Physical Education major students will:
- Students will be able to successfully translate classroom knowledge into practical application through internship opportunities.
- Students will obtain mastery in unit plan development and implementation.
- Students will explore opportunities to acquire certifications to teach in three different areas: Physical Education, Health, and/or Driver Education.
- Students will prepare for professional success through challenging coursework in preparation for the state’s Content-Area test for future teachers.
- Students will prepare for professional success through sequential and challenging coursework in preparation for the state’s Assessment of Professional Teaching exam.
- Students will acquire teaching experience in a mentoring environment through internship opportunities and a student teaching experience.
- Students will act as role models for the youth of our communities during internship and student teaching experiences.
Snapshot
The assessment report will provide a brief overview of our curricula, facilities, and faculty/staff.
The Learning Story
The report will describe a curriculum map of course work designed to fulfill professional teaching standards and achieve learning outcome goals. The map will match courses to learning goals and university mission.
Assessment Methods
The Physical Education major assessment is closely aligned Illinois State Board of Education requirements for tracking education student candidates in their performance and learning goals. Through the use of a portfolio system, our students complete eleven "candidate assessments," (CAs) placed in their portfolios and evaluated with scaled rubrics by Millikin faculty.
The Education Candidate Assessments include:
CA1: Professional Growth Narrative
CA2: Disposition Self-Assessment and Reflection
CA3: Case Study on Student Learning
CA4: Web Quest
CA5: Classroom Management and Discipline Plan
CA6: Evolving Philosophy of Teaching and Learning
CA7: Instruction Plan for Inclusion
CA8: Literacy in the Classroom
CA9: Functional Behavioral Analysis
CA10: Teacher Work Sample
CA11: Student Teaching Analysis
These 11 assessments measure the full range of learning goals and standards from the Millikin Teaching Standards (MTS), the twelve Core Physical Education Standards, and the Core Technology Standards (CTECH).
Specific to Physical Education, each candidate is assessed with six Major Assessments (MAs), which measure the mastery of skills and knowledge specifically in the major.
These include the following:
MA1: Secondary Language Arts Content Area Test Score
MA2: GPA in Major Courses
MA3: Teaching Unit Plans [also CA7: Instructional Plan for Inclusion]
MA4: Student Teaching Evaluations by Cooperating Teacher and Supervising Professor [also CA11: Student Teaching Analysis]
MA5: Teacher Work Sample [also CA10: Teacher Work Sample]
MA6: Capstone Journal
Programmatic assessment methods also include cumulative GPA scores in the major courses for each student, along with a test score in the content area developed by the Illinois Certification Testing System and given to Physical Education students across the state, for comparison against larger statewide baselines. These shall also be assigned a rating between red, yellow and green.
Assessment Data
The report will include the resulting data on each assessment method (the eleven candidate assessment and the six artifacts). The Teacher Education Program representative will assign levels of performance on each learning goal, using the green, yellow and red light analogy.
Analysis of Assessment Results
The report will analyze the results from our assessment methods and rate the quality and effectiveness of Physical Education major student performance on each student learning outcome goal.
Improvement Plans
The annual report will be created by the Teacher Education Program representative and shared with the Exercise Science and Sport department faculty in order to suggest ways to improve the quality of student learning experiences in the Physical Education major. Improvement plans will be developed at a departmental meeting conducted no later than October 1 each academic year.
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