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Field 192: Physical Education

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Sample Constructed-Response Item 1

Competency 0006 
Pedagogical Content Knowledge

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You are planning to teach a lesson on personal and community resources as part of a unit on designing and maintaining individualized fitness, physical activity, and wellness plans. Using your knowledge of physical education concepts, principles, and practices, write a response of 400 to 600 words in which you:

  1. Identify a specific grade level for this lesson.
  2. Identify three measurable learning objectives for this lesson, one for each developmental domain (i.e., psychomotor, affective, and cognitive).
  3. Specify one of those learning objectives and:

Sample Strong Response to Constructed-Response Item 1

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Sample Constructed-Response Item 2

Competency 0006 
Pedagogical Content Knowledge

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You are planning to teach a lesson on effort or relationships as part of a skill-themed unit on the elements of movement. Using your knowledge of physical education concepts, principles, and practices, write a response of approximately 400 to 600 words in which you:

  1. Identify a specific grade level for this lesson.
  2. Identify three measurable learning objectives for this lesson, one for each developmental domain (i.e., psychomotor, affective, and cognitive).
  3. Specify one of those learning objectives and:
    • describe one instructional activity, including the use of relevant strategies and resources, that promotes student achievement of the learning objective;
    • explain how the instructional activity supports the learning objective and fosters students' knowledge and skills;
    • describe how you would assess student readiness for successful participation in the activity; and
    • explain how student performance and achievement related to the learning objective could be measured and evaluated.

Sample Strong Response to Constructed-Response Item 2

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Sample Constructed-Response Item 3

Competency 0006 
Pedagogical Content Knowledge

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You are planning to teach a lesson as part of a unit on how physical activity choices increase students' energy, confidence, and movement competence. Using your knowledge of physical education concepts, principles, and practices, write a response of 400 to 600 words in which you:

  1. Identify a specific grade level for this lesson.
  2. Identify three measurable learning objectives for this lesson, one for each developmental domain (i.e., psychomotor, affective, and cognitive).
  3. Specify one of those learning objectives and:
    • describe one instructional activity, including the use of relevant strategies and resources, that promotes student achievement of the learning objective;
    • explain how the instructional activity supports the learning objective and fosters students' knowledge and skills;
    • describe how you would assess student readiness for successful participation in the activity; and
    • explain how student performance and achievement related to the learning objective could be measured and evaluated.

Sample Strong Response to Constructed-Response Item 3

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Performance Characteristics for Constructed-Response Item

The following characteristics guide the scoring of the response to a constructed-response item.

Completeness The degree to which the response addresses all parts of the assignment
Accuracy The degree to which the response demonstrates the relevant knowledge and skills accurately and effectively
Depth of Support The degree to which the response provides appropriate examples and details that demonstrate sound reasoning

Score Scale for Constructed-Response Item

A score will be assigned to the response to a constructed-response item according to the following score scale.

Score Point Score Point Description
4 The "4" response reflects a thorough command of the relevant knowledge and skills:
  • The response thoroughly addresses all parts of the assignment.
  • The response demonstrates the relevant knowledge and skills with thorough accuracy and effectiveness.
  • The response is well supported by relevant examples and details and thoroughly demonstrates sound reasoning.
3 The "3" response reflects a general command of the relevant knowledge and skills:
  • The response generally addresses all parts of the assignment.
  • The response demonstrates the relevant knowledge and skills with general accuracy and effectiveness.
  • The response is generally supported by some examples and/or details and generally demonstrates sound reasoning.
2 The "2" response reflects a partial command of the relevant knowledge and skills:
  • The response addresses all parts of the assignment, but most only partially; or some parts are not addressed at all.
  • The response demonstrates the relevant knowledge and skills with partial accuracy and effectiveness.
  • The response is partially supported by some examples and/or details or demonstrates flawed reasoning.
1 The "1" response reflects little or no command of the relevant knowledge and skills:
  • The response minimally addresses the assignment.
  • The response demonstrates the relevant knowledge and skills with minimum accuracy and effectiveness.
  • The response is minimally supported or demonstrates significantly flawed reasoning.
U The response is unscorable because it is unrelated to the assigned topic or off task, unreadable, written in a language other than English or contains an insufficient amount of original work to score.
B No response.