American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance - AAHPERD

Issue: January 2010    

    Introduction
    Phillip Ward, Feature Editor

Abstract: The assessment of preservice teachers in physical  education has relied heavily on demonstrating what they know and can do, which forms  the basis for judgments made by faculty about their readiness to teach. Traditional  methods, despite their usefulness, assess only the process of teaching rather  than the product of teaching—student learning. Teacher work samples (TWS) have  emerged as an effective strategy to present credible evidence of what  preservice teachers know and can do. The articles in this feature provide  various perspectives and examples of the use of TWS in physical education  teacher education.

Article category: Teacher Work Sample Methodology