APE Evaluation and Measurement 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: An APE teacher wants to track a student's progress on catching skills over a semester. Which assessment approach is MOST appropriate?
- Single norm-referenced test at year end
- Authentic portfolio assessment collected over time (Correct answer)
- One-time ecological assessment
- Peer-comparison ranking
Correct answer: Authentic portfolio assessment collected over time
Portfolio assessment collects multiple samples of student work over time to document growth and progress.
Question 2: The I CAN curriculum assessment is an example of which assessment type?
- Norm-referenced assessment
- Criterion-referenced curriculum-based assessment (Correct answer)
- Standardized clinical assessment
- Authentic ecological assessment
Correct answer: Criterion-referenced curriculum-based assessment
I CAN is a criterion-referenced, curriculum-based assessment designed to evaluate specific physical education skill objectives.
Question 3: What does a percentile rank of 25 indicate about a student's test performance?
- The student answered 25% of items correctly
- The student scored higher than 25% of the normative sample (Correct answer)
- The student is 25 points below the mean
- The student's score falls in the failing range
Correct answer: The student scored higher than 25% of the normative sample
A percentile rank of 25 means the student scored equal to or higher than 25% of individuals in the normative comparison group.
Question 4: Which assessment would an APE specialist use to determine eligibility for special education services in physical education?
- Formative classroom checklist
- Standardized norm-referenced motor assessment (Correct answer)
- Teacher-made quiz
- Informal observation log
Correct answer: Standardized norm-referenced motor assessment
Eligibility determinations require standardized norm-referenced assessments that compare the student to age-matched peers.
Question 5: Test-retest reliability is established by:
- Having two raters score the same performance independently
- Administering the same test twice and correlating the scores (Correct answer)
- Comparing different test forms covering the same content
- Checking that test items align with curriculum standards
Correct answer: Administering the same test twice and correlating the scores
Test-retest reliability is calculated by administering the same test on two occasions and computing the correlation between the scores.
Question 6: An APE specialist scores a student's running gait using a detailed rubric with specific behavioral descriptors at each level. This is an example of:
- Norm-referenced scoring
- Holistic impression scoring
- Analytic rubric scoring (Correct answer)
- Product outcome scoring
Correct answer: Analytic rubric scoring
Analytic rubrics break performance into specific components, each scored independently with defined criteria.
Question 7: The Physical Best assessment program primarily measures which fitness components?
- Motor skill proficiency and coordination
- Health-related physical fitness components (Correct answer)
- Sport-specific skill performance
- Cognitive understanding of fitness concepts
Correct answer: Health-related physical fitness components
Physical Best assesses health-related fitness components including aerobic capacity, muscular strength/endurance, flexibility, and body composition.
APE Evaluation and Measurement 3
An APE teacher wants to track a student's progress on catching skills over a semester.
Which assessment approach is MOST appropriate?