How to Use the Conc epts of Health and Fitness, Fitness Performance
Assessment, and Di rections for Ad ministration and Scoring Guide
Introduction:
This CD co nsists of materials to be used by teachers to assess student learning in
Fitness at grades 5, 8, and High School. For each grade level there are three
documents: a Concepts of Health and Fitness booklet, Directions for Administra tion
and Scoring Guide booklet, and a Fitne ss Performance Assessment booklet. These
three documents should be used together to assess each student�s progress in
meeting the benchmark requirements of the Essential Academic Learning
Requirements for Fitness.
The Concepts of Health and Fitness booklet includes:
� a written as sessment that consists of multiple choice, short answer and
extended response items
The Directions for Administration and Scoring Guide booklet includes:
� detailed directions about how to administer the Concepts of Health and
Fitness assessment for the teacher
� a scoring gu ide that includes an answer key and scoring rubrics.
The Fitnes s Performance Assessment booklet includes:
� a performance-based assessment that requires students to participate in a
variety of ph ysical activities
� norms and standards that may be used by the teacher to provide students
with feedback
� student record and analysis form to assist in utilizing measurements to
further stud ent learning.
Us e of These Assessments
Health and fitness teachers in Washingt on schools developed these asse ssments.
The materials are intended to be a resou rce for schools and teachers to use on a
voluntary basis to meas ure student lear ning in concepts and understanding of
fitness. This assessment resource provides a measure of a limited number of the
health and fitness esse ntial academic learni ng requirements at grades 5, 8 and high
school.
Funding for this resource development wa s made possible through the Centers for
Disease Co ntrol, Division of Adolesce nt and School Health, Award Number
U87/CCU009022-09-02.
The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction is very grateful to th e school
districts and teachers who committed time and talent to the development and
try-outs of the assessment items.
Members of the Fitness Assessment Development Team
Grade 5
Fernando Alvarez � Moses Lake School District
Krista Winn � Port An geles School District
Teri Snell � Spokane Sc hool District
Karen Cowan � Spokane School District
Grade 8
David Fuller � Spokane School District
Ann Meacham � Penninsula School District
Mary Trettevik � Rent on School District
High School
Doris Dorr � Toppenish School District
Lori Dunn � Renton School District
Ted Vaughn � Central Kitsap School District