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Put formative assessment rubrics into practice in Health and Physical Education

The use of formative assessment rubrics enables teachers to better identify what students can currently say, make, write or do, and use this information to plan the next steps to progress student learning.

Using formative assessment rubrics in Health and Physical Education

Hear from teachers who have developed and implemented formative assessment rubrics.

Using formative assessment rubrics in Health and Physical Education video transcript

Health rubric samples

Emotional responses Foundation – Level 2

This formative assessment rubric supports the explicit teaching of emotional responses in the sub-strand Communicating and interacting for health and wellbeing from Foundation to Level 2.

Health: Emotional responses Foundation – Level 2

Health: Levels 7–10

This formative assessment rubric supports the explicit teaching of the ability to investigate and select strategies to promote health, safety and wellbeing.

Health: Levels 7–10

Physical Education rubric samples​

There are two formative assessment rubric samples for Physical Education:

  • Understanding movement and the elements of movement Foundation - Level 6
  • Invasion, net/wall, striking and fielding games Level 7 - 10

For each sample there is a document which includes the formative assessment rubric, a detailed explanation of the tasks the students undertake, the ordering of the tasks, and the associated materials to record student results. The ‘Action’ videos are samples of students performing the tasks. Each video sample is annotated against the phases in the formative assessment rubric. Teachers are advised to read the rubric and task descriptions before viewing the videos.

Understanding movement and the elements of movement Foundation – Level 6

This formative assessment rubric supports the explicit teaching of understanding movement and the elements of movement from Foundation to Level 6. Video footage is provided as evidence of students performing some of skills outlined in each action in the rubric. Teachers are advised to access the document before viewing the video footage.

Physical Education: Understanding movement and the elements of movement Foundation and Level 6

Action 1: Performs locomotor skills (video)

Action 2: Performs static skills (video)

Action 3: Performs body rotations (video)

Action 4: Performs spring and landing skills (video)

Invasion, net/wall, striking and fielding games Levels 7–10

This formative assessment rubric supports the explicit teaching of Physical Education in a unit with a focus on invasion, net/wallstriking and fielding games for Levels 7–10. Video footage is provided as evidence of students performing some of skills outlined in each action in the rubric. Teachers are advised to access the document before viewing the video footage.

Physical Education: Invasion, net/wall, striking and fielding games Levels 7–10

Action 1: Performs movement skills (video)

Action 2: Uses movement strategies (video)

Action 3: Solves movement challenges (video)