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Physical Education Stage 2
Subject outline

Version 4.0 - For teaching in 2024.
Accredited in November 2017 for teaching at Stage 2 from 2020. 

Stage 2 | Subject outline | Assessment design criteria

Assessment design criteria

The assessment design criteria are based on the learning requirements and are used by:

  • teachers to clarify for the student what he or she needs to learn
  • teachers and assessors to design opportunities for the student to provide evidence of his or her learning at the highest possible level of achievement.

The assessment design criteria consist of specific features that:

  • students should demonstrate in their learning
  • teachers and assessors look for as evidence that students have met the learning requirements.

For this subject the assessment design criteria are:

  • application
  • analysis and evaluation.

The specific features of these criteria are described below.

The set of assessments, as a whole, must give students opportunities to demonstrate each of the specific features by the completion of study of the subject

Application 

The specific features are as follows:

A1 Contextual application of knowledge and understanding to movement concepts and strategies.
A2 Application of collaborative skills in physical activity contexts.
A3 Application of evidence to inform the implementation of strategies for participation and/or performance improvement.
A4 Use of subject‑specific terminology.

Analysis and Evaluation

The specific features are as follows:

AE1 Analysis and evaluation of evidence relating to physical activity.
AE2 Reflection on and evaluation of participation and/or performance improvement.
AE3 Evaluation of implemented strategies.