This book examines issues such as the introduction of GCSEs, Routes of Assessment and the National Curriculum to ascertain how they affect the work of physical education teachers.

"Why assess?", "What can I assess?", "How can I assess satisfactorily in physical education (PE)?", these and other questions are examined in this volume, which offers both practical advice and theoretical perspectives relating assessment in PE to assessment in other subjects and in school issues generally. The book has been written over a period in which the interim report of the working party for PE and the statutory orders for PE have been published, Ministers for Education have been changed and the government has been constantly shifting or changing its views on aspects of assessment to do with the National Curriculum.

What is This Thing Called Assessment All About?
Why Assess
in Physical Education?
What Can Teachers Assess in Physical Education?
How Can Practical Performance be Assessed Satisfactorily?
How Can Theoretical Work Be Assessed Satisfactorily?
Issues in Examinations and Accreditation
Recording Achievement?
Assessment in the National Curriculum
Consequences and Effects of Assessment.