KS3 · Physical education · Year 9
Measure your progress
Athletics: fitness development of pace or power
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Your learning goal
I can perform appropriate tests and interpret the data to measure my progress.
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Measure your progress: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
What you’ll learn
I can perform appropriate tests and interpret the data to measure my progress.
Key learning points
- Move: clear replication of test protocol is essential to ensure it is a reliable and valid result.
- Think: emotional and physical responses to testing should be more positive in relation to the start of the unit testing.
- Feel: evaluating progress in relation to your previous performance can improve self-esteem and motivation.
- Connect: recognising progress in others, no matter how small, can motivate them to continue with their programme.
Words to know
- benchmarks
- a starting measurement used to track improvement over time
- progression
- a sign of improvement in performance, fitness or technique
- evaluation
- comparing current performance to past results to judge progress
Common mistakes
Pupils may compare their progress to other pupils and feel disappointed if others have made a faster rate of progress.
Progress is personal and depends on many things - starting fitness, goals, technique and even how well rested you are on test day. Even small amounts of progress should be celebrated.
For parents, carers and teachers
- The improvement % calculation is tricky without calculators or an alternative. Use your school's policy on devices to determine the best way to provide them.