Assessment in Health Education

Strategies:

Performance-based assessment (PBA) is a classroom assessment tool teachers use to determine deeper levels of student understanding that cannot be obtained through other assessment methods such as multiple choice and short- and even extended-response items. While other assessment methods certainly have their place in a teacher’s toolbox, PBA provides both teachers and students with a measure of the extent to which the student has deep understanding of important and challenging learning goals set in realistic contexts. This site is intended to provide teachers and instructional leaders with resources that support the effective use of PBA instructionally. 

Key Health Skills: 

Advocacy

Self-Management

Example:

Students will design a personal health improvement plan that includes the creation of SMART goals developed around areas of health, nutrition, mental health, and stress management. Using those goals, students will create action plans for achievement of those goals, in addition to the development of stress management plans specific to their current life circumstances/stressors. 

Possible formats can include: Google Slides, PSA, video, infographic, etc.

Instructions:

Health Personal Improvement Plan PBA