title: Measuring teacher effectiveness in physical education.
abstract: This article summarizes the research base on teacher effectiveness in physical education from a historical perspective and explores the implications of the recent emphasis on student performance and teacher observation systems to evaluate teachers for physical education. The problems and the potential positive effects of using student performance scores as well as establishing a comprehensive evaluation program are explored with supportive evidence that some level of accountability is necessary in our field to make significant change.
authors.affiliation: University of South Carolina, USA. JRink@mailbox.sc.edu
authors.forename: Judith E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Rink
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D005178:Faculty; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D015397:Program Evaluation