The try-out of a team sport performance assessment procedure in elementaryand junior high school physical education classes

The purpose of this study is to describe the results of a try-out of Grehai gne, Godbout, and Bouthier's (1997) team sport performance assessment proce dure in elementary and junior high school physical education classes and to expose issues related to its potential implementation. Six elementary and junior high school teachers were asked to use this assessment procedure wit h their Grade 5 to 8 class-groups for a 6-week period in order to gather da ta for the establishment of performance norms. As it was developed for peer assessment purposes, the teachers instructed their students in observing a nd coding. Teachers and their students then proceeded to collect team sport performance data. Following this process, interviews were conducted in ord er to gather the teachers' perceptions and opinions regarding the potential integration of this assessment procedure. From the collected data, topics focusing on the possible applications in a team sport teaching-learning con text are presented and discussed.