Evaluation and Triangulation

Proper evaluation of academic/teaching/learning programs is essential to keep the quality of the program at the highest and most effective level as possible. Especially in physical education there is an overwhelmingly high demand placed on the learning within all three of the domains, consistent quality evaluation of the student's learning, the curriculum and opportunities, and the community impact should be looked at.

Student learning can be evaluated by different forms of different assessments. There is a wide range of assessment types, and such assessments need to change depending on which domain is being tested. For example cognitive learning, affective learning and psychomotor learning at all different, thus need to be assessed differently as well, to ensure an accurate gage on where the student's learning and understanding is. As well as how well the program is helping and assisting students in the learning process.

Community impact is looking at the cost-effectiveness of the program within the triangulation realm. It is asking is the time, price, effort, costs truly having a positive influence on the program? For example, in physical education the price of equipment to help aid in student's learning is rather expensive and commonly misunderstood as too it's importance to the program. The community may have to come together to help aid in the costs of such important needs.

Curriculum and opportunities needs to be under constant review as well as student learning. This can be a bit difficult in the PE setting because typically it is more geared towards teaching and then having students active and doing which leaves little time for assessing the students and curriculum all the time. To realistically assess as often as possible the alloted time given towards the physical education time for students should be increased.

So in short, student learning (assessments towards goals and objectives), Curriculum and opportunities (constant review of the curriculum), and Community impact (the cost-effectiveness of the program and program needs) are what makes up triangulation. Which is a very effective and positive way to ensure the quality and effectiveness of a program. !