Physical Fitness Test through Portfolio Assessment

摘要

Students' achievement in learning physical education has been measured using traditional assessment. The assessment, however, is considered partial so that it can only assess few parts of the whole learning activities. It usually results in the outcome without considering any learning processes, both inside and outside schools. To that relation, portfolio assessment appears to be an alternative to evaluate students' achievement as well as performance authentically. Using this type of assessment, teachers will be able to capture students' learning processes entirely. This study aims to find out the influence of portfolio assessment to enhance students' physical fitness. This study employed a quasi-experimental method using pretest-posttest control group design. The population involved in this study eighth graders and the sample is two classes of them selected using cluster random sampling, and the instrument used in fitness-gram test (one-mile run). The data are then analyzed using t test. From the data obtained, it has been proven that portfolio assessment is more effective than the traditional one to enhance students' physical fitness. Finally, this study suggests that schools use portfolio to measure students' physical fitness since this type of assessment is more authentic in comparison with the traditional one.