Integrating assessment with instruction can aide in learning We
have four major beliefs about assessment: (a) it should be
ongoing and regular, (b) it should be authentic, (c) planning
what to teach is the same as planning what to assess, and (d)
assessment should serve as a system of checks and balances for
teaching and learning. This reference outlines a tactical
approach to teaching sport skills, with detailed lesson and unit
plans and a DVD-ROM containing reproducibles and videos of
sample lessons. Elementary lessons teach basic concepts and
tactics, while lessons for middle and high school students delve
more deeply into 12 sports. This text also includes a NASPE
standards-linked Game Performance Assessment Instrument (GPAI).
The third edition of the popular book Teaching Sport Concepts
and Skills: A Tactical Games Approach for Ages 7 to 18 now
covers the elementary level as well as middle and secondary
levels. It shows teachers how to move from a traditional to a
tactical games teaching approach with de