Introducing assessments and examinations in physical education in Malta

Abstract

In Malta physical education is a nonexaminable subject yet an assessment mark or grade is still an integral part of the end oftenn I year report of the majority of schools in Malta (Cassar, 1995). The assessment of physical education is quantified in the local National Syllabus of Physical Education (1992), nevertheless, physical education was omitted from the school-leaving certificate of fifth formers in government schools in the early 1990s. This last action is not consistent with the local requirements of the National Syllabus ofPhysical Education (1992). Now that the task of introducing a Secondary Education Certificate (SEC) in physical education is rolling, it seems appropriate to appraise the provisions for content and assessments in the National Syllabus for Physical Education ( 1992) and to relate them to teacher 's practices in secondary schools. The implementation of the activities recommended in the four areas of study of the local syllabus and the assessment practices will be discussed in the light of the requirements of an assessed and examined subject.