To be honest, I have never really given much thought to how physical education teachers assess their classes, let alone the challenges that might arise when throwing in the technology aspect into the situation. After reading this chapter, I realize technology is a crucial tool in assessing student performance in physical education. The author mentions the ability to gather data to evaluate student performance and with the number of students that phys. ed. teachers have to keep track of, the right kind of technology is needed for this. I also understand that the cost for technology for this concentration is huge, but luckily districts like Mt. Blue have the one-to-one laptop program, which helps alleviate many costs and opens up many opportunities for technology to be used in a physical education classroom.
It was refreshing to read about student motivation being important. Physical education, like many classes, is a difficult subject to get every student motivated for. Students are more motivated when they have instant data and feedback.
This chapter appeared a bit more forced, or awkward than the others. I almost felt like TPCK is more difficult to find overall in physical education. Maybe if the chapter had also focused more on health education that would have helped.
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