Attityd, Närvaro & Prestation : En kvalitativ studie om lärares och elevers uppfattningar av bedömning och betygsättning i Idrott och hälsa A

The purposeof this survey is to study both teachers and students view regarding theevaluation and grading in the subject Physical Education A. In order to meetthe purpose, the survey is executed by focusing on three main researchquestions: What is the teachers and students notion of the goals of the subjectand the course plan? Which knowledge is evaluated in the subject, according toteachers and students? Which factors, believe teachers and students, affect theevaluation? The results of the survey is established by qualitative interviewsthat has been conducted with four teachers and five students in two schoolslocated in a medium – sized city in the south east of Sweden. The resultsof the survey indicate that not only teachers, but also students consider thecourse plan and the grading criterias is relatively unclear and interpretablein a lot of different ways. Teachers and students also states the theoreticaland practical moments are equally important when evaluating. Further, theystate that knowledge in ergonomics, exercises theory, diets, swimming andleadership skills are important knowledge in the subject. The results alsoindicate that such factors as attitude, attendance and performance do affectthe grades in the subject of Physical Education A. The surveyshows that there is a consensus among teachers and students regardingevaluation and grading and that there is no significant difference in theresults of this survey, in comparison with similar ones conducted earlier. Key words: Teacher, Students, PhysicalEducation, Evaluating, Gradin