Analysis of Final Year Project Syllabi in Physical Education Teacher Education: Is The Assessment Formative?
Author/s
Romero Martín, Mª Rosario; Ruiz Lara, Encarnación; Caballero Julia, Daniel; Ureña Ortín, NuriaDate
2023Discipline/s
Actividad Física y DeporteSubject/s
Final year projectEvaluación formativa
Formative assessment
Educación física
Trabajo fin de título
Formación inicial
Physical education
Pre-service education
Guía docente
Syllabus
Abstract
The main aims of this study were to describe the syllabus of Final Year Projects (FYP) in Physical Education Teacher
Education and to analyse their formative capacity, in order to find out to what extent the assessment systems
are aligned with the current competency paradigm. A documentary analysis of 96 syllabi was carried out, 52 of
Undergraduate Degree Projects and 44 of Master’s Degree Projects, in a total of 63 universities during the academic year 2019-2020. A panel of experts determined the formative capacity index of every syllabus, based on four variables of the assessment system: means, instruments, criteria and agents. A descriptive analysis and a MANOVA biplot were conducted. The results revealed that syllabilack relevant information on the variables studied. The limited student engagement and the highly productcttred assessment were noteworthy. In addition, a large number of degrees presented low formative capacity. This study proposes a model to analyse assessment syst...