Course performance descriptors for PDHPE
Course performance descriptors for PDHPE K–10 (2018) provide holistic descriptions of typical achievement at different grade levels. Course performance descriptions are used to identify and report a student’s level of achievement in a Board Developed Course at the end of Stage 5.
Grade A
A student at this grade typically:
- applies and assesses strategies and skills that assist them and others to respond positively to challenges and effectively manage complex situations
- demonstrates sophisticated skills to inquire into and evaluate health information and support services in the community
- uses extensive knowledge and understanding of contextual factors to demonstrate and evaluate interpersonal skills for interacting effectively with others to build and maintain respectful relationships
- plans, refines and applies highly developed creative movement skills across a range of physical activity contexts
- applies and justifies sophisticated solutions to movement challenges to enhance their health and participation in a lifetime of physical activity
- uses extensive knowledge and understanding of contextual factors to plan, enact and critique strategies to strengthen health, safety, wellbeing and participation in physical activity for themselves and others.
Grade B
A student at this grade typically:
- applies and discusses strategies and skills that assist them and others to respond positively to challenges and effectively manage complex situations
- demonstrates high level skills to inquire into and evaluate health information and support services in the community
- uses thorough knowledge and understanding of contextual factors to demonstrate and assess interpersonal skills for interacting effectively with others to build and maintain respectful relationships
- plans, refines and applies proficient movement skills across a range of physical activity contexts
- applies and discusses well developed solutions to movement challenges to enhance their health and participation in a lifetime of physical activity
- uses thorough knowledge and understanding of contextual factors to plan, enact and assess strategies to strengthen health, safety, wellbeing and participation in physical activity for themselves and others.
Grade C
A student at this grade typically:
- applies and explains strategies and skills that assist them and others to respond positively to challenges and manage situations
- demonstrates adequate skills to inquire into and evaluate health information and support services in the community
- uses sound knowledge and understanding of contextual factors to demonstrate and explain interpersonal skills for interacting effectively with others to build and maintain respectful relationships
- plans, refines and applies adequate movement skills in physical activity contexts
- applies and justifies solutions to movement challenges to enhance their health and participation in a lifetime of physical activity
- uses sound knowledge and understanding of contextual factors to plan, enact and explain strategies to strengthen health, safety, wellbeing and participation in physical activity for themselves and others.
Grade D
A student at this grade typically:
- describes strategies and/or skills that assist them and others to respond positively to challenges and manage situations
- demonstrates limited skills to inquire into and/or outlines health information and support services in the community
- uses basic knowledge and understanding of contextual factors to demonstrate and describe interpersonal skills for interacting effectively with others to build and maintain respectful relationships
- demonstrates limited movement skills in physical activity contexts
- applies and/or describes solutions to movement challenges to enhance their health and participation in a lifetime of physical activity
- uses basic knowledge and understanding of contextual factors to plan and/or enact strategies to strengthen health, safety, wellbeing and participation in physical activity for themselves and others.
Grade E
A student at this grade typically:
- identifies strategies and/or skills that assist them and others to respond to challenges and manage situations
- demonstrates very limited skills to inquire into and/or recalls health information and support services in the community
- uses elementary knowledge and understanding of contextual factors to identify interpersonal skills for interacting effectively with others to build and maintain respectful relationships
- demonstrates very limited movement skills in physical activity contexts
- identifies very limited solutions to movement challenges to enhance their health and participation in a lifetime of physical activity
- demonstrates elementary knowledge and understanding of contextual factors to enact strategies to strengthen health, safety, wellbeing and participation in physical activity for themselves and/or others.