Reporting Grades for Students with Disabilities in General Physical Education. From: JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation &Dance | Date: August 1, 2001| Author: HENDERSON, HESTER L.; FRENCH, RON; KINNISON, LLOYD | COPYRIGHT 2001 American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Thousands of students with disabilities are now being included in general physical education classes across the U.S. Along with determining ways to modify activities so that these students can participate safely and successfully, general physical educators face the task of trying to evaluate them fairly (Churton, Cranston-Gingras, & Blair, 1997). Many educators argue that students with disabilities who receive some type of special accommodation should not be given grades equivalent...