ABSTRACT
In the wide range of activity settings in school and nonschool settings, instruction about exercise and activity is a crucial component of any type of program. Many different methods and systems exist to provide evaluation of instruction. Although evaluation by a school administrator or work supervisor is a necessary and sometimes valuable form of evaluation of instructional effectiveness, this chapter advocates self-evaluation as the best way to improve instruction in all types of activity settings. The best way to conduct this self-evaluation is dependent on the particular setting and on what aspect of instruction is examined. Properly used, systematic observation methods provide feedback that can be used to self-evaluate and improve instructional effectiveness. As with any measurement and evaluation procedure, the data collection must be done properly to ensure valid data. It is hoped that more practitioners in all activity settings will realize the weaknesses of traditional methods and the advantages of systematic observation in the measurement and self-evaluation of instructional effectiveness.
