Student Performance – Cardiovascular Endurance
Standard 1:
Participate in moderate to vigorous health-related physical activities on a regular basis.
Standard 2:
Establish and monitor progress toward appropriate personal fitness goals.
Performance indicator:
Demonstrate competency in cardiovascular endurance activities needed for individual fitness as well as
individual and team sports.
Assessment task:
Complete any combination of the mile run/walk, the half-mile run/walk, the quarter mile run, and/or the pacer
within the set standards of time that elevates the heart rate to an aerobic or anaerobic level.
Criteria for Competence (Level 3)
1. Student completes three or more fitness/skills tests at the level 2 or 3 standards.
2. Student sets goals based on personal performance in a variety of fitness/skills tests and shows
improvement in any two areas.
Assessment Rubric: Mile Run/Walk
Grade &
Gender
8th boys
Mile
8th girls
7th boys
Mile
7th girls
6th boys
Mile
6th girls
Proper
pacing
techniques
Level 4- Time
(mins)
Level 3 – Time
(mins)
Level 2- Time
(mins)
Level 1- Time
(mins)
9:00 or less
9:01 - 11:00
11:01 - 13:00
13:01 or greater
10:00 or less
9:30 or less
10:01 - 12:00
9:31 - 11:30
12:01 - 14:00
11:31 - 13:30
14:01 or greater
13:31 or greater
10:30 or less
10:00 or less
10:31 - 12:30
10:01 - 12:00
12:31 - 14:30
12:01 - 14:00
14:31 or greater
14:01 or greater
11:00 or less
11:01 - 13:00
13:01 - 15:00
15:01 or greater
Student always uses
proper pacing
techniques to
achieve optimal
performance
Student usually uses
proper pacing
techniques to
achieve optimal
performance
Student
sometimes uses
proper pacing
techniques to
achieve optimal
performance
Student seldom
uses proper pacing
techniques to
achieve optimal
performance or
refuses to
participate
Assessment Rubric: Half Mile Run/Walk
Grade &
Gender
8th boys
Mile
8th girls
7th boys
Mile
7th girls
6th boys
Mile
6th girls
Proper
pacing
techniques
Level 4- Time
(mins)
Level 3 – Time
(mins)
Level 2- Time
(mins)
Level 1- Time
(mins)
4:00 or less
4:01- 4:59
5:00-5:59
6:00 or greater
5:00 or less
4:30 or less
5:01- 5:59
4:31- 5:29
6:00-6:59
5:30-6:29
7:00 or greater
6:30 or greater
5:30 or less
5:00 or less
5:31- 6:29
5:01- 5:59
6:30- 7:29
6:00- 6:59
7:30 or greater
7:00 or greater
6:00 or less
6:01- 6:59
7:00- 7:59
8:00 or greater
Student always uses
proper pacing
techniques to
achieve optimal
performance
Student usually uses
proper pacing
techniques to
achieve optimal
performance
Student
sometimes uses
proper pacing
techniques to
achieve optimal
performance
Student does not
use proper pacing
techniques or
refuses to
participate
Assessment Rubric: Quarter Mile Run/Jog
Grade &
Gender
8th boys
Mile
8th girls
7th boys
Mile
7th girls
6th boys
Mile
6th girls
Proper
pacing
techniques
Level 4- Time
(mins)
Level 3 – Time
(mins)
Level 2- Time
(mins)
Level 1- Time
(mins)
1:30 or less
1:31 - 1:45
1:46 - 2:00
2:01 or greater
1:45 or less
1:40 or less
1:46 - 2:00
1:41 - 1:55
2:01 - 2:15
1:56 - 2:10
2:16 or greater
2:11 or greater
1:55 or less
1:50 or less
1:56 - 2:10
1:51 - 2:05
2:11 - 2:25
2:06 - 2:20
2:26 or greater
2:21 or greater
2:05 or less
2:06 - 2:20
2:21 - 2:35
2:36 or greater
Student always uses
proper pacing
techniques to
achieve optimal
performance
Student usually uses
proper pacing
techniques to achieve
optimal performance
Student sometimes
uses proper pacing
techniques to
achieve optimal
performance
Student seldom
uses proper pacing
techniques to
achieve optimal
performance
Assessment Rubric: 15m Pacer
Gender
Level 4Number of laps
Level 3 –
Number of laps
Level 2Number of laps
Level 1Number of laps
Boys
51 or greater
36 - 50
20 - 35
Less than 20
Girls
45 or greater
30 – 44
15 – 29
Less than 15