 Evidence of Effectiveness — EPEC Overview
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Evidence of EPEC's Effectiveness — Introduction
Detailed Evidence to Support EPEC's Effectiveness
Complete List of Research Citations
The Exemplary Physical Education Curriculum is an important public health and school reform initiative that allows physical educators to participate as full partners in their schools and districts by delivering a quality physical education program that includes sound instruction and assessment to ensure that students are learning. EPEC is working to shift the emphasis of physical education away from merely keeping students busy, happy, and good toward instruction and assessment based on clearly-defined objectives. As a result of a defined direction and clear objectives, students are more likely to learn, develop competencies and confidence, and be prepared for a physically active life.
The emphasis of EPEC is on learning, yet it is easy to use for the teacher and fun for students. In addition, EPEC is the only physical education curriculum to receive the Achievement in Prevention Research and Research Translation in Chronic Disease Award from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
 The multiple components and subcomponents of EPEC interrelate to form a highly effective educational delivery system (see Figure 1). The EPEC curriculum is delineated in a minute matrix (i.e., what is taught, where it is taught, and how long it is taught at each grade level) and scope and sequence matrices (i.e., the specific details of what is taught in each lesson).
The Teaching/Learning Progressions (TLPs) provide detailed descriptions of each of the developmentally appropriate, sequential learning steps of an objective. The assessment rubrics condense each TLP step into the essential assessment criteria. These criteria and cue words/phrases are used in the instructional segments as the basis for the explanation and demonstration.
 Accompanying posters are constructed from the assessment rubrics so students know exactly what is expected of them. Reinforcing activities add fun ideas to bolster learning on each TLP step.
The program objectives in EPEC are based on the ideals of what students should know and be able to do once they graduate from a physical education program as defined by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education in a document titled Moving into the Future: National Standards for Physical Education (NASPE, 2004). This makes EPEC a true standards-based curriculum and not merely a compilation of activities.
See also:
Evidence of EPEC's Effectiveness — Introduction
Detailed Evidence to Support EPEC's Effectiveness
Complete List of Research Citations
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