The National Association for Sport and Physical Education appointed the Outcomes Committee to answer the question "What should students know and be able to do?" The "Outcomes Project" culminated in the development of a definition of the physically educated person. This definition included five major focus areas, specifying that a physically educated person:

• Has learned skills necessary to perform a variety of physical activities
  
• Is physically fit
  
• Does participate regularly in physical activity
  
• Knows the implications of and benefits from involvement in physical activities
  
• Values physical activity and its contribution to a healthful lifestyle

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF STANDARDS

1. Demonstrates competency in many movement forms and proficiency in a few movement forms
   
2. Applies movement concepts and principles to the learning and development of motor skills
   
3. Exhibits a physically active lifestyle
   
4. Achieves and maintains a health-enhancing level of physical fitness
   
5. Demonstrates responsible personal and social behavior in physical activity settings.
   
6. Demonstrates understanding and respect for differences among people in physical activity settings
   
7. Understand that physical activity provides opportunities for enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and social interaction.

Excerpted from: Moving Into the Future National Standards for Physical Education A Guide to Content and Assessment. The National Association for Sport and Physical Education, Reston, VA. 1995

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