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485-201 Learning Area (Primary): Health and Physical Education

Year 2 Bach. Teaching.

Credit points: 5.0

Coordinator: Stewart Dickinson.

Prerequisite: Teachers, Inquiry and Learning 2; School Experience and Practice Teaching 2.

Contact: 4 hours of workshops/practical sessions/lectures each week.

Timetable: First semester.

Objectives:

On completion of this subject students should be able to:

• demonstrate an understanding of the goals of primary school health and physical education;
• demonstrate personal competence in a range of primary school health and physical education activities;
• demonstrate a pedagogical knowledge and understanding of the Curriculum Standards Framework as it relates to primary health and physical education; and
• demonstrate knowledge of methods, materials, activities and safety factors in developing children's understandings in health and physical education.

Content:

An examination of the scope and nature of teaching and learning in the area of health and physical education. Emphasis on curriculum content, planning, methodologies and resources.

Assessment:

A 1000 word assignment (50 per cent); a 750 word literature review (50 per cent).

Prescribed texts:

• Armstrong N & Sparkes A Issues in Physical Education Cassell Education Limited London 1991
• Tinnin R Kirk D & Evans J Learning to Teach Physical Education Prentice Hall Sydney 1993
• Gallahue D Developmental Physical Education for Today's Children Brown & Benchmark (2nd ed. ) Dubuque 1993

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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Education (Parkville Campus) (Volume 5 page 63)

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