485-220 Learning Area: Health & Physical Ed.2

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

Val Webster

Prerequisites

485-101 Learning Area: Health & Physical Ed.1 or approved equivalent.

Semester

Year long (view timetable)

Contact

A total of 54 hours of lectures, workshops and practical sessions plus a three-day outdoor education field trip late January or early February

Subject Description

This subject examines curriculum issues in health and physical education through the Victorian Essential Learning Standards. Practical workshops and seminars focus upon the primary curriculum. Lecture topics include motor learning; paediatric exercise; school issues in human sexuality; swimming and water safety; nutrition; outdoor and environment education.

Assessment

Written assignments totalling 3000 words (75%) and a 2-hour examination (25%).

Satisfactory participation and performance in seminars and practical classes is a hurdle requirement of this subject.

Prescribed Texts

  • VCAA, Victorian Essential Learning Standards. 2006.
  • Australian Institute of Health & Welfare, A Picture of Australia's Children. Canberra, AIHW 2005 Cat. No. PHE58.


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