Health and Physical Education
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- On-campus: 12 hours Face to face+Blended Swinburne online - Nil
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning. For Online unit delivery, learning is conducted exclusively online.
2023 teaching periods
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 1 |
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Swinburne Online Teaching Period 1 |
Swinburne Online Teaching Period 3 | |
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Prerequisites
EDU10004 Theories of Teaching and LearningAims and objectives
1. Communicate the relevant national and/or state or territory curriculum content of Health and Physical Education, including the importance of physical exercise and the specific motor skills children should develop at different year levels.
2. Analyse pedagogical approaches in teaching and learning of Health and Physical Education in the Primary classroom.
3. Generate plans of lessons / units of work that reflect relevant current curriculum documentation and contemporary pedagogical approaches including the use of ICT with a focus on student engagement.
4. Evaluate a range of assessment and reporting strategies and record keeping instruments within Health and Physical Education in terms of their purpose, benefits, limitations and implementation constraints.
5. Evaluate appropriate methods to maintain safe and challenging learning environments within Health and Physical Education.
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
On campus
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
On-Campus Class | 1 | 12 | 12 |
Live Online Lecture | 2 | 12 | 24 |
Specified Activities Various | 4 | 12 | 48 |
Unspecified Activities Various | 5.5 | 12 | 66 |
TOTAL | 150 hours/12.5cp |
Swinburne Online
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Online Prescribed readings, online activities | 6 | 12 | 72 |
Unspecified Activities Independent study, readings, assignment preparation | 6.5 | 12 | 78 |
TOTAL | 150 hours/12.5cp |
Assessment
Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
Presentation | Individual | 40% | 1, 2 |
Portfolio | Group | 60% | 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Content
• Contemporary pedagogical approaches and methods of teaching Health and Physical Education, including the use of ICT.
• Principles of planning and assessing within Health and Physical Education.
• Strategies for assessing student learning, including the importance and functions of moderation and providing feedback to enhance learning.
• Sport in primary school.
• Physical education environments.
• Motor skills in primary aged children.
• Healthy lifestyles.
• Sexuality education.
• Safety education.
Study resources
- Reading materials.