EEH416 - Primary Physical Education
Unit details
| Offering information: | *Trimester 3 this unit is offered in intensive mode for Burwood and Geelong |
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| Enrolment modes: | (B, G, W) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | (For students commencing from 2007) |
| Unit chair: | K Moncrieff |
| Incompatible with: | ESH416 |
| Contact hours: | Trimester 1: 1 hour lecture and 2 hour practical session per week. Trimester 3: Intensive mode of offer. (Enrolment quotas apply) Classes at Burwood will run from 20 - 25 January 2014. Classes at Geelong will run from 13 - 17 January and 20th January 2014 (9am -4pm) |
Content
This unit is designed to familiarise students with contemporary curriculum and pedagogy in the area of Physical Education as taught in the primary school. It focuses particularly on the dimension of Movement and Physical Activity which is part of the strand Physical, Personal and Social Learning in the new learning standards (VELS).Assessment
Assignment 1 - Small Written Tasks: Students will undertake a series of small written tasks in their practical sessions. Each task will be worth 8% and there will be five of them spread over the trimester. The tasks (each approximately 200 words) will require students to reflect on such things as the suitability of a range of activities for primary school children, the key points to keep in mind when choosing teams, the safety issues which arise in each PE lesson, how activities can and should be modified to suit age and skill, etc. (40%)
Assignment 2: During their teaching round students will be asked to plan, teach and reflect on two physical education lessons. They will be expected to engage with the contemporary research when reflecting on the lessons they taught. This task will be worth 60% of their grade and be the equivalent of 2500-3000 words
Unit Fee Information
| Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
| $733 | $587 | $2299 | $2449 |
* Rate for all CSP students, except for those who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
** Rate for CSP students who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.