Unit details
EEH455 - Approaches to Teaching Health and Physical Education
| Offered at: | (B) |
|---|---|
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Offerings: | Trimester 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | Students must be enrolled in course E377 |
| Unit chair: | K Moncrieff |
| Prerequisite: | EEH201 and EPP203 for students who commenced E377 course from 2011. ESH404 for students who commenced E377 course prior to 2011. |
| Incompatible with: | ESH355, ESH455 |
| Contact hours: | Two hour lecture, two hour practical and two hour workshop per week (or equivalent). |
Content
Topics to be addressed in this unit include: examining learner attitudes, needs and motivations for engaging in school-based health and physical education by taking on a role of teacher as researcher, exploring components of effective teaching of HPE from P - 12; expanding on issues of planning, observation, feedback and assessment; examining the three learning domains as they apply to physical education teaching from P - 12; comparing past and present notions of effective teaching to an instructional model approach; investigating several instructional models through participation in practical workshops and engaging with new physical education and health content; examination of the role of reflective practice and personal evaluation; maximising an understanding of their own teaching practice through mentoring their junior colleagues; and provide opportunities for students to experience designing and implementing a unit of work based for a P – 12 student cohort based on an instructional model.
Assessment
Assessment 1: 40% - Professional practicum and mentoring reflection. 1500 words.
Assessment 2 Part 1: 20% - This task will centre on the small group based development of lesson plans in a variety of different activities. During the trimester you will be working with your colleagues to develop lesson plans in a variety of activities using a range of different pedagogical models.
Assessment 2 Part 2: 40% - (Individual) Resource kit based on a pedagogical model suitable for one P -12 student cohort. 1500 words.
Prescribed texts
Schmottlach, N. & McManama, J. (2010) Physical Education Activity Handbook (12e). San Franscisco, Benjamin Cummings.
O’Dea, J. (2007) Everybody’s Different. Camberwell, Victoria, ACER Press.
Unit Fee Information
| Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
| $755 | $604 | $2380 | $2535 |
* 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.
