SHN4442 - Active Children and Secondary Physical Education 2

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of national curriculum aims and content in relation to secondary athletic and outdoor and adventurous activities.
Demonstrate ability to apply progressive learning to short term planning, showing understanding and application of learning objectives and outcomes, differentiation, teaching points and safety.
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the nature of and influences on physical growth and the development of motor skills.
Appraise the contribution of athletic activities towards health-related exercise and lifelong participation in physical activity.
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the benefits of physical activity in young people.
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the correlates and factors influencing young people’s level and type of involvement in sport and physical activity.

Content:

National Curriculum aims and content, links to personal and social learning through outdoor adventurous activities (OAA) Planning and organisation in athletics and outdoor adventurous activities – structure, progression in relation to core tasks, risk assessment, differentiation, short term planning.
• Questioning to promote understanding
• Health- related exercise
• Fitness testing
• Links to outside agencies
• Motor development – fundamental motor skills, coordination, balance, agility, strength, speed, power.
• Self-evaluation and reflection
Benefits of physical activity for children and young people; current levels of physical activity; the role of activity in children’s physical development; sociological and psychological influences on physical activity; environmental determinants influencing participation; age specific physical activity recommendations; economic factors influencing participation; current research and practice.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Lecture, and practical session, including peer teaching.

Lectures
Hours: 20
Intended Group size: 50

Practicals / Workshops
Hours: 20
Intended Group size: 30

Guided independent study
Hours: 160

Additional Assessment information
Students are expected to attend 100% in all modules. Attendance that falls below 75% in the PE modules will fail and students will be required to re-sit each module at the discretion of the Head of Department.
Practical resit opportunities will be available in the University resit period.

Students must gain a pass in the pass/fail component.

Assessment 1 – Directed activities: these consist of weekly tasks that must be completed and submitted for inspection at timetabled sessions each week. The assessment will be assessed on a pass/fail basis with a pass requiring at least 75% of all weekly tasks to be completed successfully. A pass will lead to the full award of 10% towards the final module mark. A fail in directed activities will contribute 0% to the final mark.

Assessment:

001 Planning file 2000 word equivalent End of Semester 45%
002 Exam 2 hour End of Semester 2 45%
003 Practical Pass/Fail End of Semester 0%
004 Directed activities semester 2 10%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Lynn Routledge
Level - 4
Credit Value - 20
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 4S2

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