SHN4352 - 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.

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

Learning and Teaching Information:

Lecture, and practical session, including peer teaching.

Lectures
Contact hours: 20

Practicals
Contact hours: 20

Guided independent study
Hours: 160

Further details relating to assessment
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:

001 Planning file 1 x 2500 word equivalent (End Semester 2) 60%
002 Essay 1 x 1500 words (End Semester 2) 40%
003 Practical Pass/Fail (End Semester 2) 0%


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