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Learning Area Physical Ed Additional 2 (EDUC91381)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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This subject further develops Teacher Candidates’ repertoire of subject specific practices and teaching resources and deepen their understanding of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment, with a focus on Physical Education.

Teacher Candidates will further develop their knowledge of planning, structuring and sequencing learning programs, and are supported to identify and use teaching and classroom communication strategies designed to improve learning outcomes. Teacher Candidates will be supported to reflect on, evaluate and improve their teaching programs. This includes developing an understanding of differentiation as a tool to cater for diverse learners in Physical Education and to promote student engagement and participation. Teacher Candidates will also further develop their capacity to assess and provide feedback on student learning using a variety of tools.

The assessment tasks in this subject will support the development of Teacher Candidates’ understanding of the roles of assessment in teaching and learning in Physical Education, along with the integration of curriculum, assessment and reporting knowledge into the development of teaching and learning sequences.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, Teacher Candidates should be able to:

  • Create Physical Education lesson and unit plans, integrating knowledge of student learning, curriculum, assessment, and reporting.
  • Demonstrate advanced Physical Education subject and pedagogical content knowledge, including differentiation of teaching and content selection and organisation, to meet the specific needs of students of diverse backgrounds and abilities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
  • Curate and synthesise Physical Education strategies and resources, including literacy and numeracy understandings, and the effective and appropriate use of ICT, to meet the specific needs of students from diverse backgrounds, and to engage students in their learning.
  • Identify and critique assessment and diagnostic strategies in Physical Education, including moderation, to assess, support and provide evidence of learning for students across the full range of abilities.

Generic skills

This subject will develop the following set of key transferable skills:

  • Clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice.
  • Critical and creative thinking.
  • Creativity and innovation.
  • Learning to learn and metacognition.
  • Responsiveness to a changing knowledge base.
  • Linking theory and practice.

Last updated: 5 December 2025