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Physical Education Pedagogy (EDUC90711)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
July
Overview
Availability(Quotas apply) | July - Online |
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This subject introduces Master of Teaching students to planning, teaching and assessment in the current physical education curriculum from Foundation to 10.
As a result of taking this elective students will have foundational skills and knowledge across planning, teaching and assessment, and be able to engage in a range of physical, social, moral and cultural endeavours related to physical activity.
Please note that this subject does not provide sufficient training to enable Master of Teaching students to be classified as physical education specialists.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon completing this subject, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the physical and social development of children and know how this may affect learning.
- Demonstrate knowledge of teaching strategies that are responsive to the learning strengths and needs of students from diverse linguistic, cultural, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of strategies for differentiating teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the current Physical Education curriculum as it is applied to early years, primary and secondary contexts. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the teaching strategies for teaching physical education.
- Use curriculum and assessment knowledge to design learning sequences. Demonstrate broad knowledge of strategies that can be used to evaluate teaching programs to improve student learning.
- Identify strategies to support inclusive student participation and engagement in classroom activities.
- Demonstrate knowledge of practical approaches to manage challenging behaviour.
- Understand the relevant and appropriate sources of professional learning for teachers.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the need for continuing professional learning and the implications for improved student learning
Generic skills
This subject will develop the following set of key transferable skills:
- Clinical reasoning and thinking
- Problem solving
- Evidence based decision making
- Creativity and innovation
- Teamwork and professional collaboration
- Learning to learn and metacognition
- Responsiveness to a changing knowledge base
- Reflection for continuous improvement
- Linking theory and practice
- Inquiry and research
- Active and participatory citizenship.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90467 | Learning Area Physical Education 1 | No longer available | |
EDUC90468 | Learning Area Physical Education 2 | No longer available |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Team Based Learning (TBL) quizzes (4 quizzes)
| From Week 2 to Week 5 | 40% |
Essay
| End of the teaching period | 60% |
Hurdle requirement: Minimum of 80% attendance at all scheduled lectures, tutorials, seminars and workshops. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Additional details
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- July - Online
Coordinator Abbey Boyer Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 24 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 13 September 2024 Last self-enrol date 1 August 2024 Census date 16 August 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 October 2024 Assessment period ends 4 November 2024 July contact information
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- Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Additional delivery details
This subject has an enrolment quota of 30 students. Preference will be given to MTeach Primary students completing the associated Specialised Pathway. Your subject enrolment will not be confirmed until the selection process has been run.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
A collection of readings will be available via the LMS.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Teaching (Early Childhood) Course Master of Teaching (Secondary) Course Master of Teaching (Primary)
Last updated: 10 February 2024