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Undergraduate Course: Physical Education in the Primary School (EDUA10089)

Course Outline
SchoolMoray House School of Education CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis elective course aims to help students develop a more detailed and critical understanding of physical education in the primary school curriculum. The course will develop students' understanding of the developmental principles underpinning the structure and delivery of the primary physical education curriculum. Students will develop their knowledge and understanding of traditional and contemporary physical education activities and will concentrate on the use of developmentally appropriate methods of planning, delivery and assessment. The course will follow a mixed mode of delivery in the university including lectures, seminars and practical workshops.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  25
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 196 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) WITH THE EMERGENCE OF HEALTH AND WELLBEING AS A CORE AREA OF THE 3-18 CURRICULUM AND TWO HOURS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR ALL PUPILS A KEY DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THIS, WHAT ARE THE KEY CONSIDERATIONS THAT SCHOOLS WILL NEED TO ADDRESS IN ORDER TO CREATE A QUALITY PHYSICAL EDUCATION EXPERIENCE FOR ALL CHILDREN?

STUDENTS SHOULD UNDERTAKE ACRITICALEVALUATION OF APPROPRIATE LITERATURE
THE ESSAY SHOULD BE NO MORE THAN 4,000 WORDS
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No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
A: Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course students will be able to :

1. Critcally analyse the key developmental principles influencing the physical educaiton curriculum in the primary school.
2. Demonstrate a detailed understanding of traditional and contemporary developments within physical education in the primary school.
3. Employ a range of developmentally appropriate practices in both the planning and delivery of the physical educaiton programme in the primary school.
4. Develop their understanding and skills of assessment in aspects of physical education in the primary school.
5. Enhance their capacity to critically reflect on the contribution of physical education in the primary school, after school and community contexts.
6. Demonstrate some originality in dealing with professional issues in the primary school context.
7. Communicate effectively with peers and professional colleagues within the primary school context.
8. Practise in ways that show a clear awareness of their own and others' professional roles and responsibilities.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMr Mike Jess
Tel: (0131) 312 6001x278
Email: Mike.Jess@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Jenna Mcculloch
Tel: (0131 6)51 6012
Email: Jenna.McCulloch@ed.ac.uk
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