EDF2087 Developing literacy and numeracy in health and physical education
Faculty of Education
EDF2087 Developing literacy and numeracy in health and physical education is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Education. It isn't offered in 2026. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2026
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before EDF2087
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After EDF2087
No unit lists EDF2087 as a prerequisite in the 2026 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in a course owned by the Faculty of Education
Overview
Teachers of all discipline areas, including health and physical education, must share in the responsibility of educating literate and numerate students. In this unit, the teaching of literacy and numeracy is examined from a number of current theoretical perspectives, drawing on contemporary research. You will learn how to analyse tasks for the literacy and numeracy demands in health and physical education, implement appropriate teaching strategies that maximise student learning, and address the literacy and numeracy needs of students who come from diverse backgrounds.
Offerings in 2026
The 2026 handbook lists no offerings for EDF2087.
Assessment
- Lesson analysis and design (2000 words equivalent)Written50%
- Critical review of pedagogies (2000 words or equivalent)Written50%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
explain the importance of literacy and numeracy in learning, drawing on contemporary research
- 2
identify literacy and numeracy learning demands within the health and physical education learning area
- 3
demonstrate knowledge of pedagogies that support literacy and numeracy development, including those who come from diverse linguistic backgrounds.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures6 hours
- Tutorials18 hours
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study.
Usually, you can expect to engage with:
- 24 hours* of scheduled learning delivered on campus via weekly/regular directed learning activities; and
- the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study
Scheduled learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
*Subject to variation due to professional experience requirements
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Please visit the unit Moodle site for further information.
Where it fits
EDF2087 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2026 handbook.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF2087?
EDF2087 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is EDF2087 offered?
EDF2087 has no offerings listed in the 2026 handbook.
How much work is EDF2087?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF2087 have an exam?
No. EDF2087 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include EDF2087?
EDF2087 is part of Primary and secondary health and physical education; and Secondary health and physical education.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 2
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Education
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 1
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 20262027