UnitLevel 4Undergraduate

EDF4803 Senior secondary physical education

Faculty of Education

EDF4803 Senior secondary physical education is a level 4, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Peninsula. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2020
Semester 1
Peninsula
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2022 entry.

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Overview

This unit introduces you to senior secondary curriculum in physical education. The unit builds on method knowledge embedded within previous units in the course. It provides you with essential skills, knowledge and understanding to critically engage and extend political, academic and professional debates related to worthwhile and essential knowledge within senior secondary physical education and how this knowledge is translated into pedagogical practice in the classroom. National and international senior secondary curriculum documents provide you with a focus for learning including the opportunity to develop, implement and enact units of work that are conceptually coherent with regard to curriculum pedagogy and assessment. You will develop understanding of assessment, its moderation and interpretation, and how to use various assessment strategies in the classroom.

Offerings in 2020

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterPeninsulaOn campus

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Consolidate your content knowledge, develop subject matter and pedagogical content knowledge and skills relevant to teaching senior secondary physical education

  2. 2

    Develop, design, plan and research lessons, units of work and curriculum appropriate for senior secondary physical education

  3. 3

    Understand a range of assessment strategies, how assessment is moderated and how it can be used to modify teaching practice or for reporting

  4. 4

    Plan for and undertake educational projects or research relevant to your work as a professional teacher

  5. 5

    Understand the importance of professional learning and engagement in a changing society

  6. 6

    Critically reflect on and evaluate your teaching experiences in physical education, with a focus on senior secondary physical education.

Workload and teaching

Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

  • 3-hour workshop per week for 8 weeks

(b.) Additional requirements:

  • independent study to make up the minimum required hours per semester

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Dr Karen Lambert
Chief Examiners
Dr Karen Lambert

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for EDF4803?

EDF4803 has no prerequisites.

When is EDF4803 offered?

In 2020, EDF4803 runs in Semester 1 at Peninsula.

How much work is EDF4803?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
4
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Education
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 1
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
202020212022