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<p>This unit provides students with an introductory exploration of the current Health & Physical Education (HPE) curriculum. Students will investigate the integrated learning area of HPE and begin to develop their curriculum, pedagogical and assessment knowledge. Working under the current curriculum framework students will develop their knowledge and skill in planning, delivering and assessing various learning outcomes, focusing on constructive alignment. Students will be introduced to the requirements for teaching learners from a range of cultural backgrounds, abilities and learning needs.</p>
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<p>Topics may include:</p>
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<li>Current HPE curriculum and planning strategies.</li>
<li class="ql-indent-1">Planning lessons informed by student learning, content requirements and effective teaching strategies.</li>
<li class="ql-indent-1">Exploring a range of resources, including ICT, that engage students in their learning.</li>
<li class="ql-indent-1">Exploring the issues and strategies available to support the safe and responsible and ethical use of ICT in learning and teaching.</li>
<li class="ql-indent-1">Organising classroom activities and providing clear instructions.</li>
<li>Constructive alignment in HPE: learning intention, success criteria, assessment and learning experiences.</li>
<li class="ql-indent-1">Role in informing lesson planning and sequencing.</li>
<li class="ql-indent-1">Assessment: including formal and informal; diagnostic, formative and summative.</li>
<li>Pedagogy in HPE: range of teaching approaches, strategies and resources in HPE</li>
<li>Introduction to inclusion and diversity in HPE</li>
<li>Literacy and numeracy, in and through, HPE.</li>
<li>Becoming a reflective practitioner</li>
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<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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Unit description
<p>This unit provides students with an introductory exploration of the current Health & Physical Education (HPE) curriculum. Students will investigate the integrated learning area of HPE and begin to develop their curriculum, pedagogical and assessment knowledge. Working under the current curriculum framework students will develop their knowledge and skill in planning, delivering and assessing various learning outcomes, focusing on constructive alignment. Students will be introduced to the requirements for teaching learners from a range of cultural backgrounds, abilities and learning needs.</p>
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<p>Topics may include:</p> <ul> <li>Current HPE curriculum and planning strategies.</li> <li class="ql-indent-1">Planning lessons informed by student learning, content requirements and effective teaching strategies.</li> <li class="ql-indent-1">Exploring a range of resources, including ICT, that engage students in their learning.</li> <li class="ql-indent-1">Exploring the issues and strategies available to support the safe and responsible and ethical use of ICT in learning and teaching.</li> <li class="ql-indent-1">Organising classroom activities and providing clear instructions.</li> <li>Constructive alignment in HPE: learning intention, success criteria, assessment and learning experiences.</li> <li class="ql-indent-1">Role in informing lesson planning and sequencing.</li> <li class="ql-indent-1">Assessment: including formal and informal; diagnostic, formative and summative.</li> <li>Pedagogy in HPE: range of teaching approaches, strategies and resources in HPE</li> <li>Introduction to inclusion and diversity in HPE</li> <li>Literacy and numeracy, in and through, HPE.</li> <li>Becoming a reflective practitioner</li> </ul>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Education
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
070301 - Curriculum Studies
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/edhpe2003">View unit fees</a>
Requisites
Prerequisite
None
Corequisite
None
Exclusion
<p> must not have completed <a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=EDHPE2000" target="_blank">EDHPE2000</a></p>
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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<p>Develop a sound knowledge and understanding of pedagogic practices in HPE.</p>
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<p>Understand and interpret contemporary curriculum, relevant to teaching and assessing in HPE.</p>
K3
<p>Develop a sound knowledge and understanding of a range of resources and tools, including ICT, and how they may be drawn upon to teach and assess HPE and engage students in their learning.</p>
K4
<p>Demonstrate critical, creative, reflective and practical understandings relating to teaching HPE.</p>
K5
<p>Explore how literacy and numeracy skills can be developed among students in HPE.</p>
S1
<p>Apply constructive alignment to planning and assessing in HPE.</p>
S2
<p>Design engaging student-centred lessons that utilize a range of teaching strategies, incorporate ICT to expand curriculum opportunities for students.</p>
S3
<p>Make informed decisions on pedagogical and teaching approaches, considering students range of cultural backgrounds, abilities and learning needs.</p>
S4
<p>Develop assessment criteria and grading procedures.</p>
A1
<p>Investigate a contemporary pedagogical approach to HPE and justify how it can be used to deliver engaging student-centred learning in the context of the current HPE curriculum.</p>
A2
<p>Plan and reflect on a lesson plan based on current HPE Curriculum, considering students range of cultural backgrounds, abilities and learning needs.</p>
A3
<p>Deliver a HPE learning activity with an assessment task which meets curriculum guidelines, and demonstrates the ability to organise classroom activities and provide clear directions.</p>
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<p>Investigate a contemporary pedagogical approach to HPE.</p><p>Explain how this approach can be used to deliver engaging</p><p>student-centred learning in the context of the current HPE</p><p>curriculum.</p>
<p>Assignment</p>
<p>40-60%</p>
K1, K2, K4, S2, S3, A2
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<p>Plan a lesson that aligns with the current HPE curriculum. Teach</p><p>a learning activity from that lesson, and reflect on the planning</p><p>and teaching process.</p>
<p>Curriculum</p><p>Design/Presentation</p>
<p>50-70%</p>
K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, S1, S2, S3, S4, A1, A2, A3
Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplementary assessment information:
<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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Description of FedTASK outcome
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FedTASK 1: Interpersonal
The ability to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 2: Leadership
The ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 3: Critical Thinking and Creativity
The ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using imagination to create new ideas.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 4: Digital Literacy
The ability to work fluently across a range of tools and applications to achieve a range of skills.
<p>Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor</p>
FedTASK 5: Sustainable and Ethical Mindset
The ability to consider and assess the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting ethical and sustainable decisions.
FedTASK
<p>Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FedTASKs (<strong>T</strong>ransferable <strong>A</strong>ttributes <strong>S</strong>kills and <strong>K</strong>nowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key, transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and co-operative learning opportunities.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Education
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
070301 - Curriculum Studies
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/edhpe2003">View unit fees</a>
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