Health and Physical Education in Primary School
On-campus: 12 hours Face to face+Blended Swinburne online – Fully online
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn, Online
Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
Overview
This unit focuses on preparing pre-service teachers to plan, teach and assess Health and Physical Education in the primary classroom. In this unit pre-service teachers will gain knowledge of the principles, practices and curriculum context of teaching health and physical education. An emphasis will be placed on safety (physical and emotional) as a key consideration within this learning area.
Requisites
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Quarter 1
Location
Online
Start and end dates
20-January-2025
23-March-2025
23-March-2025
Last self-enrolment date
20-January-2025
Census date
07-February-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
21-February-2025
Results released date
15-April-2025
Quarter 3
Location
Online
Start and end dates
07-July-2025
07-September-2025
07-September-2025
Last self-enrolment date
07-July-2025
Census date
25-July-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
08-August-2025
Results released date
30-September-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Demonstrate their understanding of the curriculum content of Health, Physical Education, including the importance of physical exercise and the specific motor skills children should develop at different year levels
- Demonstrate understanding of relevant legislative, administrative and organisational policies and processes in regards to Health and Physical Education and working with families and communities
- Generate plans of lessons/units of work that reflect relevant current curriculum documentation and contemporary pedagogical approaches including the use of ICT
- Analyse a range of professional learning strategies in terms of purpose, benefits, limitations and implementation constraints while also seeking feedback to improve teaching
- Evaluate appropriate methods to maintain safe and challenging learning environments within Health and Physical Education
Teaching methods
Swinburne Online
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 12.50 | 12 weeks | 150 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Online Lecture | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| On-campus Class | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
| Specified Activities Various | 4.00 | 12 weeks | 48 |
| Unspecified Activities Various | 5.50 | 12 weeks | 66 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | Individual | 60% | 2,3,4 |
| Presentation | Individual | 40% | 1,2,5 |
Content
- Relevant national and or state / territory curriculum
- Contemporary pedagogical approaches and methods of teaching Health and Physical Education, including the use of ICT
- Principles of planning and assessing within Health and Physical Education
- Strategies for assessing student learning, including the importance and functions of moderation and providing feedback to enhance learning
- Sport in primary school
- Physical education environments
- Motor skills in primary aged children
- Healthy lifestyles
- Sexuality education
- Safety education
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.