Teaching Responsibility

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Learning Methods

Lecture
Practical
Workshop

Module Offerings

6508SPOPID-FEB-PAR
6508SPOPID-JUN-PAR
6508SPOPID-SEP-PAR

Aims

This module will introduce students to key concepts related to skill acquisition and motor development throughout childhood and adolescents. Students will develop their critical understanding of motor skill development and acquisition and apply this knowledge to core elements of the physical education curriculum delivery (e.g. gymnastics, dance, games and athletics). Students will critically appraise different motor skill development and acquisition theory and demonstrate practical proficiency in applying these theories to the lesson planning and delivery in gymnastics, dance, games and athletics.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Feedback Stages of motor development across childhood and adolescents Contextual interference Classification of skills Measuring skills Motor control theories Stages of learning Instruction Perceptual cognitive skills Demonstrate personal proficiency in the primary athletic disciplines of running, throwing and jumping, and invasion style games; Factors influencing skill learning for games fundamental athletic skills; Lesson progression in motor skill development within Educational Dance and gymnastic disciplines; Plan and deliver developmentally appropriate learning experiences within dance and gymnastics setting; Demonstrate skill in, and knowledge of, developmental stages of basic locomotor, non-locomotor and manipulative skills as they relate to Dance, Educational and Olympic gymnastics; Perform effectively, efficiently and aesthetically, selected skills associated with Educational and Olympic gymnastics & Dance. Teach sports hall games and athletics proficiently. Fundamental motor skill development through gymnastics Rhythm and sequencing through dance Locomotor skill development through athletics Fundamental motor skill development through games
Additional Information:This is a semester 1 module.

Assessments

Essay
Portfolio