Teaching of Physical Education and Sports

Singapore University of Social Sciences

Teaching of Physical Education and Sports (BSE258)

Synopsis

BSE258 Teaching of Physical Education and Sports focuses on foundational knowledge and skills of teaching and its application in the teaching of physical education and sports. It includes planning lessons/activities, content development, lesson organisation, management and evaluation, task presentation, creating and maintaining a safe learning environment, and assessment. The course also introduces/highlights several pedagogical framework/approaches, supported by research and practices in the teaching of physical education and sports, to enhance teachers/instructors' understanding and application of its principles to better plan for and adapt to different teaching and learning contexts. Course format includes lectures, discussions, practical and/or microteaching experiences.

Level: 2
Credit Units: 5
Presentation Pattern: EVERY JULY

Topics

Planning lessons/Units
Content development/progression
Organisational arrangement for tasks
Task presentation
Questioning and feedback
Managing and maintaining a safe learning environment
Assessment in the instructional process
Lesson evaluation
Mosston and Ashworth's Spectrum of Teaching Styles
Games-Centered Approaches
Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) and its pedagogical principles
Nonlinear Pedagogy and its pedagogical principles

Learning Outcome

Understand the purposes and key features/components of lesson planning and evaluation.
Illustrate the strategies for lesson organisation and management to maximise participation and learning.
Discuss how different frameworks/approaches and its principles can be applied to guide planning and teaching.
Show a progression of tasks through content development.
Develop skills for presenting tasks, questionin, providing feedback and/or maintaing a safe learning environment.
Apply pedagogical frameworks/approaches and its principles for designing tasks/activities to meet different objectives and needs in the teaching of games/sports.
Examine the content, organisation and/or presentation of own/peer's teaching.