ED2090 - Health and Physical Education for Early Childhood

Credit points:	03
Year:	2010
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Education

External offering available only to students enrolled in the ECE major.

This subject assists students to develop the knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary for planning, teaching, assessing and evaluating learnings in Health and Physical Education in early childhood based upon relevant and appropriate State and National curriculum texts. Students will examine the models influencing trends in early childhood (birth to 8 years) Health and Physical Education, including the social view of health, personal development, social justice principles, the importance of physical activity, play-based curriculum, social sustainability and Indigenous perspectives. Approaches to developing learner-centred, integrated and inclusive curricula are emphasised.

Learning Outcomes

• to develop and apply a reflective and analytical view of teaching and teaching materials, and especially the students own teaching of Health and Physical Education;
• to develop an understanding of and commitment to the role of health, physical activity and personal development, maximum participation and enjoyment within social justice principles of diversity, supportive environments and equity;
• to develop confidence and competence in structuring inclusive and learner-centred activities and planning purposeful programs required in teaching the Health and Physical Education early childhood curriculum.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• The ability to find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
• The ability to evaluate that information;
• An understanding of the economic, legal, ethical, social and cultural issues involved in the use of information;
• The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to read complex and demanding texts accurately, critically and insightfully;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to work with people of different gender, age, ethnicity, culture, religion and political persuasion;
• The ability to work individually and independently;
• The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies;
• The ability to use online technologies effectively and ethically.

Prerequisites:	6 credit points of level 1 ED subjects
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	ED3001

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 25-Mar-2010
Coordinator:	Dr Laikuan Lim
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 13 hours tutorials
Assessment:	invigilated tasks (50%); assignments (50%).
External, Study Period 1
Census Date 25-Mar-2010
Coordinator:	Dr Maree Dinan-Thompson
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	invigilated tasks (50%); assignments (50%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 25-Mar-2010
Coordinator:	Dr Maree Dinan-Thompson
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 13 hours tutorials
Assessment:	invigilated tasks (50%); assignments (50%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.