James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2016

ED2090 - Health and Physical Education for Early Childhood

Credit points: 03
Year: 2016
Student Contribution Band: Band 1
Administered by: College of Arts, Society & Education

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 primary school 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 (HPE), including the social view of health, personal development and wellbeing, 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

Prerequisites:6 credit points of level 1 ED subjects or ADM to course code 38110
Inadmissible
Subject
Combinations:
ED3001

Availabilities

Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2016
Coordinator: Assoc. Professor Maree Dinan-Thompson
Contact hours:
  • 26 hours lectures
  • 13 hours tutorials
    Assessment:in-class exam (35%); hpe performance tasks (40%); hpe lesson plan (25%).

    External, Study Period 1
    Census Date 24-Mar-2016
    Coordinator: Assoc. Professor Maree Dinan-Thompson
    Method of Delivery:WWW - LearnJCU
    Assessment:in-class exam (35%); hpe performance tasks (40%); hpe lesson plan (25%).

    Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
    Census Date 24-Mar-2016
    Coordinator: Assoc. Professor Maree Dinan-Thompson
    Contact hours:
    • 26 hours lectures
    • 13 hours tutorials
      Assessment:in-class exam (35%); hpe performance tasks (40%); hpe lesson plan (25%).

      JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52
      Census Date 11-Aug-2016
      Coordinator: Assoc. Professor Maree Dinan-Thompson
      Contact hours:
      • 39 hours
        Assessment:in-class exam (35%); hpe performance tasks (40%); hpe lesson plan (25%).

        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.