Module EFPM374 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
EFPM374: Current Issues in Physical Education (PE)
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
This module includes a critical consideration of current issues in PE. A range of views will be discussed from different perspectives and an interdisciplinary and interconnected approach will be followed throughout. Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
1: Issues surrounding the role and educational value of PE in primary and secondary schools:
(a) Opportunities and challenges surrounding the National Curriculum for PE.
(b) Bridging the gap between physical activity/PE and academic attainment.
(c) Making connections between PE and other subjects within the National Curriculum (e.g. Science & Modern Foreign Languages).
2. Issues surrounding the teaching and learning of PE in primary and secondary schools:
(a) ‘It’s not the winning but taking part that counts isn’t it?’: Competition versus cooperation in PE.
(b) The warm-up and cool-down phases of PE lessons: Are they becoming a ‘road less travelled?’
(c) ‘Skills-based/teacher-centred’ versus ‘Activity-based/pupil-centred’ approach/model to teaching in PE:
Problems and prospects.
3. Issues surrounding learnersin PE in primary and secondary schools:
(a) Should all pupils be included in PE lessons?
(b) How do you challenge the gifted and talented learners?
(c) How do you involve disengaged or reluctant learners?
4. Issues surrounding teachersof PE in primary and secondary schools:
(a) ‘PE specialist teachers in primary schools’: The shape of things to come?
(b) Innovative ways of developing pre-service and in-service teachers’ knowledge, skills and understandings of teaching and learning in PE.
(c) Teachers as researchers
5. Future directions in PE in primary and secondary schools.
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
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21.5 | 278.5 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 2.5 | Suite of 5 online preparatory lectures of 30 minutes duration available through ELE |
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 18 | Attendance at three days of taught seminars For distance learning students, these seminars will be available online with accompanying directed study tasks. |
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activities | 1 | Individual supervision by academic tutor, face to face or online. |
Guided independent study | 1 | Completion of a knowledge, skills and experiences audit. |
Guided independent study | 21.5 | Completion of directed study tasks as indicated in the preparatory lectures |
Guided Independent Study | 78 | Directed study: Preparatory work for taught sessions including set readings; research tasks; collaborative tasks; contribution to online discussions. |
Guided Independent study | 78 | Completion of school based directed study tasks including keeping a record of activities with structured reflection. |
Guided Independent study | 20 | Completion of formative assignment, including reading of relevant literature. |
Guided Independent Study | 80 | Completion of summative assignment, including reading of relevant literature and completion of school based mentoring activities |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Exeter Learning Environment (ELE): http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/
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