Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit Title	PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN PRIMARY SCHOOL I
Course Unit Code	PED101
Course Unit Details
Number of ECTS credits allocated	4
Learning Outcomes of the course unit	By the end of the course, the students should be able to: Clarify the meaning of the pedagogy and its significance in education. Identify schools’ role in education and at the same time family’s role in upbringing. Clarify the terms related to physical activity and health education. Explore the new trends of physical education and its orientation to health issues. Explain the most common models of physical education. Explain the contents of the Cypriot Curriculum of physical education lesson and the National supportive educational material for each education level. Know and apply the basic knowledge for effective teaching of physical education.
Mode of Delivery	Face-to-face
Prerequisites	NONE	Co-requisites	NONE
Recommended optional program components	NONE
Course Contents	-  Introduction: Definition of pedagogy, the meaning and the importance of pedagogy, the role of pedagogy in our days, the Cypriot physical education curriculum Aims and objectives -  Conceptual analysis of basic terms: Health, physical activity, exercise for health, different between health-relate fitness and skill-relate fitness, school and the role that can adopt, applications for promotion of physical activity. The purpose “Lifelong health-related exercise”. -  Teaching models of physical education: The health education model, socio - moral, Character and responsibility models, sport education model, teaching games for understanding. -  Developmental differences: Physical growth and development, changes that compose the phenomenon of growth, motor development, theory of “sensitive phases”, morphological traits of motor skills, types of movement. -  Content of physical education:  functional and expressive movement, basic motor skills, motor skills with shift, motor skills without shift, skills of handling, meaning of movement , knowledge of body, meaning of effort.
Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks	Zounchia, K. (2000). Physical Education in Elementary School. Hatziharistos, D. (2003). Contemporary Physics Education system.
References	Gallahue, D. (2002) (translation. Efangelinou, Ch. & Papas, A.). Developmental Physical Education for today's children. Thessaloniki: University Studio Press Kioumourtoglou, E. (2007). Physical Education at the beginning of the 21st Century. Theoretical Approaches. Thessaloniki: Christodoulidi. Anagnostou, G. (2008). Physical education in school age and the selection of athletes. Sofia: Avangard Prima Pagrazzi, R. (1999). Teaching Physical Education in Primary Education. Thessaloniki: University Studio Press.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods	The teaching of the course consists of lectures for the theoretical background. Also following the principles of collaborative learning in order to provide a better educational and learning experience to students, the content will be offered through class discussions.
Assessment methods and criteria	Presence and active participation 10% Test 1 20% Test 2 20% Final Exam 50%
Language of instruction	Greek
Work placement(s)	NO