Course Objectives

The course is aimed at providing students with the ability to relate the school subject Physical Education to the study subject Physical Education, the various science subjects within Physical Education and the relevant basic subjects. Students will develop skills, the ability to express themselves, and knowledge within the field of Physical Education and also develop awareness of sport as an activity and cultural form.

Course Description

Motor Development and Learning (6 ECTS)
In the target area, students will acquire knowledge of children and young people's physical growth and motor development. The importance that movement learning and mastering has for children and young people's overall development and learning is central to the target area. Students will acquire knowledge and experience by planning appropriate learning situations for physical activity.
The target area emphasises the following topics:
The nervous system’s development and function:
· The central nervous system
· Communication between the nerve cells
· Steering and control of the body’s functions
· The senses
Motor development and learning:
· What are motor skills?
· Motory development theories
· Phases in motory development
· Cultural and social differences in motory development
· Measuring and testing motory skills
· Children with motor problems
Planning a movement environment:
· Schoolyards and playgrounds – why are they formed like they are?
· Playgrounds: a place for play and learning: design and function
· Reference area – What – How – Why?
· Local area facilities
· Safety regulations for playgrounds and playground apparatuses
Sport, Culture and Society (9 ECTS)
Play, sport, dance and outdoor activities are social and cultural phenomena in a constant state of change. In this course we will analyse the relationship between these body cultures and society. The course will emphasise how the historical and cultural variations of these phenomena have been developed in interaction with social conditions.
The target area emphasises four topics:
· Sport, play, dance and outdoor life as social and cultural phenomena explained in relation to various concepts, approaches and theories taken from the field of the social sciences.
· The special characteristics of sport: how sport’s autonomy is expressed through, amongst other things, activity, organisation and facilities during various historical periods.
· Sport and other institutions: sport’s relationship to the mass media, politics and the market, national and international sports
· Physical activity and the individual: participation, socialisation, non-participation, gender roles and idols

Learning Methods

Motor Development and Learning (6 ECTS)
The work in this target area has a practical approach. The course is planned so that students will acquire knowledge of and insight into matters that are of importance to children and young people in relation to learning of movements and the preparation of an activity environment. The teaching will include lectures, student-guided learning, practical work and laboratory work. Students will also gain experience in testing and evaluating physical and motor skills.
Sport, Culture and Society (9 ECTS)
The subject material is presented in the form of student work, teacher-guided and student-guided lectures. When the subject material is related to the students’ own learning experiences, they will become more engaged and motivated to participate and contribute to discussions in the class or in smaller groups. Students will work with assignments related to the topics in the target area. These include both individual and group assignments, which will be included in a target area portfolio. In this way, the students will actively acquire greater insight, awareness and understanding of the role that different forms of sport and physical activity have in our society.

Assessment Methods

Motor Development and Learning (6 ECTS)
Obligatory assignments, part-examinations, reports and seminars must be completed and passed before the student can take the final examination.
The target area is concluded with a 3-hour individual written examination, 1st year.
A final grade is entered on the diploma, graded from A to F, where A is the best and E the lowest passing grade. In order to achieve a passing grade for the major course unit, each course unit must receive a passing grade.
Sport, Culture and Society (9 ECTS)
The grade for the target area is determined on the basis of portfolio evaluation and the individual oral final examination, where the portfolio assessment counts for 40% and individual oral final examination counts 60%. Portfolio assessment must receive a passing grade before the student may be allowed to take the final individual oral examination. All mandatory requirements must have received passing marks before final assessment. This may also include assignments that are not included in the portfolio.
A final grade is entered on the diploma, graded from A to F, where A is the best and E the lowest passing grade. In order to achieve a passing grade for the major course unit, each course unit must receive a passing grade.
Please refer to Telemark University College Examination Regulations.

Minor adjustments may occur during the academic year, subject to the decision of the Dean