Learning outcome

After successfully completing the course, the candidate will have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence.

Knowledge

The candidate:

• Can apply knowledge and reflect on learning within specific areas of physical education.
• Can give an account of how various learning contexts influence children’s and young people’s learning and motor development.
• Has insight into how research-based knowledge can contribute to enhancing the subject’s importance from a general educational perspective.

Skills

The candidate can:

• Give an account of and apply research-based knowledge in the practice of physical education, and place this into a general educational and learning context.
• Analyse complex issues related to areas of physical movement, learning and the learning environment, and communicate these using a scientific approach.

General competence

The candidate:

• Has gained expertise in applying research and educational development in the practical field.
• Can reflect on physical education as a general educational subject in schools and how the subject can be adapted to provide a foundation for physical activity and lifelong learning.

Course Description

The course will provide students with a deeper understanding of didactic themes in physical education with an emphasis on materiality, creation of meaning and learning from a general educational perspective. The course discusses knowledge and learning concepts in the context of learning environments and learning outcomes. The basic theme is how different learning contexts and physical movement environments influence a child’s learning through assessing and analysing opportunities and limitations related to materiality, individual learning and creation of meaning.

An important perspective of the course is physical literacy; that is, the ability to use and understand one’s body in a wide range of ways. Physical education as a general educational subject in schools will be illustrated through interdisciplinary collaboration, the use of basic skills and application of various learning environments.

• Physical education in the context of curricula, research literature and social needs
• Analysis of learning environments and situations in physical education. Movement behaviour and physical activity examined in relation to the materiality concept
• Pedagogical-didactic development work. How to analyse learning situations, use different learning environments and assess learning outcomes?
• Interdisciplinary learning and use of basic skills
• Physical literacy from a general educational perspective

Teaching and Learning Methods

Lectures, discussions and student presentations on a chosen topic within the curriculum. Work with portfolio assignments. Two 3-day workshops with mandatory participation. Web-based instruction between workshops.

Assessment Methods

Individual portfolio assignment which consists of two parts. The assignment should not exceed 7000 words (+/- 10 %); observation and interview material should be attached. The student is entitled to three hours supervision in relation to the assignment. Graded marks will be given.

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