Health and Movement Education 1 (6731.5)

Required texts

Required and Recommended Readings

The following two texts are required reading for this unit. Note that the Walkley, Armstrong, & Clohesy text can be downloaded free of charge. Students are advised to download and print of this text, and have it spiral bound for practical reference. 

Pill, S. (2015). Play with Purpose: For fundamental movement skills teaching. A teaching guide for early years and primary educators for physical education and daily PE. South Australia: Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, SA Branch inc.

Available through the following link http://www.achpersa.com.au/wb/pages/resources/play-with-purpose-for-fundamental-movement-skills-teaching.php

Note the discount for the above book if you join ACHPER. Students during 2016 are encouraged to join ACHPER through a special subsidised membership rate - details on the Moodle site. ACHPER membership is strongly recommended because of the many benefits of joining the professional association for HPE in Australia. See http://www.achper.org.au/membershipinformation/benefits for more infomation. 

Walkley, J., Armstrong, D. & Clohesy, P. (1998). Fundamental motor skills: An activities resource for classroom teachers. Melbourne: Physical and Sport Education Section, Department of Education. Retrieved from https://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/edulibrary/public/teachlearn/student/fmsactresource09.pdf

Required and recommended readings are also available on the unit Moodle site and through E-Reserve. In addition, the following texts are in the library for short term loan as recommended reading:

Callcott, D., Miller, J. & Wilson-Gahan, S. (2012). Health and physical education: Preparing educators for the future. Melbourne: Cambridge University Press.

Warren, N. (2012). Active every day. Hindmarsh: Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation.

Wayne, S. (2007). Daily does it; A selection of games and activities designed to maximise participation in physical activity from primary to the middle years of schooling. Hindmarsh: Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation. 

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Assessment Item 1 

Moodle Health quizzes for Assessment Item 1 will be available each week on Moodle. It is recommended that you complete these on a weekly basis as soon after your Health workshop as you can. However, all of the quizzes will be available until Friday of Week 11.

Assessment Item 2

Your scripted lesson plan for your Health topic should be submitted to the appropriate dropbox on Moodle only as a Word document.

Assessment Item 3

Your lesson plan (Part A) (a single non scripted lesson plan for the teaching episode that you and your partner will deliver) should be uploaded to the dedicated dropbox on Moodle. In addition, your non-scripted lesson plan should be submitted as a paper copy immediately prior to the commencement of your teaching episode. Your individual reflection (Part C - 500 words) should be submitted to the relevant dropbox on Moodle. 

Assessment Item 4

Students are assessed for Assessment Item 4 each week at the PE workshops. Consequently, if you miss a PE workshop you will need to complete and submit an extension application request form along with supporting evidence to the unit convener who may agree to provide you with an alternative assessment. 

Note that assessment responses uploaded to Moodle must be in Word format. Formats such as PDF will not be accepted or marked. 

Late submission of assignments

Late submission of assignments without an approved extension will result in the assignment not being marked and zero being recorded for that particular assignment.  In extenuating circumstances a late submission may be considered upon the production of supporting documentation and at the discretion of the unit convener.

Extensions: Extensions must be applied for before the due date 

Students can apply for an extension to the submission due date for an assessment item on the grounds of illness or other unavoidable and verifiable personal circumstances. Documentary evidence will be expected for an extension to be granted.

It should be noted that such documentation will be considered but will not guarantee that the application will be successful. The Unit Convener will decide whether to grant an extension and the length of the extension.

Responsibility for understanding

If there is any doubt with regard to the requirements of any particular assignments or assessment procedure, the onus for clarifying the issue rests with the student who should contact the unit Convener or tutor. Further, it is the responsibility of students to ensure that they are correctly enrolled in the unit and that the tutor and Student Administration have their correct contact details.

Special assessment requirements

Normally an aggregate mark of 50% is required to pass the unit. In addition to this requirement and to ensure that practical skills and confidence are sufficiently developed, students must achieve an Ungraded Pass in Assessment Item 4.

The unit convener reserves the right to question students orally on any of their submitted work.

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Learner engagement

The workload (150 hours) breakdown for this unit is as follows:

- 30 hours face to face teaching delivery (weekly 1.5 hour Health tutorial and 1.5 hour PE tutorial) 

- 6 hours online teaching delivery

- 54 hours assessment tasks

- 60 hours student study

Participation requirements

Your participation in both class and online activities will enhance your understanding of the unit content and therefore the quality of your assessment responses. Lack of participation may result in your inability to satisfactorily pass assessment items. It is recommended that students attend no less than 80% of Health tutorials, and attend all PE workshops during the semester.

Required IT skills

General word processing, library database searching and Internet searching skills are required. It is highly recommended that you familiarize yourself with using the library here on campus to assist you to make best use of the resources that are provided. You can use the Library training program advertised on the library website.  http://www.canberra.edu.au/library/research-gateway/research-skills-training

Moodle will be used as a means of communication between students and staff and for the dissemination of information relating to this unit. It will also be used for weekly on-line quizzes that are assessed. All students should ensure that they have full access to the Moodle site from Week 1 and that they make themselves familiar with using Moodle.

Work placement, internships or practicums

Learning in this unit will be integrally linked to experiences in professional contexts.

Additional information

In all cases of absence, sickness or personal problems it is the student's responsibility to ensure that the unit convenor and tutor are informed. The minimum participation requirement   must be met in order to pass the unit (regardless of supporting documentation).

Foundation of Unit

Theoretical foundation: The theoretical foundation of this unit is based on a socio-cultural approach to health and wellbeing. The learning and assessment items develop students' practical skills and understanding, and provide opportunities for them to apply their Health and PE knowledge.

Practice and research led education: The teaching staff comprise teaching and research specialists in the area of Health and PE. 

• Semester 1, 2016, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (154807)
• Semester 1, 2015, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (145606)