IDR418 Didactic Assessment and Innovation in Physical Education

Teaching language

This course is taught in Norwegian and an English translation of the course description is not available.

Prerequisites

Passed 150 ECTS credits in primary and lower secondary school teacher education, including 30 ECTS credits in Pedagogy and pupil knowledge, IDR134 Physical Education and the joy of movement, IDR135 Physical Education and Pupil Diversity, and IDR207 Physical Education and Activities Theory, or equivalent.

Course contents

The course focuses on elucidating central didactical issues in physical education. The course will deal with physical education in the light of the current curriculum and will discuss planning, implementation and assessment of teaching in the subject. Analyses and reflections will deal with the pupils¿ learning outcomes from physical education seen in the light of the learning environment, the learning strategies and meaningful assessment.

Topics:

• Coping and learning environment i physical education

• Didactics in physical education

• Observation of own and others' taught lessons in physical education

• Creative experimentation with various digital tools, activities and learning strategies

Supervised professional training

100 hours of supervised practical training is included in the subject. The aim of the practical training is to further develop didactic competence in physical education, with extra focus on facilitating positive learning environment and mastering in the subject. The student is responsible for developing, leading and evaluating teaching, assessment, relationship and development work. The student will also carry out his or her planned academic development work and be supervised specifically on this in advance and afterwards of the implementation.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course, the student will:

Knowledge:

• Have in-depth knowledge of physical education teaching in the light of the current curriculum, and be able to critically reflect upon the preparation, implementation and further development of teaching physical education in the light of:

  • Learning outcomes

  • Learning environment

  • Learning strategies

• Have in-depth knowledge of the role as a teacher in physical education in the light of relevant research literature

• Have in-depth knowledge of teaching and assessment practices that promote learning in physical education

Skills:

• Be able to demonstrate planning competence in the short and long term for an inclusive physical education teaching in the primary school and be able to apply various teaching methods

• Be able to systematically and critically evaluate one's own and others' teaching in physical education

• Be able to master various teaching and class management strategies for good teaching in physical education

• Be able to assess how good learning environments are developed and how the pupils' beliefs in own coping can be promoted in the physical education lessons

• Be able to implement the principles of assessment for learning in their teaching and assessment practice

General competence:

• Contribute to developing research-based professional knowledge as a physical education teacher in particular, as well as in school development in general

• Systematically and critically evaluate didactical issues in physical education in the light of research literature

• Contribute to new thinking and innovation processes in physical education

Examination requirements

• Attendance requirements must be met (a minimum of 70% attendance)

• Approved work requirement

• Passed the practice period

Please see detailed information in the course brochure in Canvas.

Teaching methods

Lectures, self study, seminar and group work, as well as work in the field of practice, individually or in groups.

Estimated student workload is 400 hours. Please see details in Canvas.

Evaluation

The person responsible for the course, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1. Information about evaluation method for the course will be posted on Canvas.

Assessment methods and criteria

Individual portfolio. The portfolio comprises three assignments and the student may have three tutorials related to the assignment. The assignment must not exceed 6000 words. Collected material from observation and interviews are to be considered as attachments to the assignment. The assignment will be graded. All examination support material is allowed.

Please see details in Canvas.