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Unit of Study TCHR3012 - Physical Education Studies III: Games and Sports (2025)

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  • Enrolment information

    Gold Coast students attend a one-hour workshop and a two-hour tutorial weekly at St Andrews Lutheran College.

Unit description

Investigates pedagogical theory relating to the teaching of games and sports. Students will explore effective pedagogy in the teaching of games through a Game Centred Approach, Game Sense and Teaching Games for Understanding (TGFU). Students will explore a range of sports, how they align with the Game Sense categories and the best practice for teaching games and sports.

Unit content

Module 1: Pedagogical approaches to Games and Sports. 
Module 2: Higher Order thinking in PHDPE
Module 3: Inclusivity and Differentiation
Module 4: Lesson Planning using Games Sense
Module 5: A Community for the Contemporary HPE teacher
Module 6: Towards Lifelong Physical Activity

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On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

evaluate educational games and sports experiences in accordance with PDHPE syllabus requirements

apply the principles of movement studies through effective pedagogies in the school context

demonstrate understanding of effective assessment techniques used to evaluate performance in games based approaches

identify and demonstrate knowledge, understanding and skills relating to teaching games and sports with appropriate curriculum links to the PDHPE Syllabus

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