Movement Games and Physical Activity Games (LSPA_217)
About Study Course
Objective
To promote the development of the professional competence of students in the organisation and management of teaching and learning of single player movement games and physical activities, taking into account the individual possibilities of students and conformity with the learning outcome to be achieved, as well as to enable students to acquire theoretical knowledge and practical skills in modelling variants of single player movement games and physical activities with simplified or changed rules and load regulation, organisation of events for students with simplified or changed rules.
Prerequisites
Study courses mastered: Educational Psychology for Teachers, Teacher’s Professional Skills, Social-Emotional Learning, Legal Aspects of Pedagogical Process, Theory of Sport, Innovative Information Communication Technologies and Methods in Sport Pedagogy, Biomechanics and Ergonomics, General and Physical Activity Biochemistry, General and Age-Specific Physiology, Physiology of Physical Activities, Human Anatomy and Dynamic Anatomy, Environmental Health, Health Promoting Physical Activities, Foundations and Methodology of Basketball, Foundations and Methodology of Volleyball, Foundations and Methodology of Football, Foundations and Methodology of Floorball, Foundations and Methodology of Handball, Foundations and Methodology of Track and Field Exercises, Foundations and Methodology of Swimming, Outdoor and Adventure Activities I, II, III, Foundations and Methodology of Gymnastics, Rhythmics and Rhythmic Combinations, History of Sport, Philosophy of Sport, Sport in Multicultural Environment and Olympic Education, Project Development, Sport Medicine, Professional Communication and Terminology I (English, German, Russian), Professional Communication and Terminology II (English, German, Russian), Professional Ethics, Teacher’s Placement I, II.
Learning outcomes
1. Origin, history and development of single player movement games and physical activities in Latvia and worldwide.
2. Methodology for teaching techniques and strategies of single player movement games and physical activities with simplified or changed rules (teaching methods, study aids, forms of organisation of sports classes).
3. Formative, summative assessment of children’s performance when learning single-player movement games and physical activities with simplified or changed rules.
4. To practically plan, lead exercises for single player movement games and physical activities with simplified or changed rules and assess their learning in accordance with state pre-school education guidelines, the requirements of the state basic education standard and the state secondary education standard in the field of studies.
5. To use rules for players of single player movement games and physical activities, to perform duties of judges and secretary of a training game.
6. To demonstrate skills acquired in an activity for learning single player movement games and physical activities with simplified or changed rules.
7. Ability to plan, lead interdisciplinary and individualised study process in diverse exercise activities of single player movement games and physical activities and assess their learning in accordance with state pre-school education guidelines, the requirements of the state basic education standard and the state secondary education standard in the field of studies.
8. Ability to critically analyse and evaluate the pedagogical aids, methods, techniques and single player movement games and physical activities aids used, their compliance with the abilities of students and education goals in diverse health-promoting exercise activities of single player movement games and physical activities.
9. Ability to take responsibility for classes with exercises of single player movement games and physical activities and safety of single player movement games and physical activity events in school.
10. Ability to establish clear performance and student growth assessment criteria and test methods when learning single player movement games and physical activities with simplified or changed rules.
11. Ability to analyse learning outcomes in learning single player movement games and physical activities with simplified or changed rules and track the pupil’s growth, identify the support measures needed to improve learning performance.
12. Ability to provide feedback in the assessment of both the child and their actions in activities involving single player movement games and physical activities with simplified or changed rules.
13. Able to creatively choose study aids in learning single player movement games and physical activities with simplified or changed rules by integrating health and safety content, as well as other subject areas, transversal skills and values.
14. Able to identify security hazards and risks in different environments and situations during single player movement games, take preventive safety measures, choosing the most appropriate problem-solving strategies.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher), VMS | 7 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice | ||
| Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher), VMSN | 7 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice | ||
| Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher), VMSNz | 6 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice | ||
| Health, physical activity and security (sports, health and national defense teacher), VASN | 7 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice | ||
| Health, physical activity and security (sports, health and national defense teacher), VAS | 7 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice | ||
| Health, physical activity and security (sports, health and national defense teacher), VASNz | 6 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice |
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher), VMSN | 6 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice | ||
| Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher), VMS | 6 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice | ||
| Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher), VMSNz | 7 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice | ||
| Health, physical activity and security (sports, health and national defense teacher), VAS | 6 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice | ||
| Health, physical activity and security (sports, health and national defense teacher), VASN | 6 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice | ||
| Health, physical activity and security (sports, health and national defense teacher), VASNz | 7 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice |
