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About Study Course

Department: Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE)
Credit points / ECTS:4 / 6
Course supervisor:Inta Bula-Biteniece
Study type:Full time
Course level:First level
Target audience:Sports Trainer; Pedagogy
Language:Latvian
Branch of science:Sports Science

Objective

To use knowledge, skills, attitudes and values, the objectives, tasks in the field of Health and Physical Activity of the physical exercises, health promoting exercises and safety promoting exercises included in pre-school guidelines evaluating them in a targeted, critical manner and adapting to the requirements of the specific environment. Application of didactic principles of alternative pedagogies by promoting individual approaches and the implementation of transversal skills in sports and health classes. 

Prerequisites

Study courses mastered: Teacher’s Professional Skills, Civil Protection, State Security and Environmental Protection for Sustainable Development, Teaching and Learning in the Context of Diversity, Business and Accounting, Educational Psychology for Teachers, Biomechanics and Ergonomics, Human Anatomy and Dynamic Anatomy, Management of Educational Institution, Foundations and Methodology of Obstacle Overcoming, Foundations and Methodology of Moving Objects, Foundations and Methodology of Moving, Inclusive and Special Sports Education, Health Promoting Physical Activities, General and Physical Activity Biochemistry, General and Age-Specific Physiology, Movement Games, Outdoor Activities: Content and Methodology of Moving with Sports Equipment and/or Sport in Multicultural Environment and Olympic Education, Foundations and Methodology of Swimming, History of Sport, Philosophy of Sport.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1. Independently structures and forwards personal professional improvement in pre-school sports education.
2. Assesses, selects, critically analyses and describes information on the pedagogical process in pre-school.

Skills

3. Able to think critically and make decisions, find creative solutions in the process of implementing physical activity in pre-school.
4. Understands the use of theoretical relationships in research.
5. Assesses and recommends physical activity content and assessment options for sports and health teachers, parents.

Competence

7. Identifies real needs of pre-school children and describes the nature of the problem – recognises and articulates the problem in a context characterised by interdependent dimensions, aspects, causal links.
8. Expresses, explains and analyses ideas in problem situations, formulates a context-based and structured assumption.
9. Implements the promotion of transversal skills in sports and health classes and at sporting events.
10. Creates, plans and implements a physical activity event setting specific objectives, tasks, content, organisational diversity, development of collaborative skills, diverse techniques for learning feedback.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2024, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Sports and education specialist (preschool sports teacher), PSS 3First levelLimited choice
Planning period:Year 2025, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Sports and education specialist (preschool sports teacher), PSS 2First levelLimited choice