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About Study Course

Department: Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE)
Credit points / ECTS:8 / 12
Course supervisor:Inta Bula-Biteniece
Study type:Full time
Course level:First level
Target audience:Pedagogy; Sports Trainer
Language:Latvian
Branch of science:Sports Science

Objective

To deepen the competences of the future sports teacher – theoretical knowledge and skills, to apply them in the activity of sports teacher in APA/pre-school; to facilitate the development of the intellectual potential of the future sports teacher, developing independent assessment and scientific research skills. 

Prerequisites

Study courses of the 1st semester of the 1st year of studies have been successfully mastered.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1. Peculiarities of development and learning of children of respective age and diagnosis.
2. Assessment of study achievements.

Skills

3. To plan work for sports classes and out-of-group classes.
4. To create parameters and criteria for assessing children’s performance in line with the standard and APA/preschool guidelines.

Competence

5. To explore, analyse and form patterns between the chosen study aids, the relevance of the practical activity to children’s abilities and education goals.
6. To assess and improve personal professional skill.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2024, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Sports and education specialist (adapted physical activity education specialist), PVAS 3First levelRequired
Sports and education specialist (preschool sports teacher), PSS 3First levelRequired
Sports and education specialist (sports coach), SVT 3First levelRequired
Planning period:Year 2025, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Sports and education specialist (adapted physical activity education specialist), PVAS 2First levelRequired
Sports and education specialist (adapted physical activity education specialist), PVAS 4First levelRequired
Sports and education specialist (preschool sports teacher), PSS 2First levelRequired
Sports and education specialist (preschool sports teacher), PSS 4First levelRequired
Sports and education specialist (sports coach), SVT 2First levelRequired
Sports and education specialist (sports coach), SVT 4First levelRequired