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School: Education

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

Please note that there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2023 Units. All assessment changes will be published by 20th February 2023. All students are reminded to check the handbook at the beginning of semester to ensure they have the correct outline.

  • Unit Title

    Health and Physical Education for Young Children

  • Unit Code

    HPE2260

  • Year

    2023

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Valeria VAREA

Description

This unit introduces students to the philosophies and practices that are currently used in the Health and Physical Education Learning Area in the early years. Particular emphasis is placed on the planning, implementation and assessment of outcomes-based learning, as well as the study of fundamental movement skills and movement concepts. In addition, a practical component provides opportunities for students to engage in and plan a variety of learning experiences and environments.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded HPE1010, HPE2010

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Collaboratively plan, implement and assess a range of learning experiences and strategies designed to promote the development of childrens knowledge, skills, attitudes and values in the Health and Physical Education Learning Area.
  2. Describe the philosophy underpinning practices in the teaching and learning of health and physical education in the early years.
  3. Design learning environments that promote physical activity and encourage childrens exploration of movement.
  4. Discuss instructional skills and management strategies that help develop positive and safe learning environments in health and physical education with young children.
  5. Discuss the importance of health and physical education for young children.
  6. Teach, analyse and assess fundamental movement skills and movement concepts.

Unit Content

  1. Current philosophies and practices in the teaching of health and physical education with young children 0-8 years.
  2. Health and physical education in the curriculum.
  3. Instructional skills and management strategies in teaching health and physical education.
  4. Fundamental movement skills accreditation.
  5. Learning environments that promote children's physical activity and movement exploration.
  6. Planning, teaching and assessing in health and physical education.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 212 x 1 hour lecture12 x 1 hour lectureNot Offered
Semester 212 x 2 hour tutorial12 x 2 hour tutorialNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies

Additional Learning Experience Information

May include lectures, tutorials, participation in practical workshops, collaborative group work, directed reading

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentQuiz and written assignment60%
PresentationHealth Education Presentation40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentQuiz and written assignment60%
PresentationHealth Education Presentation40%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Assessment

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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School: Education

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Health and Physical Education for Young Children

  • Unit Code

    HPE2260

  • Year

    2023

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Valeria VAREA

Description

This unit introduces students to the philosophies and practices that are currently used in the Health and Physical Education Learning Area in the early years. Particular emphasis is placed on the planning, implementation and assessment of outcomes-based learning, as well as the study of fundamental movement skills and movement concepts. In addition, a practical component provides opportunities for students to engage in and plan a variety of learning experiences and environments.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded HPE1010, HPE2010

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Collaboratively plan, implement and assess a range of learning experiences and strategies designed to promote the development of childrens knowledge, skills, attitudes and values in the Health and Physical Education Learning Area.
  2. Describe the philosophy underpinning practices in the teaching and learning of health and physical education in the early years.
  3. Design learning environments that promote physical activity and encourage childrens exploration of movement.
  4. Discuss instructional skills and management strategies that help develop positive and safe learning environments in health and physical education with young children.
  5. Discuss the importance of health and physical education for young children.
  6. Teach, analyse and assess fundamental movement skills and movement concepts.

Unit Content

  1. Current philosophies and practices in the teaching of health and physical education with young children 0-8 years.
  2. Health and physical education in the curriculum.
  3. Instructional skills and management strategies in teaching health and physical education.
  4. Fundamental movement skills accreditation.
  5. Learning environments that promote children's physical activity and movement exploration.
  6. Planning, teaching and assessing in health and physical education.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 212 x 1 hour lecture12 x 1 hour lectureNot Offered
Semester 212 x 2 hour tutorial12 x 2 hour tutorialNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies

Additional Learning Experience Information

May include lectures, tutorials, participation in practical workshops, collaborative group work, directed reading

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentQuiz and written assignment60%
PresentationHealth Education Presentation40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentQuiz and written assignment60%
PresentationHealth Education Presentation40%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Assessment

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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