Teaching and Learning of Motor Skills

Course aim

To investigate processes and strategies for engaging participation, analysing game play and movement capabilities with a focus on developing teaching practices to advance learning and skill performance by all learners.

Course content

Students will anlayse, critically reflect upon and apply principles of the Play Practice approach to evaluate learning environments, appraise strategies for sustained engagement, evaluate the alignment of learning tasks to participant capabilities and plan differentiated learning experiences. Students will investigate theoretical constructs from dynamical systems, complexity thinking, socio-critical and non-linear teaching/ coaching approaches to enact, and critically reflect upon evidence of impact on participant learning.

Textbook(s)

Launder, A & Piltz, W 2013, Play practice: engaging and developing skilled players from beginner to elite, 2nd ed, Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Portfolio, Presentation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.