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PHYSICAL
EDUCATION
Why
choose Physical Education?
Physical Education is a popular and
demanding subject which develops body and mind.
The diversity of the subject opens up many career opportunities for the
future.
What
does the course involve?
The 1 year course is divided into 3
units.
Unit
1: Covers the social basis of sport and recreation
focussing on issues relating to the
Students are also required to complete
an Olympic Case Study.
Unit
2: The practical element of the course focussing
on how skills are learnt and the student=s development in a variety of sporting
situations.
Students will be assessed in 2 sporting
activities and tested on their observation and analysis skills in one sporting
activity.
Unit
3:Exercise and training.
Students learn the effects of exercise
of the body through the understanding of the various body systems.
Also studied in this section are
various forms of fitness testing and students keep a
log of their results.
Throughout the whole of the course
students must keep an Individual Performance Portfolio (IPP) which monitors
their progress, development and understanding of issues throughout the course.
How
is the course taught?
A percentage of the contact time will
be devoted to practical skills and some to theoretical issues. Students will be engaged in some
investigative work as well as informative study sessions.
THE WORK COVERED DURING THE
TEACHER/STUDENT CONTACT TIME WILL NOT BE SUFFICIENT FOR STUDENTS TO PASS THIS
COURSE. STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO DO
A GREAT DEAL OF INDEPENDENT STUDY!!
How
is the course assessed?
Students sit 2 11/4 hour exams which cover the
subjects studied in units 1 & 3.
This constitutes 60% of their final mark.
Coursework covers the other 40% which
involves their practical assessment, theoretical knowledge of skill development
and analysis of a nominated sport.
Students= IPPs
are also submitted as part of the coursework.