Health and Physical Education for Secondary Teaching 1 (UniSA)

Postgraduate | 2026

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Area/Catalogue
EDUC 5235
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Course ID
206358
Level of study
Level of study
Postgraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course level
5
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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No
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University-wide elective course
No
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Single course enrolment
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Note:
Course data is interim and subject to change

Course overview

This course will enable students to understand and critically evaluate the principles of quality teaching in Health and Physical Education (HPE). Students will explore the broad scope of learning associated with the HPE learning area and analyse the complexity of teaching for effective learning in HPE. The students will develop strategies for managing a safe learning environment, interacting positively with learners and building a resilient professional presents. Students will also develop the ability to plan and prepare for student-learning in HPE and apply key principles for inclusion, engagement, alignment through success orientated challenges and maximise opportunity for learning in simplified settings. Students will facilitate learning through clear presentation of the task, progression, positioning to read the class, provision of acknowledgement together with beginning specific feedback. The students will operate within a professional community and engage in reflective evaluation drawing on practice-based evidence to progress student-learning and improve personal teaching capabilities.

Course learning outcomes

  • Analyse the complexities of teaching and learning in open space environments and minimise risk to safely manage learners in Health and Physical Education
  • Apply a framework that values personal responsibility and respectful relationship to establish a positive learning environment
  • Engage collaboratively within professional communities, as an emerging professional in Health and Physical Education
  • Analyse the context and plan safe, inclusive, engaging and success orientate learning experiences in HPE
  • Demonstrate a positive, resilient teacher presence and capabilities
  • Apply an inquiry approach to teaching to progress student learning and professional development

Prerequisite(s)

N/A

Corequisite(s)

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Antirequisite(s)

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