Physical Education - Department of Education

Physical education
Elaboration of learning outcomes
Elaborations describe the knowledge and skills included in each of the
learning outcomes. They identify the content to be taught. Elaborations are
designed to help teachers understand the context of the outcomes so that
they can develop teaching and learning activities that meet the needs of their
students. The elaborations describe for each learning outcome:
• recommended knowledge
• recommended processes and skills
• attitudes
• in some subjects, suggested activities.
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Recommended knowledge
Knowledge is what students are expected to know and understand. The
knowledge and concepts identified from the outcomes for Lower Primary
Physical Education, are listed as short statements under the heading
Recommended Knowledge. The knowledge listed in the elaborations can be
used by teachers to create units of work that are relevant to students’ needs
and the local context.
Recommended processes and skills
Skills are what students can do, and so the Recommended Processes and
Skills section of the elaborations describes the skills that students need to
demonstrate to achieve the outcomes.
Attitudes
Learning Physical Education at Lower Primary will assist each student to
become aware of the skills he or she is able to perform well and the skills
that need improvement. It will also help the student to be aware of his or her
health, safety and relationships with other students while participating in
different physical activities. This section will help teachers to monitor the
student’s attitude towards various activities taught during Physical Education
lessons.
Suggested activities
Some subjects provide a list of suggested teaching and learning activities for
each outcome. Teachers can select those from the list that are relevant to
the needs of their students. The list is not exhaustive, so teachers can also
develop their own teaching and learning activities relevant to the local
context.
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