~EGULAR SESSION - University of Oregon

310 PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
PE 531. Muscle Testing and Therapeutic Exercise. 3 hours.
Fundamentals of muscle re-education. Methods of determining specific muscle
weaknesses; restoration of normal function following injury.
PE 532. Heat Therapy and Massage. 3 hours.
The theory and technique of the use of heat and cold as first-aid measures and
as adjuncts to rehabilitative procedures practiced by physical educators. The
commonly used techniques of massage, their physiological and mechanical
effect, and their application by physical educators.
PE 533. Techniques of Relaxation. 3 hours.
The common causes of fatigue and neuromuscular hypertension; methods of
combating them. Theories underlying techniques of relaxation; application of
these techniques in daily living and in activities.
PE 540, 541. Statistical Methods in Physical Education. 3 hours each term.
The use of norms, comparable scores, rating scales, multiple regression, curve
fitting, and factor analysis as tools of research and interpretation of physical
growth, physical status, and physical performance data. Prerequisite; graduate
standing. Clarke.
PE 542. Experimental Design in Physical-Education Research. 4 hours.
Techniques and procedures of laboratory research in physical education; construction
of tests; technical laboratory tests and their use; design of experiments;
application of advanced quantitative methods. Prerequisite: PE 446,
PE 540, 541. Clarke.
PE 550. Current Movements in Physical Education. 3 hours.
The different schools of thought and practice which determine the purposes
and procedures in the professional field of physical education. Analysis of the
Oregon and other regional public school physical-education programs.
Washke.
PE 551. Administration of Physical Education. 3 hours winter.
Organization and administration of the physical-education program at the
college level. Esslinger, Rhoda.
PE 552. Administration of Athletics. 3 hours.
Historical development of athletics and their control. Place of athletics in
education; purposes, administrative control, management, operational policies,
care of equipment and facilities. Sprague.
PE 553. Motor Skill Learning. 3 hours.
Review of the psychology of learning as it pertains to motor skills; research
bearing upon the teaching and learning of gross motor skills. Brumbach.
PE 556. Administration of Buildings and Facilities. 3 hours.
Building layout and equipment; the relationship of the various functional
units-equipment service, dressing facilities, activity spaces, administrative
units, permanent and dismantleable equipment. Rhoda.
PE 557. Supervision of Physical Education for City Supervisors. 3 hours.
The purpose of supervision; supervision of staff, facilities, and areas; departmental
organization, regulations, and policies. Sprague.
PE 558. Curriculum Construction in Physical Education. 3 hours.
Basic elements and procedures of curriculum construction in physical education;
special application at the city, county, and state levels. For supervisors
and administrators of physical-education programs. Sprague.
PE 559. Professional Preparation in Physical Education. 3 hours.
Historical development of professional preparation in the field of physical
education; curriculum, evaluation, and recruitment in the development and
conduct of teacher-education programs in physical education. Sprague.
PE 561. Foundations of Physical Growth. 3 hours.
Concept of growth, objectives in studying growth, procedures in collection