Course: Pedagogy of School Physical Education

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Course title Pedagogy of School Physical Education
Course code KSK/PDTV
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Frömel Karel, prof. PhDr. DrSc.
  • Svozil Zbyněk, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Pedagogy and school PE (Introduction to didactic concepts in the Czech Republic and abroad) The learner (pupil) The educator (teacher) Educational process (PE project, curriculum) Conditions for school PE, PE safety Didactic aspects of motor learning Integration, differentiation and individualization in school PE Pedagogical diagnostics in school PE Organizational forms in school physical education Didactic forms in school physical education Teaching procedures in school physical education Monitoring of physical activity in pupils Planning in school PE (White paper, Framework educational programme and School educational programme) Teaching methods in physical education Progressive educational approaches in PE Voluntary PE and leisure time PA (results of research in PA) Handicapped and talented individuals in PE

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Homework for Teaching - 4 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course deals with the theory of school physical education and the theory of teaching physical education in various types of schools. School physical education is presented in wider educational, kinanthropological and praxeological contexts. The subject innovation has been supported by the project Support of Interdisciplinary studies and Study Programmes Innovations at Palacký University in Olomouc, CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0091.
The student is knowledgeable about fundamental educational issues in the area of physical education. The student uses the knowledge of pedagogical kinanthropology. In a creative way, the student reacts to educational issues in the area of school physical education and extracurricular physical activity. The student is able to solve problems related to the delivery of PE lessons, mainly safety regulation within physical activity. The student is qualified to teach PE in various types of schools. The student is qualified to produce and follow a school PE plan according to school educational programme.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the subject at bachelor's degree level.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Active participation in seminars (70%). Fulfilment of tasks assigned throughout the semester. The student is required to work with the learning objects, which have been created for the concrete subject and are available for authorized students in LMS EDIS.
Recommended literature
  • Čáp, J., & Mareš, J. (2007). Psychologie pro učitele. Praha: Portál.
  • Fialová, L., & Rychtecký, A. (2002). Didaktika školní tělesné výchovy. Praha: Karolinum.
  • Fialová, L. (2010). Aktuální témata didaktiky: školní tělesná výchova. Praha: Karolinum.
  • Frömel, K. et al. (1997). Komplexní analýza vyučovacích jednotek tělesné výchovy (Závěrečná zpráva výzkumného grantu Univerzity Palackého). Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, Fakulta tělesné kultury.
  • Frömel, K., Novosad, J., & Svozil, Z. (1999). Pohybová aktivita a sportovní zájmy mládeže. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého.


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