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EEH116 - Teaching Primary Health and Physical Education

Year	2026 unit information
Enrolment modes	Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Community Based Delivery (CBD)*, Warrnambool, Waurn Ponds (Geelong)
Credit point(s)	1
EFTSL value	0.125
Unit chair	Trimester 1: Katie Dow
Prerequisite	E200 students: Students must have passed at least three units from EAD110, EAD111, EAD112, EAD113
Corequisite	Nil
Incompatible with	EEH216
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment	1 x 1-hour lecture per week 1 x 2-hour practical experience (workshop) per week
Typical study commitment	Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.
Note *Community Based Delivery (CBD) is for National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation NIKERI Institute students only.

Content

This unit is designed to familiarise students with contemporary curriculum and pedagogy in the area of physical education as taught in the primary school. It focuses particularly the primary physical education component of the Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education.

This unit aims to:

engage pre-service primary teachers with the Australian primary school physical education curriculum
discuss a rationale for the importance of physical education in Victorian and Australian primary schools
familiarise pre-service teachers with various components of a quality primary physical education program
implement age-appropriate / primary school physical education classes through effective yearly, term and lesson planning using current curriculum documents
equip pre-service teachers with the skills, knowledge and confidence to provide successful physical education experiences for their primary school aged students

Learning outcomes

Each unit in your course is a building block towards Deakin's Graduate Learning Outcomes - not all units develop and assess every Graduate Learning Outcome (GLO).

ULO	These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can:	Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs)
ULO1	Demonstrate the skills and knowledge to provide successful physical education experiences for their primary students	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO5: Problem solving
ULO2	Articulate the importance of the provision of inclusive physical education in primary schools	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO6: Self-management
ULO3	Evaluate the various components of quality primary physical education programs	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy
ULO4	Identify and utilise opportunities for an integrated approach to their teaching in primary settings	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy
ULO5	Plan for the safe, inclusive and effective age-appropriate physical education activities according to current curriculum requirements	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy GLO5: Problem solving GLO7: Teamwork

Assessment

Assessment Description	Student output	Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit)	Indicative due week
Assessment 1: (Group) Presentation: small group video task demonstrating understanding of curriculum and pedagogy in PE	1600 words or equivalent per group member	40%	Week 6
Assessment 2: Reflective journal compiled across this unit. The journal will be a weekly response to prompt questions and collection of notes, answers, ideas, artefacts and reflections drawn from lectures, practical classes & readings	2400 words or equivalent	60%	Week 12

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning resource

The texts and reading list for EEH116 can be found via the University Library.

Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list.

Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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