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Assignment 1
Title Essay: Examination of a significant issue in Health and Physical Education
Value 50 %
Week Due Week 6 Friday, by 11:59pm
Length 1500 words, excluding references
Learning Outcomes
Unit Outcomes: 2, 3, 4
AITSL: 1.1; 1.2; 1.5; 7.3
AQF: 7
Graduate Attributes: Acquisition, Application, Creativity, Knowledge base,
Communication, Team work, Social responsibility, Flexibility, Leadership
Task Requirements
a) Complete an essay that examines a significant issue in Health and Physical Education and explore it in
terms of your specific, local context.
) The essay must involve a comprehensive review of the literature (at least 10 journals, no earlier than
2010 publication). The discussion must analyse significant theories and relevant pedagogies about your
selected issue and how it applies to the teaching and learning in Health and Physical Education. Within
your discussion, ensure you provide an examination about whether the national HPE cu
iculum
addresses your issue (or not) and argue what impacts this may have.
c) Submit a 1500-word essay that follows the format of formal academic essay writing, such as that found in
journal articles. Your essay must include a thorough APA reference list.
Teaching Health and Physical Education to Young People:
“The idea is that the students we teach, each person, is a complex system of actions, thoughts and ideas
with particular histories and influences, and who interacts with particular contexts in unpredictable and
unique ways” (Hunter, 2006, p. 119).
Questions that might focus your thinking:
• Who are the students that you will be teaching?
• What assumptions have we formed about these learners?
• How do we as teachers respond to the needs of young people?
• Are HPE programs provided in schools responsive to students’ developmental and learning
needs?
• Are the HPE programs challenging, rewarding and engaging for young people?
• How are junior secondary HPE programs being developed to reflect local perspectives or
contexts?
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Possible topics to examine as significant issues in Health and Physical Education for Assignment 1:
1. Developing positive student attitudes and participation in health and physical activity. What issue/s
may cause a student to avoid participating in health and physical education? How might these issues
e overcome?
2. Teaching the HPE Cu
iculum. What are the issues in delivering the HPE national cu
iculum? Consider
the issues of competing cu
iculum areas, or leadership attitudes to this non-academic subject area
(Hint-NAPLAN priorities). How can the HPE cu
iculum be successfully delivered?
3. Diversity in teaching Health and Physical Education. What are the ba
iers for students and what
are the challenges for teachers?
4. What role can teachers of HPE play in improving Australia’s obesity epidemic? What are some factors
to consider and how might these be overcome?
5. What role does sport education play in the teaching of HPE? What are the advantages and
disadvantages of sports education in schooling? Why and how these be addressed? (Hint-competition,
skill development, building relationships/friendships
ody image)
6. Is literacy and numeracy important in Health and Physical Education? Consider the cross-cu
iculum
priorities, outlined in the national cu
iculum. What are the challenges that HPE teachers come across
when teaching literacy and numeracy in HPE lessons?
7. How might HPE be used in strengthening school engagement, particularly for students at risk of
disengaging? What might teachers do to help students enjoy Health and Physical Education?
Consider culture difference, students from marginalised/struggling home backgrounds, those
experiencing bullying.
8. Body, self, and identity in Health and Physical Education. Consider how this affects student learning
and engagement with HPE learning and participation? (Hint- consider female/male body image-the
social construction of image).
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ASSIGNMENT 1 MARKING CRITERIA
Marking Criteria Fail Pass Credit Distinction High Distinction
Demonstrates
knowledge and
understanding of
issues in teaching
HPE.
Demonstrates how
these issues are
epresented in the
HPE National
cu
icula.
Local context discussed.
HPE key issues have not
een identified and
discussed.
Essay shows little
understanding of terms
and how they are
situated in a National
cu
iculum.
Local contexts are
not refe
ed to.
HPE key issues have been
identified and discussed.
Essay shows
understanding of
terms and how they
are situated in a
National cu
iculum.
Local contexts are
generally described.
HPE key issues have been
identified and discussed
comprehensively.
Essay shows good
understanding about the
impact on cu
iculum,
teaching and learning
practice.
Local contexts are well
discussed.
HPE key issues have
een identified and
discussed
comprehensive, with
distinctive and
exceptional insight.
Essay shows very good
understanding about the
impact on cu
iculum,
teaching and learning
practice.
Local contexts are well
explained.
HPE key issues have been
identified and discussed
comprehensive, with
distinctive and exceptional
insight and
Essay shows excellent
understanding about the
impact on cu
iculum,
teaching and learning
practice.
Local contexts are
well evaluated.
Show links to
pedagogical theory,
models and
practice.
Uses recent and
elevant journal
articles to support
claims.
The essay fails to
effectively critique
either theories or
models of pedagogy.
There is no analysis of
the cu
iculum and
pedagogy.
No recent articles used
Articles are not relevant
Theories and models of
pedagogy refe
ed to.
There is limited analysis
of teaching practice in
terms of cu
iculum and
pedagogy.
Limited references.
Limited articles cited.
The essay effectively
critiques theories and
models of pedagogy.
There is good analysis of
teaching practice in terms
of cu
iculum and
pedagogy.
Readings used to support
claims.
The essay very effectively
critiques theories and
models of pedagogy.
There is very good analysis
of teaching practice in
terms of cu
iculum and
pedagogy.
Analysis using a range
of readings.
The essay effectively
critiques theories and
models of pedagogy
excellently.
There is extensive analysis
of teaching practice in
terms of cu
iculum and
pedagogy.
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Unsupported claims
made.
Provides a summary of
articles.
Readings used to make
claims.
Synthesis of reading is
outstanding showing
depth of analysis.
Presents work Presentation lacks Generally clear Well-structured with Presentation is innovative Well-structured with
professionally, with structure; poor presentation; paper has coherent presentation; and/or informative; innovative presentation;
clear academic writing paraphrasing; over intro, body and effective grammatical strengthened by relevant explicitly identifies the
and APA referencing reliance on quotes; conclusion; developed expression; analysis well research; clear and concise key issues; cohesive,
style within the word little evidence paper with student’s voice; developed with student’s structure; grammar and grammatically co
ect
limit. has been edited; poor sentences coherent and voice and supported by syntax mostly co
ect; essay is structure; flexible and
expression makes essay grammatically co
ect; literature and research; cohesive and easy to read sustained use of a wide
difficult to read; within word length; some adheres to word length; within word length; range of structures and
terminology typographic and /or uses appropriate discriminating use appropriate extensive vocabulary;
inappropriate; frequent spelling e
ors; generally, terminology; minor vocabulary; few typographic very few typographic or
spelling/ typographic accurate referencing; typographic and /or spelling or spelling e
ors; consistently spelling e
ors;
e
ors; over reliance on originality report detects e
ors; mostly accurate accurate referencing; consistently accurate
quotes; no or some insignificant Referencing. balanced use of references. Referencing.
inaccurate reference matches.
list. Word limit not
adhered to.