Course

Applied Methods: Movement Education

Faculty
Science & Technology
Department
Sport Science
Course code
SPSC 1316
Credits
3.00
Semester length
15 weeks
Max class size
30
Method(s) of instruction
Lecture
Course designation
None
Industry designation
None
Typically offered
To be determined

Overview

Course description
This course uses movement education theory and resources to provide students with the knowledge and experience necessary to plan and teach movement education across contexts. This course requires organizing, teaching and learning around movement concepts, categories and elements. Through a student-experience framework, students analyze, plan, lead and perform movement education. This course satisfies the Movement Education Applied Methods Bachelor of Physical Education and Coaching (BPEC) graduation requirement.
Course content
  • Historical and theoretical factors in movement education and fundamental movement patterns
    • Origin and historical development of movement education
    • Concept and scope of fundamental movement patterns
    • Movement framework
  • Physical literacy and dynamic system considerations in movement education
    • Individual dimensions: affective, cognitive, and psychomotor
    • Task complexity and structure
    • Environmental considerations
  • Fundamental movement patterns
    • Static positions
    • Landings
    • Locomotions
    • Rotations
    • Springs
    • Swings
    • Projections
    • Reception
  • Fundamental movement concepts of Laban’s movement analysis
    • Weight
    • Time
    • Flow
    • Body awareness
    • Personal space
    • General space
  • Equipment selection and safety consideration
    • Sensible and practical equipment selections
    • Considerations for varied environments
  • Instructional strategies and professional development
    • Culturally relevant teaching considerations
    • Various teaching approaches
    • Principles of effective instruction
    • Assessment and observational skills
  • Teaching considerations
    • Class management strategies
    • Progressions and sequencing
Learning activities

Lecture
Practical Application
Peer Teaching
Group Work

Means of assessment

Assessment will be in accordance with the ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½Evaluation Policy. Instructors may use a student's record of attendance and/or level of active participation in the course as part of the student's graded performance. The instructor will present a written course outline with specific evaluation criteria at the beginning of the semester. Evaluation will be based on the following:

Resource manual: 0-15%
Reflections: 0-15%
Tests: 20-30%
Practical skills: 10-30%
Teaching unit: 20-30%
Professionalism and attendance: 0-10%
Total: 100%

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • explain the concepts and scope of movement education in relation to motor development and dynamic systems theory;
  • apply systematic observation and analysis to accurately assess a learner’s stage of development in a specified movement and context;
  • describe a movement vocabulary for the components and movement patterns displayed during an activity;
  • demonstrate instructional strategies for leading safe, effective, and inclusive movement education experiences;
  • demonstrate cultural sensitivity and responsiveness in choosing movement education activities and environments;
  • describe the principles of play-based pedagogies;
  • differentiate between structured, unstructured, and performative movement education environments and tasks;
  • relate movement education pedagogy and student experience to physical literacy development in the affective domain.

 

Textbook materials

Consult the ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½Bookstore for the latest required textbooks and materials. A list of recommended reading materials is provided in the instructor's course outline, which is available to students at the beginning of each semester.

Requisites

Prerequisites

No prerequisite courses.

Corequisites

No corequisite courses.

Equivalencies

No equivalent courses.

Course Guidelines

Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.

(Current)

Course Transfers

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Institution Transfer details for SPSC 1316
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) KPU ARTS 1XXX (3)
Langara College (LANG) LANG KINS 1XXX (3)
Simon Fraser University (SFU) No credit
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) TRU PHED 1XXX (3)
Trinity Western University (TWU) TWU HKIN 1XX (3)
University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) No credit
University of Northern BC (UNBC) No credit
University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) UFV KIN 221 (3)
University of Victoria (UVIC) UVIC EPHE 1XX (1.5)
Vancouver Island University (VIU) VIU KIN 152 (2) & VIU KIN 1st (1)

Course Offerings

Summer 2025