Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description

Pre-School and School Sports Didactic

Main Study Course Information

Course Code
LSPA_500
Branch of Science
Health sciences; Other Sub-Branches of Health and Sports Science; Sport Pedagogy; Theory and History of Sports
ECTS
5.00
Target Audience
Pedagogy; Sports Science; Sports Trainer
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor
Structure Unit Manager
Structural Unit
Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE)
Contacts

LSPA, Brīvības gatve 333, Riga, LV-1006

About Study Course

Objective

Purposefully, critically evaluating and adapting the requirements of the specific environment to apply knowledge, skills, attitudes and values to the objectives of physical exercises, health-promoting exercises and safety-enhancing exercises included in the basic education standard, tasks in the field of health and physical activity. Promoting the use of cross-cutting skills in the implementation of various didactic approaches during sports hours.

Preliminary Knowledge

Study courses in the 1st and 2nd year of studies in the field of sports and pedagogy have been acquired.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.Recognises and formulates actuality, health challenges and physical activity in a context related to personal experience. Sets a binding goal for each lesson and chooses the optimal solution.

Individual work and tests

exam Teacher portfolio - for the Exchequer

Skills

1.Formulate open, statement-oriented questions in situations regarding the primary and secondary school sports education process. Compares, interprets, assesses and groups the documents governing the teacher’s activities according to the criteria given. In cooperation with each other, a sufficiently comprehensive and precise description shall be ascertained or developed.

Individual work and tests

exam Sports lesson Thought card - “Sport and Health hour” of the year

2.Create and develop, individually or in a group, an hourly plan based on existing samples. Individually develop each document, plan the work and identify resources to implement the created idea of a sports lesson across all grades of education.

Individual work and tests

exam Health-promoting exercises Description of physical activity to promote physical activity

3.Use digital technologies to acquire, process, present, transmit knowledge and justify the need for the use of digital technologies in the implementation of the sports hour.

Individual work and tests

Sport hour Plan Teacher portfolio - for the Exchequer Translational skill Task Video Sports lesson exam

4.Establish and analyse the assessment parameters and criteria according to the standard requirements and individual abilities and skills of each pupil.

Individual work and tests

exam Teacher portfolio - for the Exchequer Sport hour Plan Circle training

Competences

1.Independently analyse school-related tasks. Recognises the strengths and strengths of their activities, finds different ways to develop their thinking and skills to be developed in professional competence.

Individual work and tests

Translational skill Task Video Thought card - “Sport and Health hour” of the year Programme/thematic plan Sports lesson exam

2.Work as a team, focus on an equivalent contribution to document development, accept and collaborate with courtiers to achieve the specific objective of building classroom and school events.

Individual work and tests

exam Programme/thematic plan Thought card - “Sport and Health hour” of the year Translational skill Task Video Development of valuation examples Description of physical activity to promote physical activity

3.Direct your actions according to knowledge, skills, attitudes and values, justifying your choices.

Individual work and tests

Circle training Teacher portfolio - for the Exchequer exam

4.Be able to identify safety hazards and risks in different environments and situations during the sports hour, take preventive safety measures by selecting the most appropriate problem-solving strategies.

Individual work and tests

exam Sports lesson Teacher portfolio - for the Exchequer Development of valuation examples

Assessment

Individual work

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Sports lesson

2.00% from total grade
Test

Students make a reasoned essay answer a student to the question: “Why should I come to school/sports class?”

2.

Programme/thematic plan

5.00% from total grade
Test

Students in groups shall establish, in accordance with the standards of the State basic education (MK747) and secondary education (MK416), programmes at all levels of education on the achievable outcomes in specific skills at the end of grades 9 and 12, and shall establish a thematic plan from the same class for one semester (after the extraction) by banging on to the exported programme.

3.

Thought card - “Sport and Health hour” of the year

3.00% from total grade
Test

Student individuali prepares visual material - reminders with hourly components (hourly objective, tasks, content, features, transversal skills, health, safety).

4.

Sport hour Plan

5.00% from total grade
Test

On the basis of a specific class programme and a thematic plan at each of the levels of education, the student individuals shall draw up a contemplation of the hour of sport with the content of the tasks of each part of the hour and the theoretical justification (physiological, psychological, transversal skills).

5.

Health-promoting exercises

3.00% from total grade
Test

Students create and present health-promoting sets of exercise (7 exercises) in pairs at different stages of age, with theoretical justification from the perspective of physiology and biomechanics.

6.

Translational skill Task Video

5.00% from total grade
Test

Students, in groups of 3-4, make a video of the understanding part of an hour with an accent on content that promotes the promotion of translational skills in physical activities based on achievable results in a particular standard of educational grade.

7.

Description of physical activity to promote physical activity

3.00% from total grade
Test

Students in pairs create 3 exercises for one physical characteristic with a specific form of expression for grades 7, 9, 12.

8.

Circle training

3.00% from total grade
Test

Students in groups of 3, form interactive lap training with a specific purpose, for a specific age. Establish conttrol exercises for the determination of individual physical readiness (analyse and evaluate the physical readiness of your courtyard).

9.

Development of valuation examples

5.00% from total grade
Test

Students in groups form the content of evaluating students’ performance in a particular class, specific skills. Create self-assessment maps for the assessment of the pre-school and school sports didactic of the study course.

10.

Teacher portfolio - for the Exchequer

15.00% from total grade
Test

Students have each individually created a portfolio of their teachers – practical implementation steps for the commencement of pedagogical activity (practice).

Examination

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

exam

51.00% from total grade
10 points

A written exam in person on theoretical, methodological and research content acquired in the course. Students in the exam have created a sports and health lesson account according to the drawn parameters – class, result to be achieved by students, transversal skills and example of formal evaluation. Describe the theoretical justification (physiological, psychological, pedagogical) for each part of the h-hour and the exercise.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME
Part 1
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Nature of sports education
Description

Introductory lesson. Characterisation of competence. Sports teacher and sports coach – the common and different. Video footage. Value education in the context of sports education. The mission of a sports teacher. Didactic contractual (contract).

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Nature of sports education
Description

Introductory lesson. Characterisation of competence. Sports teacher and sports coach – the common and different. Video footage. Value education in the context of sports education. The mission of a sports teacher. Didactic contractual (contract).

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

The essence of Sports and Health hour
Description

Planning and implementation of the training process. Primary school (Class 4-12) objectives, tasks, content, means (exercises), teaching and learning methods, organisation techniques. Rolling competencies. Standard content. Creativity in a sports lesson. Components of a creative sports lesson. Creativity as a personality attribute of an educator. Evaluation of a creative hour.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Physical activity during sports hour
Description

Presentation and mutual evaluation of lesson plans.

Presentation and mutual evaluation of exercises.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Age peculiarities during sports and health hours
Description

Sensitive periods promoting physical characteristics at specific age stages.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Evaluation change of basic principles in the view of normative and humanitarian pedagogy.
Description

Application of regulatory and critical evaluation in the field of training in the field of health and physical activity at primary school. Rating functions. Summary and formative evaluation. Rating systems. Assessment of learning performance and growth of the learner. Assessment of the student’s performance and growth according to clearly defined assessment criteria and according to the individual learning outcomes to be achieved.

Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
1.00
Contact hours:
12 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Test (Semester)
Part 2
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Theoretical justification of the need for physical activity in primary and secondary school.
Description

The impact of physical activity on thinking and creativity, self-actualized learning and digital literacy.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Theoretical justification of the need for physical activity in primary and secondary school.
Description

The impact of physical activity on thinking and creativity, self-actualized learning and digital literacy.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Creative sports lesson within the framework of self-directed and self-actualized sports education.
Description

Creativity as a contributing factor to the development of a student’s personality.

Presentation and mutual evaluation of a creative hour.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Creative sports lesson within the framework of self-directed and self-actualized sports education.
Description

Creativity as a contributing factor to the development of a student’s personality.

Presentation and mutual evaluation of a creative hour.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Implementation of a qualitative learning process in relation to the content of the basic and secondary education standard and the planned and achievable outcomes (timing).
Description

Presentation and mutual evaluation of lesson plans.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Implementation of a qualitative learning process in relation to the content of the basic and secondary education standard and the planned and achievable outcomes (timing).
Description

Presentation and mutual evaluation of lesson plans.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Implementation of a qualitative learning process in relation to the content of the basic and secondary education standard and the planned and achievable outcomes (timing).
Description

Presentation and mutual evaluation of lesson plans.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Implementation of a qualitative learning process in relation to the content of the basic and secondary education standard and the planned and achievable outcomes (timing).
Description

Presentation and mutual evaluation of lesson plans.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Load per hour of sport and health
Description

Building a pulse curve in a sports lesson.

Training of a circle during an hour of sport (methods, to promote physical characteristics).

Creating a student’s individual physical readiness plan.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Load per hour of sport and health
Description

Building a pulse curve in a sports lesson.

Training of a circle during an hour of sport (methods, to promote physical characteristics).

Creating a student’s individual physical readiness plan.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Load per hour of sport and health
Description

Building a pulse curve in a sports lesson.

Training of a circle during an hour of sport (methods, to promote physical characteristics).

Creating a student’s individual physical readiness plan.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Primary school
Description

Primary school (classes 4-9) goals, tasks, content, means (exercises), teaching and learning methods, organisation techniques. Rolling competencies.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Primary school
Description

Primary school (classes 4-9) goals, tasks, content, means (exercises), teaching and learning methods, organisation techniques. Rolling competencies.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Primary school
Description

Primary school (classes 4-9) goals, tasks, content, means (exercises), teaching and learning methods, organisation techniques. Rolling competencies.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

High school
Description

Secondary school (classes 10-12) goals, tasks, content, means (exercises), teaching and learning methods, organisation techniques. Rolling competencies.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

High school
Description

Secondary school (classes 10-12) goals, tasks, content, means (exercises), teaching and learning methods, organisation techniques. Rolling competencies.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

High school
Description

Secondary school (classes 10-12) goals, tasks, content, means (exercises), teaching and learning methods, organisation techniques. Rolling competencies.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Pedagogical psychological aspects of assessment in the context of a pupil’s personality.
Description

Creating student performance scoring content in primary and secondary school.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Pedagogical psychological aspects of assessment in the context of a pupil’s personality.
Description

Creating student performance scoring content in primary and secondary school.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Pedagogical psychological aspects of assessment in the context of a pupil’s personality.
Description

Creating student performance scoring content in primary and secondary school.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Pedagogical psychological aspects of assessment in the context of a pupil’s personality.
Description

Creating student performance scoring content in primary and secondary school.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Security during sports hours.
Description

Security during sports hours. Safety behavioural skills. Interdisciplinary link health, physical activity and safety.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Security during sports hours.
Description

Security during sports hours. Safety behavioural skills. Interdisciplinary link health, physical activity and safety.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Security during sports hours.
Description

Security during sports hours. Safety behavioural skills. Interdisciplinary link health, physical activity and safety.

Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
4.00
Contact hours:
48 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
PART-TIME
Part 1
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Nature of sports education
Description

Introductory lesson. Characterisation of competence. Sports teacher and sports coach – the common and different. Video footage. Value education in the context of sports education. The mission of a sports teacher. Didactic contractual (contract).

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

The essence of Sports and Health hour
Description

Planning and implementation of the training process. Primary school (Class 4-12) objectives, tasks, content, means (exercises), teaching and learning methods, organisation techniques. Rolling competencies. Standard content. Creativity in a sports lesson. Components of a creative sports lesson. Creativity as a personality attribute of an educator. Evaluation of a creative hour.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Physical activity during sports hour
Description

Presentation and mutual evaluation of lesson plans.

Presentation and mutual evaluation of exercises.

Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
1.00
Contact hours:
6 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Test (Semester)
Part 2
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Age peculiarities during sports and health hours
Description

Sensitive periods promoting physical characteristics at specific age stages.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Evaluation change of basic principles in the view of normative and humanitarian pedagogy.
Description

Application of regulatory and critical evaluation in the field of training in the field of health and physical activity at primary school. Rating functions. Summary and formative evaluation. Rating systems. Assessment of learning performance and growth of the learner. Assessment of the student’s performance and growth according to clearly defined assessment criteria and according to the individual learning outcomes to be achieved.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Theoretical justification of the need for physical activity in primary and secondary school.
Description

The impact of physical activity on thinking and creativity, self-actualized learning and digital literacy.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Creative sports lesson within the framework of self-directed and self-actualized sports education.
Description

Creativity as a contributing factor to the development of a student’s personality.

Presentation and mutual evaluation of a creative hour.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Implementation of a qualitative learning process in relation to the content of the basic and secondary education standard and the planned and achievable outcomes (timing).
Description

Presentation and mutual evaluation of lesson plans.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Load per hour of sport and health
Description

Building a pulse curve in a sports lesson.

Training of a circle during an hour of sport (methods, to promote physical characteristics).

Creating a student’s individual physical readiness plan.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Primary school
Description

Primary school (classes 4-9) goals, tasks, content, means (exercises), teaching and learning methods, organisation techniques. Rolling competencies.

High school
Description

Secondary school (classes 10-12) goals, tasks, content, means (exercises), teaching and learning methods, organisation techniques. Rolling competencies.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Pedagogical psychological aspects of assessment in the context of a pupil’s personality.
Description

Creating student performance scoring content in primary and secondary school.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Pedagogical psychological aspects of assessment in the context of a pupil’s personality.
Description

Creating student performance scoring content in primary and secondary school.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Security during sports hours.
Description

Security during sports hours. Safety behavioural skills. Interdisciplinary link health, physical activity and safety.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Security during sports hours.
Description

Security during sports hours. Safety behavioural skills. Interdisciplinary link health, physical activity and safety.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
2

Topics

Security during sports hours.
Description

Security during sports hours. Safety behavioural skills. Interdisciplinary link health, physical activity and safety.

Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
4.00
Contact hours:
24 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

Jansone, R., Fernāte, A., & Bula-Biteniece, I. (2016). Sporta pedagoģija: vakar šodien rīt. Rīga, RaKa, 567lpp.

2.

Profesijas standarts SKOLOTĀJS. Piektais profesionālās kvalifikācijas līmenis (5.PKL) (atbilst sestajam Latvijas kvalifikāciju ietvarstruktūras līmenim ( 6. LKI)

3.

MK noteikumi Nr. 747. Noteikumi par valsts pamatizglītības standartu un pamatizglītības programmu paraugiem Rīgā, 2018. gada 27. novembrī (prot. Nr. 56 38. §)

4.

MK Noteikumi Nr. 416 par valsts vispārējās vidējās izglītības standartu un vispārējās vidējās izglītības programmu paraugiem. Rīgā 2019. gada 3. septembrī (prot. Nr. 37 21. §)

5.

Onofre, M., Costa, J., Martins, J., Quitério, A., Farias, C., & Mesquita, I. (2023). Portuguese research on physical education and sport didactics—a critical discussion. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 5, 1172815.

6.

Đukić, V. (2023). The significance of the game in the didactic-methodical basedness of physical education lessons. Physical education and sport through the centuries, 10(2), 32-39.

7.

Perla, L., Amati, I., Agrati, L. S., & Ascione, A. (2023, July). Technologies, Sports and Motor Activities for an Inclusive School. In International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (pp. 342-355). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.

Additional Reading

1.

Jeong, H. C., & So, W. Y. (2020). Difficulties of online physical education classes in middle and high school and an efficient operation plan to address them. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(19), 7279.

2.

Yu, J. E. (2022). Exploration of educational possibilities by four metaverse types in physical education. Technologies, 10(5), 104.

3.

Zhan, X., Clark, C. C., Bao, R., Duncan, M., Hong, J. T., & Chen, S. T. (2021). Association between physical education classes and physical activity among 187,386 adolescents aged 13–17 years from 50 lowand middle-income countries. Jornal de pediatria, 97, 571-578.

4.

Silva, C. H. D. S., de Oliveira, B. R. R., & Martins, R. P. (2023). Athletism and the sport education model: a systematic review.