Pre-School and School Sports Didactic
Study Course Implementer
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.
exam • Teacher Mission • Exercise set
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.
Thought card • Teacher Mission • Sports lesson • exam
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.
exam • FA description
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.
Exercise set • Sport hour Plan • Film • exam • Sports lesson • Teacher Mission
4.Establish and analyse the assessment parameters and criteria according to the standard requirements and individual abilities and skills of each pupil.
exam • 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.
Film • Exercise set • Thought card • exam • Teacher Mission • Sports lesson • Programme/thematic plan
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.
Programme/thematic plan • exam • Thought card • Film • FA description • Performance level descriptions
3.Direct your actions according to knowledge, skills, attitudes and values, justifying your choices.
Circle training • 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.
exam • Performance level descriptions
Assessment
Individual work
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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Sports lesson |
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Test
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The reasoned essay’s answer to the student to the question: “Why should I come to school/sports class?” |
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2.
Programme/thematic plan |
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Test
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Standard-based descriptions (primary/primary) of achievable outcomes in specific skills at the end of grades 9 and 12 (thematic plan). |
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3.
Teacher Mission |
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Test
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Teachers’ mission – practical implementation steps for the commencement of pedagogical activities. |
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4.
Thought card |
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Test
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hourly goal, tasks, content, features (permeable - health, safety). |
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5.
Exercise set |
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Test
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Select exercises and create hour plans. |
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6.
Sport hour Plan |
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Test
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A plan for a meaningful hour of sport with the theoretical justification of each task (physiological, psychological, transversal skills). |
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7.
Film |
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Test
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A self-styled (filmed) part of an hour’s understanding with an accent on content promoting the development of a student’s personality based on achievable results included in a particular age standard. |
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8.
FA description |
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Test
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3 exercises have been established for one physical characteristic with a specific form of expression for classes 7, 9, 12. Prepare different presentations for each exercise. |
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9.
Circle training |
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Test
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Creating an interactive circle workout in pairs for 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). |
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10.
Performance level descriptions |
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Test
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Creating student performance scoring content in a particular class. Creating a self-assessment card for evaluating the sports didactic of a study course school. |
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Examination
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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
exam |
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10 points
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A plan for a meaningful hour of sport with the theoretical justification of each task (physiological, psychological, transversal skills). |
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Study Course Theme Plan
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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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). |
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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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). |
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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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. |
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Physical activity during sports hour
Description
Presentation and mutual evaluation of lesson plans. Presentation and mutual evaluation of exercises. |
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Age peculiarities during sports and health hours
Description
Sensitive periods promoting physical characteristics at specific age stages. |
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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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. |
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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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. |
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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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. |
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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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. |
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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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. |
-
Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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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. |
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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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. |
-
Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study room
|
2
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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. |
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
|
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. |
-
Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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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. |
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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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. |
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study room
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2
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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. |
-
Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Primary school
Description
Primary school (classes 4-9) goals, tasks, content, means (exercises), teaching and learning methods, organisation techniques. Rolling competencies. |
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Primary school
Description
Primary school (classes 4-9) goals, tasks, content, means (exercises), teaching and learning methods, organisation techniques. Rolling competencies. |
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Primary school
Description
Primary school (classes 4-9) goals, tasks, content, means (exercises), teaching and learning methods, organisation techniques. Rolling competencies. |
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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High school
Description
Secondary school (classes 10-12) goals, tasks, content, means (exercises), teaching and learning methods, organisation techniques. Rolling competencies. |
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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High school
Description
Secondary school (classes 10-12) goals, tasks, content, means (exercises), teaching and learning methods, organisation techniques. Rolling competencies. |
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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High school
Description
Secondary school (classes 10-12) goals, tasks, content, means (exercises), teaching and learning methods, organisation techniques. Rolling competencies. |
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Pedagogical psychological aspects of assessment in the context of a pupil’s personality.
Description
Creating student performance scoring content in primary and secondary school. |
-
Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
|
On site
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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. |
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
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Location
|
Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
|
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. |
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
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Location
|
Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
|
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. |
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Study room
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2
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Topics
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Security during sports hours.
Description
Security during sports hours. Safety behavioural skills. Interdisciplinary link health, physical activity and safety. |
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Security during sports hours.
Description
Security during sports hours. Safety behavioural skills. Interdisciplinary link health, physical activity and safety. |
-
Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study room
|
2
|
Topics
|
Security during sports hours.
Description
Security during sports hours. Safety behavioural skills. Interdisciplinary link health, physical activity and safety. |
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Lecture
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Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
|
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). |
-
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. |
-
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. |
-
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. |
-
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. |
-
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. |
-
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. |
-
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. |
-
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. |
-
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. |
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
|
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. |
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
|
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. |
-
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. |
-
Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
|
Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
|
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. |
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Security during sports hours.
Description
Security during sports hours. Safety behavioural skills. Interdisciplinary link health, physical activity and safety. |
Bibliography
Required Reading
Jansone, R., Fernāte, A., & Bula-Biteniece, I. (2016). Sporta pedagoģija: vakar šodien rīt. Rīga, RaKa, 567lpp.
Profesijas standarts SKOLOTĀJS. Piektais profesionālās kvalifikācijas līmenis (5.PKL) (atbilst sestajam Latvijas kvalifikāciju ietvarstruktūras līmenim ( 6. LKI)
MK noteikumi Nr. 747. Noteikumi par valsts pamatizglītības standartu un pamatizglītības programmu paraugiem Rīgā, 2018. gada 27. novembrī (prot. Nr. 56 38. §)
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. §)
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.
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.
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
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.
Yu, J. E. (2022). Exploration of educational possibilities by four metaverse types in physical education. Technologies, 10(5), 104.
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.
Silva, C. H. D. S., de Oliveira, B. R. R., & Martins, R. P. (2023). Athletism and the sport education model: a systematic review.