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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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PE 208 - Skill Themes and Movement Concepts


Credits: 2 credits

This course introduces the physical education teacher to movement vocabulary and movement concepts.  In order to participate with confidence and enjoy physical activities such as games, sports, gymnastics and dance, students in grades PK-12 need to acquire skills that combine both motor skills and movement concepts.  This course includes the physical education content of educational gymnastics, rhythms, dance, fundamental motor and loco-motor skills.  

Prerequisite/Corequisite
None

Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to do the following:

  1. Explain how movement themes are used to organize movement concepts;
  2. Identify the progressions of activities in each skill theme;
  3. Demonstrate the motor and movement skills;
  4. Classify the motor and movement skills into movement themes and movement concepts;
  5. Diagnose motor and movement skill errors in students and provide corrective feedback for improvement;
  6. Write learning objectives outcome, and/or learning targets for lessons that utilize skill themes and movement concepts;
  7. Assess students as they learn motor and movement skills and concepts. 


Frequency of Offering:
Fall semester - Freshman Year.   



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