PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN PRIMARY SCHOOL:INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES

Course Information
TitleΗ ΦΥΣΙΚΗ ΑΓΩΓΗ ΣΤΗΝ ΠΡΩΤΟΒΑΘΜΙΑ ΕΚΠΑΙΔΕΥΣΗ: ΔΙΑΘΕΜΑΤΙΚΕΣ ΠΡΟΣΕΓΓΙΣΕΙΣ / PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN PRIMARY SCHOOL:INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES
CodeΕΠΜ136
FacultyEducation
SchoolPrimary Education
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CoordinatorVasileios Papacharisis
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600024176

Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Dīmotikīs Ekpaídeusīs Merikīs Foítīsīs (2026-sīmera)

Registered students: 0
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSElective Courses745

Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Dīmotikīs Ekpaídeusīs (2024-sīmera)

Registered students: 1
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSElective Courses745

Class Information
Academic Year2025 – 2026
Class PeriodWinter
Instructors from Other Categories
Weekly Hours3
Total Hours39
Class ID
600278596
Course Type 2021
Skills Development
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
  • Distance learning
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Students should be familiar with the e-learning.auth environment and with the PowerPoint presentation program.
Learning Outcomes
This course introduces the students to the basic contents of the curriculum of Physical Education at the primary school. After completion of the course students should be able to: Understand the content of the curriculum of Physical Education in primary school and to plan interdisciplinary teaching activities using the contents of the physical education course.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Respect natural environment
  • Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
1.The purpose of Physical Education in primary schools – learning objectives. 2.Teaching methods of Physical Education in primary schools 3.The contents of the Physical Education course and its objectives for the 1st and 2nd grade of primary school. 4.The contents of the Physical Education course and its objectives for the 3rdand 4th grade of primary school. 5.The contents of the Physical Education course and its objectives for the 5thand 6thgrade of primary school. 6.Design of interdisciplinary lessons plans in Physical Education at elementary school. 7.Example of interdisciplinary lessons plans in Physical Education for the 1st and 2nd grade of primary school. 8.Example of interdisciplinary lessons plans in Physical Education for the 3rdand 4th grade of primary school. 9.Example of interdisciplinary lessons plans in Physical Education for the 5th and 6th grade of primary school. 10.Students presentations – practical application. 11.Students presentations – practical application. 12.Students presentations – practical application. 13.Students evaluation in physical education - course assessment.
Keywords
Physical Education, physical education curriculum, teaching methods, interdisciplinarity
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Interactive excersises
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
E – learning through the electronic course platform of moodle (www.learning.auth.gr)
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures39
Reading Assigment40
Written assigments41
Exams4
Knowledge tests - presentations26
Total150
Student Assessment
Description
10% Quiz 40% written assignment- lesson plan presentation 50% final exams
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Summative)
  • Oral Exams (Formative)
  • Written Exam with Problem Solving (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
•Δέρρη, Β. (2007) Η Φυσική Αγωγή στην αρχή του 21ου Αιώνα. Θεσσαλονίκη: Εκδόσεις Χριστοδουλίδη •Παπαϊωάννου, Α., Θεοδωράκης Ι., &Γούδας Μ. (2003) Για μια καλύτερηφυσικήαγωγή. Θεσσαλονίκη: ΕκδόσειςΧριστοδουλίδης
Last Update
29-03-2024