PET 4710 Special Methods

Faculty: Stu Ryan
Department: Health, Leisure and Sports
Semester Hours: 3
Term: Fall 1998
Tuesday and Thursday,11-12:15, Room 113
Home Phone: 572-9622
Office phone: 474-2598

Course Objectives and Requirements
A course designed to provide prospective physical education teachers with the ability to understand, recognize, analyze, and demonstrate the range of teaching skills employed by successful physical educators. Emphasis is placed on understanding the theoretical implications of different teaching skills and the contexts in which they are effective.


Course Objectives:

1. Demonstrate various combinations of teaching skills to criterion levels in peer-teaching settings.

2. Recognize and describe the important pedagogical skills that are thought to comprise effective physical education teaching and the context in which these skills are employed.

3. Correctly employ systematic observation to accurately describe the use of a variety of teaching skills.

4. Critically analyze and observe the process of teaching and learning in physical activity settings.

5. Realistically and accurately reflect on the teaching process and the role of the teacher.

6. Describe and demonstrate teaching strategies typically employed in teaching physical education such as station, task sheets, convergent and divergent questioning skills.

7. Describe and demonstrate effective teaching strategies used in the classroom instruction.

Textbooks
Graham, G. (1992). Teaching Children Physical Education. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

Grading and Evaluation

Evaluation:
Quizzes and Assignments	25%
Teaching Skills Labs/Practicum	25%
Peer Teaching	30%
Final Exam	20%

GRADING SCALE:
Points earned:

95-100	A
90-94	A-
86-89	B+
81-85	B
78-80	B-
75-77	C+
71-74	C
68-70	C-
65-67	D+
61-64	D
58-60	D-
57 & below	F

Attendance Policy

Absences do not relieve you of meeting course requirements. Missing work is YOUR responsibility. Late assignments or make-up tests will only be allowed for those having a notice of illness from the student health center or a family physician. Tardiness is unacceptable!!

It is the responsibility of the student to inform the instructor of any medical concerns. In addition, all course materials, including this syllabus, can be made available to students with disabilities in alternative formats such as Braille, large print, and audio tape. To obtain accessible and other reasonable accommodations which facilitate learning and participation in this class, students with disabilities should negotiate with the instructor early in the semester.