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Details for CRS231 Curriculum Studies – Personal Development, Health and Physical Education: Part A

This subject offers a comprehensive exploration of adolescent development within the context of health and physical education. It examines physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and moral development models applicable to Years 7-10. Emphasis is placed on providing instructional strategies and resources tailored to this developmental stage.

Quick Stats

  • Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
  • Course code: CRS231
  • Credit points: 10

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Prerequisite

The following courses are prerequisites:

  • EDU102 Foundations in Christian Learning and Teaching

Unit Content

Outcomes

  1. Discuss, with reference to current research and best practice, health and well-being issues that affect young Australians and their ability to make positive lifestyle choices that foster emotional well-being such as self-acceptance and self-confidence; 
  2. Consider the teacher’s role in engaging with parent/carers in the educative process and with external professionals and community organisations in Christian and alternate school contexts. 
  3. Demonstrate an understanding of the interrelationship of the strands within the PDHPE Years 7-10 syllabus by designing programs for students from diverse backgrounds which foster personal responsibility and goal setting, lifelong participation, interpersonal skills, wellbeing and respect.
  4. Using the ACARA curriculum or NESA PDHPE Years 7-10 Syllabus develop student-centred innovative and well-designed lesson sequences (concepts, substance and structure), tools, and skills; language, literacy and numeracy demands of the content including the general capabilities and cross curriculum priorities, and differentiates lessons and assessment for the full range of student abilities and diverse backgrounds, and designate work samples for reliably reporting to parents/carers and record-keeping;
  5. Critically reflect upon the lesson sequence and curriculum materials using threshold concepts and skills development, knowledge acquisition and signature pedagogies that incorporate ICT, Quality Teaching Framework, and Great Teaching Inspired Learning using Understanding by Design.

Subject Content

This course may be offered in the following formats

  • Face to Face (onsite)
  • E-learning (online)
  • Intensive
  • Extensive 

Please consult your course prospectus or enquire about how and when this course will be offered next at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

  • Critical Reflective Paper (30%)
  • Sport Coaching Manual (35%)
  • Lesson Plan Sequence (35%)

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