KINS 3436 - Performance and Technique in Physical Activity I (3 Credit Hours)

Lecture Hours: 0,1 Lab Hours: 0,4
Enhances the knowledge, skill and understanding of activities and games pertinent to middle and high school physical education. Identifies appropriate teaching sequences, assessment strategies, and developmentally appropriate modifications to enhance student learning. Reviews and analyzes “traditional” game and sports activities and concerns in regard to maximizing learning. Skill, strategy and conceptual transfer, across activities and games, will be identified to enhance learner skillfulness and adaptability. Content focus will be on traditional and nontraditional games and activities involving individual and group skills to diversify movement efficiency. Students will be required to design and implement a variety of movement challenges for middle and high school learners. Strategies for integrating fitness concepts into these activities will be addressed.

Prerequisite(s): Admission into the Teacher Education Program in Health and Physical Education.