• Students should be aware of and apply the University policy on academic honesty (see: https://policies.mq.edu.au/document/view.php?id=3) 

• Unless a Special Consideration (see: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/assessment-exams/special-consideration) request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a mark of‚ 0 (zero) will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11:55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical issue.This late penalty will apply to non-timed sensitive assessment (incl essays, reports, posters, portfolios, journals, recordings etc).  

• Late submission of time sensitive tasks (such as tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, scheduled practical assessments/labs etc) will only be addressed by the unit convenor in a Special consideration application. Special Consideration outcome may result in a new question or topic.  

• Please format assessments using 12-point font and 1.5 spacing. 

• All assessments are submitted electronically. Turnitin plagiarism detection software is used to check all written assessments. 

• Students can use Turnitin’s Originality Report as a learning tool to improve their academic writing if this option is made available in the unit. 

• Students should carefully check that they submit the correct file for an assessment as no re-submissions will be accepted after the due date and time, including instances where students upload an incorrect file in error. 

• Word limits are strictly applied. Work above the word limit will not be marked.  

• All assessments are marked using a clear marking scheme or a rubric. 

• Marking of all assessments is moderated by the Unit Convenor. 

• Applications for extensions must be made via AskMQ (https://ask.mq.edu.au/).  

• It is not the responsibility of unit staff to contact students who have failed to submit assessments.  If you have any missing items of assessment, it is your responsibility to make contact with the unit convenor. 

University policy on grading 

Criteria for awarding grades for assessment tasks 

Assignments will be awarded grades ranging from HD to F according to guidelines set out in the University's Grading Policy. For Professional Experience units the PE Report is marked as satisfactory or unsatisfactory and the Teaching Performance Assessment (in final PE units) is marked as not meets, meets or exceeds. The following descriptive criteria are included for your information. 

Descriptive Criteria for awarding grades in the unit 

In order to meet the unit outcomes and successfully pass this unit, students must make a genuine attempt at all assessment tasks. Where any submitted assessment task is considered to be unsatisfactory in this regard, the highest possible final grade that can be awarded for the unit will be 45. 

Note: If you fail a unit with a professional experience component, the fail grade will be on your transcript irrespective of the timing of the placement. 

Withdrawing from this unit 

If you are considering withdrawing from this unit, please seek academic advice via https://ask.mq.edu.au before doing so as this unit may be a co-requisite or prerequisite for units in the following sessions and may impact your course progression. 

Results 

Results shown in iLearn, or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au. 

The required reading for this unit is: 

Dudley, D., Telford, A., Stonehouse, C., Peralta, L., & Winslade, M. (2021). Teaching quality health & physical education (2nd ed.). Cengage Learning Australia.

Students should acquire this textbook for the semester as content for classes derives directly from the required text (hence the blog posts assessment task draws on the textbook), and the exam will call for familiarity with and application of textbook content. 

Lectures

Lectures will be available on the web through the ECHO360 lecture component. You must listen to all lectures. Strong engagement with lecture content supports success in the reflective blog posts and the exam as well as your success as a teaching professional.

Lecture slides will be available in iLearn and/or Echo360.  

Tutorials- Practical sessions - participation and physical activity

This unit will only feature four tutorials of four hours. Each tutorial will feature an assessment task.  

Students will need to be prepared to participate in physical activity during each session.Students must check timetable for weekly tutorials as rooming may be different week to week.

Students must ensure that they are dressed in appropriate attire, including enclosed shoes and activewear which allows free movement in a range of activities. Students should also note that they may be exposed to the elements if engaging in outdoor spaces.

Students for whom reasonable adjustments are relevant for reasons related to health or other conditions should be registered with Accessibility Services.

Tutorials in this unit are organised according to availability of the MQ Aquatic Centre and are therefore immovable. Failure to attend tutorials may result in missing out on important content.

iLearn

Students will need regular access to a computer and the Internet to complete this unit.

Weekly access to iLearn is compulsory for all students. Important assessment information will be posted here, as will other relevant unit notices and materials. 

Various activities and materials for discussion and critical reflection are included and students enrolled in INFQ mode are especially encouraged to use this web component. Electronic links and suggested references will be included on iLearn or provided in Leganto. Please check the iLearn unit regularly.  

Access and technical assistance  

Information for students about access to the online component of this unit is available at https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/index.php. You will need to enter your student username and password. 

Please do NOT contact the Unit Convenor regarding iLearn technical help.  

Assistance is available from IT Helpdesk  

Ph: 9850 4357 or 1800 67 4357  

Log a request: help.mq.edu.au. 

On Campus: Ground floor at 18 Wally’s Walk 

Timetable and schedule

All students in this unit, no matter which mode of enrolment they have chosen, will have four x 4-hour practical classes. Timetable information about classes and also the weekly program for the course with the accompanying readings/ preparation are available on the unit iLearn site. 

This unit's scheduling is planned bearing in mind that most students also have a professional experience placement in another unit of study during this session. Attendance at all practical classes is compulsory as students will gain valuable insights and information required to complete assessment blog posts as well as the exam. Students taking EDST4140 while also taking EDST3000 (a waiver is required for this) MUST enrol in EDST4140's 'Infrequent' mode and commit to attending all classes.

Due to timetabling constraints, practical classes do not all follow the same schedule and may not be held at the same times of day. Students should refer to information provided via iLearn about their class times and dates.

Topics

The four areas that will be covered will be as per the required reading and will feature: 

1. An Introduction to Health and Physical Education 

2. Pedagogies and issues in teaching Health 

3. Movement and Physical Activity

4. Dance, Gymnastics and small sided games. 

Both practical and theoretical demonstrations of how to teach Health and PE will be covered. 

Part of the assessment structure in this unit has changed from the previous offering. In 2024, there will be an exam in place of a second assignment.

The 5Rs Framework, developed by the School of Education at Macquarie University, is embedded throughout your teacher education course.  

Your use of the 5Rs Framework will help you develop the capabilities that will make your teaching career sustainable and fulfilling.  

In this unit, you will learn using the 5Rs framework in the following important ways: 

Resilience and reflexivity: overcoming preconceived bias/experience and developing in self-efficacy for teaching health and physical education in the primary school.

Ready to learn and responsive: engaging in weekly journaling and articulating learning processes, including for design of learning experiences for children.

Research-engaged: using meta-analytic studies and other scholarship to identify and apply appropriate strategies for learning and assessment in health education and physical education.