Exercise Physiology B
Length of Course
Level
Learning Area
Core or Specialist
Pre-requisites
nil
Subject Description
Throughout Exercise Physiology students develop the ability to analyse health and physical activity information critically, using it to create and execute personalised plans aimed at maintaining healthy and active lifestyles.
Through practical applications students learn to apply more specialised movement skills and complex movement strategies and concepts in different movement environments. The curriculum also provides opportunities for students to examine biomechanics, skill acquisition and an introduction to sports psychology.
Approximately $60.00 to cover gym visits, community excursions, bus travel. Dependent on negotiated practical, additional costs may apply
- To develop, enhance and exhibit attitudes and values that promote a healthy lifestyle.
- Students explore movement concepts and strategies.
- Students develop capabilities and skills such as critical and creative thinking, communication and collaboration.
- Students develop make meaning of the cognitive and psychomotor processes fundamental to the learning of physical activities.
Students provide evidence of learning through three assessment tasks. Evidence for each task/ investigation should be up to a maximum of 6 minutes for an oral or multimodal presentation, or
up to a maximum of 1000 words.
Students undertake:
- At least one Improvement Analysis task
- At least one Physical Activity Investigation
Stage 1 Health and Physical Education
Stage 1 Health and Wellbeing
Stage 1 Sports Studies
Pathways for Health and Physical Education
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