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SPORTHPE 202 : Skill Learning

Undergraduate course

Project description

The course is focused on providing you with a grounding in contemporary skill learning and pedagogical theory. By the end of the course you should be proficient in the key concepts and ideas that are associated with modern ideas about skill and learning. The course aims to develop your conceptual understanding of skill, the notion of relational dynamics and theories of how people learn to become skilful. Relational dynamics is the study of the process of interaction between elements (mainly individuals and their environment - e.g. players in a game) and the outcomes that emerge from such interaction. It studies the complexity of interactions.

Year 2022

Location New Zealand

Organization University of Auckland

Project aims

Project outcome

By the end of this course, students will be able to: Develop a foundational understanding of skill learning principles for professional practice in physical education and sport contexts. (Capability 1.2) Examine the ways humans learn. Develop an applied knowledge for pedagogical practice in physical education and sport contexts. (Capability 1.2, 2.2 and 4.1) Analyse and understand the practices involved in good pedagogy. (Capability 1.1, 2.2 and 4.1) Develop an understanding of what it means to be a professional educator in these fields (Capability 1.1 and 1.2)