Course content

This course is designed to provide students with a structured opportunity to apply, document, and critically reflect on the theoretical and policy-based knowledge acquired in SKOLE6715, within the context of their own workplace. The main focus is the practical implementation of high-quality physical education (PE).

Students will use research-based knowledge and relevant global and local governing documents to plan, implement, and evaluate didactic approaches that promote physical literacy, motivation, and human movement. A core component is documenting professional development through continuous reflection and dialogue with an identified professional (colleague, mentor, or staff member) within the student’s school or municipality. The course emphasizes the development of inclusive, engaging, and research-informed PE practice.

Learning outcome

Knowledge

The student:

• has advanced knowledge of how theory, policy, and research can be operationalised into concrete, contextually relevant PE practice.
• has in-depth knowledge of how structured reflection (self-evaluation and professional dialogue) contributes to continuous professional and ethical development in the subject.
• has in-depth knowledge of how relevant global and local governing documents guide the planning and implementation of high-quality PE.
• has thorough knowledge of how to create variation in the learning environment to ensure inclusive and high-quality PE for diverse groups of students.

Skills

The student:

• can analyse and reflect on authentic PE practice using national and international research.
• can use global and local governing documents as a basis for designing and evaluating students’ learning outcomes and planning contextually relevant, high-quality PE.
• can design, implement, and systematically evaluate didactic approaches in PE, informed by research and policy, with particular emphasis on assessing students’ learning outcomes.
• can plan and evaluate sequences of PE lessons at a chosen grade level, and effectively bridge theory, policy, and practice.

General Competence

The student:

• can analyse and evaluate relevant didactic and ethical issues.
• can document their own professional development through structured reflection and professional dialogue with a specialist in their own context.

Learning methods and activities

The course requires extensive independent practical work at the student’s own workplace. The learning process is characterised by an action-research methodology in which the student is expected to cyclically plan, implement, and evaluate teaching.

Compulsory assignments

• Focus Area 1
• Focus Area 2 & 3
• Reflective Dialogue

Specific conditions

Required previous knowledge

Students must have completed SKOLE6715 Physical Education - Global Perspectives on Local Practices to register for the exam.

Participants must be employed as teachers or have pedagogical responsibilities in a setting where they can carry out the required PE practice.

Course materials

The complete reading list will be published at the start of the course. The readings will support the theoretical and research-based foundation of the course.