2023-2024 / AESS0220-2

Didactics in physical education (Part I)

Course and exercises

Observation practice

Teaching practice

Reflexive practice

Duration

Course and exercises : 40h Th
Observation practice : 10h Internship
Teaching practice : 20h Internship
Reflexive practice : 5h Pr

Number of credits

 Master in motor sciences : physical education (120 ECTS)6 crédits 

Lecturer

Course and exercises : Alexandre Mouton
Observation practice : Alexandre Mouton
Teaching practice : Alexandre Mouton, Catherine Theunissen
Reflexive practice : Alexandre Mouton

Substitute(s)

Course and exercises : Gilles Lombard
Observation practice : Gilles Lombard
Teaching practice : Gilles Lombard
Reflexive practice : Gilles Lombard

Coordinator

Alexandre Mouton

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Observation practice are organised in order to provide the best possible opportunities to acquire a large teaching experience. Students teach to a secondary school level class and are supervised by a master teacher and university staff members. They analyse their teaching practice in order to identify ways aiming to improve their teaching level. This course represents the first part of the specific physical education teachers education. Build on research data in sport pedagogy, practical examples and teachers' evidences, it provides useful information to students which will help them to become more effective. Several chapters are proposed:

  • The place of physical education in secondary school.
  • Objectives of physical education.
  • PE teacher's competencies.
  • Organisation of PE in secondary school.
  • Intervention in PE (teacher's decisions; students competencies' assessment...).

Course and exercises

This course represents the first part of the specific physical education teachers education. Built on research data in sport pedagogy, practical examples and teachers' evidences, it provides useful information to students which will help them to become more effective.
Several chapters are proposed:


  • The place of physical education in secondary school.
  • Objectives of physical education.
  • PE teacher's competencies.
  • Organisation of PE in secondary school.
  • Intervention in PE (teacher's decisions; competencies' assessment;...)

Observation practice

Observation practices are organised in order to provide the best possible opportunities to acquire a large experience.

Teaching practice

Students teach to a secondary school level class and are supervised by a master teacher and university staff members.

Reflexive practice

Students analyse their teaching practice in order to identify ways aiming to improve their level.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

To provide opportunities to discover the school context. To prepare students to work with a class in an autonomous way. To help students analysing their own practice and to look for solutions to potential problems that they could encountered in their teaching experience. Objectives are:




  • To allow students to become aware about the place of PE in secondary school.
  • To provide information about PE teachers' responsabilities.
  • To illustrate pedagogical principles to apply in secondary school.
  • To provide a practical experience to the students.
  • To develop a reflexive and positive attitude toward teaching.

Course and exercises

Objectives are:

  • To allow students to become aware about the place of PE in secondary school.
  • To provide information about PE teachers' responsabilities.
  • To illustrate pedagogical principles to apply in secondary school.
  • To provide a practical experience to the students.
  • To develop a reflexive and positive attitude toward teaching.

Observation practice

To provide opportunities to discover the school context.

Teaching practice

To prepare students to work with a class in an autonomous way.

Reflexive practice

To propose to the students to analyse their own practice and to look for solutions to potential problems that they could encountered in their teaching experience.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

All teaching experiences that students have during their specific physical education/Sport sciences courses. Attendence to the other activities of this coourse. All specific courses proposed during the initial graduation in Physical education/Sport sciences.

Course and exercises

All specific courses proposed during the program followed during the bachelor an master in Sport sciences.

Observation practice

All teaching experiences that students have during their program in Sport sciences.

Teaching practice

Participate to the other activities of this course. Previous courses focusing on teaching aspects, proposed during the whole programme.

Reflexive practice

Participate to other activities of this course. Previous courses focusing on teaching aspects, proposed durint the whole program.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Students attend to lessons delivered by their future master teacher. They have to collect data about the teaching context and write a report underlining the main observation that will influence their decisions.
Sessions are planned in order to have a theoretical lesson together with a practical seminar or exercise. In that way, students can better understand how to apply the theory. Moreover, practical exercises are organised in a natural context with the collaboration of a secondary level school.

Course and exercises

Sessions are planned in order to have a theoretical lesson together with a practical seminar or exercise. In that way, students can better understand how to apply the theory. Moreover, practical exercises are organised in a natural context with the collaboration of a secondary level school.

Observation practice

Students attend to lessons delivered by their future master teacher. They have to collect data about the teaching context and write a report underlining the main observations that will influence their decisions.

Teaching practice

...

Reflexive practice

...

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

The organization is described during the first lessons. Students receive the master teachers list and have to contact them. Modalities of the organisation are described also. Information about teaching practice are provided during the first lesson of the theoretical course. Activities are organised during the first semester, on Wednesday. They begin with a theoretical session while seminars, exercises and practical teaching are planned during the remaining part of the day. The planning of the lessons is provided to students during the first meeting.
 
In yellow code, the courses are given face-to-face.
In orange or red code, the courses are given remotely (Ecampus Collaborate OR Unicast platform) with the provision of a podcast after each course.

Course and exercises

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

Activities are organised during the first semester, on Wednesday. They begin with a theoretical session while seminars, exercises and practical teaching are planned during the remaining part of the day. The planning of the lessons is provided to students during the first day.

Observation practice

The organization is described during the first meeting. Students receive the master teachers list and have to contact them. Modalities of the organisation are described also.

Teaching practice

Information about teaching practice are provided during the first lesson of the theoretical course.

Reflexive practice

Information about reflective practice are provided during the first lesson of the theoretical course.

Recommended or required readings

There is no written support for this part of the preparation.
A copy of the slides proposed during the theoretical lessons is posted on the Website myULiège. The same applies with some other documents exploited at the time of the sessions. In addition, the students will have to seek other information, according to recommendations' of the course's leader or his assistants.

Course and exercises

A copy of the slides proposed during the theoretical lessons is posted on the Website myULg. The same applies with some other documents exploited at the time of the sessions. In addition, the students will have to seek other information, according to recommendations' of the course's leader or his assistants.

Observation practice

There is no written support for this part of the preparation.

Assessment methods and criteria

Any session :

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )

- Remote

written exam ( open-ended questions )

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred in-person


Additional information:

Writen reports are assessed by the staff members according to criteria that are provided to students at the beginning of the academic year.
Assessement lays on activities of the whole unit. An assessment grid is provided to the students to help them to prepare them.
Assessment is based on the student's involvement and the quality of the reports.
An exam is organized in January through a written exam (open questions where students have to explain how they would apply theory in specific situations).
Assessment of the practical part is focused on involvement in seminars and execises, quality of the written works done during the semestre and quality of teaching experiences. Any failure in a part of the course can bring a failure for the whole unit.
Information about assessment is provided during the first meeting.

Course and exercises

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam

Written work / report

Continuous assessment

Out-of-session test(s)


Additional information:

An exam is organized in January through a written exam (open questions where students have to explain how they would apply theory in specific situations). Assessment of the practical part is focused on involvement in seminars and execises, quality of the written works done during the semestre and quality of teaching experiences. Any failure in a part of the course can bring a failure for the whole unit. Detailed information about assessment is provided during the first session.

Observation practice

Writen reports are assessed by the staff members according to criteria that are provided to students at the beginning of the academic year.

Teaching practice

Assessement lays on activities of the whole unit. An assessment grid is provided to the students to help them to prepare them.

Reflexive practice

Assessment is based on the student's involvement and the quality of the reports.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

Course holder:
Alexandre Mouton
Institut Supérieur d'Education Physique et de Kinésithérapie - Bât. B21,
Allée des Sports, 4, 4000 LIEGE
Tél. : 04/366.38.96
Fax : 04/366.29.01
E-mail : Alexandre.Mouton@uliege.be

Staff:
Maurine Remacle (CIFEN)
Tél. : 04/366.38.98
Fax : 04/366.29.01
E-mail: maurine.remacle@uliege.be

Secretary :
Nadia Elgara 
Tél. : 04/366.38.91
E-mail : nelgara@uliege.be

Course and exercises

Course Holder :
Alexandre Mouton
Institut Supérieur d'Education Physique et de Kinésithérapie - Bât. B21,
Allée des Sports, 4, 4000 LIEGE
Tél. : 04/366.38.96
Fax : 04/366.29.01
E-mail : Alexandre.Mouton@uliege.be

Staff:
Maurine Remacle (CIFEN)
Tél. : 04/366.38.98
Fax : 04/366.29.01
E-mail: maurine.remacle@uliege.be

Some external staff members are involved in the students' supervision (see the information provided on myULg).

Administrative support and Secretary:
Catherine THEUNISSEN, Pedagogical coordinator (04/366.38.98 - ctheunissen@uliege.be)
Nadia Elgara
Tél. : 04/366.38.91
Fax : 04/366.29.01
E-mail : nelgara@uliege.be

Observation practice

Course holder: Alexandre Mouton Institut Supérieur d'Education Physique et de Kinésithérapie - Bât. B21, Allée des Sports, 4, 4000 LIEGE Tél. : 04/366.38.96 Fax : 04/366.29.01 E-mail : Alexandre.Mouton@uliege.be
Staff: Yoric Petitfrère (CIFEN) Tél. : 04/366.38.98 Fax : 04/366.29.01 E-mail: yoric.petitfrere@uliege.be
Some external staff members are involved in the students' supervision (see the information provided on myULg).
Administrative support and Secretary: Catherine THEUNISSEN, Pedagogical coordinator (04/366.38.98 - ctheunissen@uliege.be) Catherine MORSA Tel. : 04/366.38.91 Fax : 04/366.29.01 E-mail : catherine.morsa@uliege.be

Teaching practice

Course holder: Alexandre Mouton Institut Supérieur d'Education Physique et de Kinésithérapie - Bât. B21, Allée des Sports, 4, 4000 LIEGE Tél. : 04/366.38.96 Fax : 04/366.29.01 E-mail : Alexandre.Mouton@uliege.be
Staff: Yoric Petitfrère (CIFEN) Tél. : 04/366.38.98 Fax : 04/366.29.01 E-mail: yoric.petitfrere@uliege.be
Some external staff members are involved in the students' supervision (see the information provided on myULg).
Administrative support and Secretary: Catherine THEUNISSEN, Pedagogical coordinator (04/366.38.98 - ctheunissen@uliege.be) Catherine MORSA Tel. : 04/366.38.91 Fax : 04/366.29.01 E-mail : catherine.morsa@uliege.be

Reflexive practice

Course holder: Alexandre Mouton Institut Supérieur d'Education Physique et de Kinésithérapie - Bât. B21, Allée des Sports, 4, 4000 LIEGE Tél. : 04/366.38.96 Fax : 04/366.29.01 E-mail : Alexandre.Mouton@uliege.be
Staff: Yoric Petitfrère (CIFEN) Tél. : 04/366.38.98 Fax : 04/366.29.01 E-mail: yoric.petitfrere@uliege.be
Some external staff members are involved in the students' supervision (see the information provided on myULg).
Administrative support and Secretary: Catherine THEUNISSEN, Pedagogical coordinator (04/366.38.98 - ctheunissen@uliege.be) Catherine MORSA Tel. : 04/366.38.91 Fax : 04/366.29.01 E-mail : catherine.morsa@uliege.be

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