Health Promoting Physical Activities (LSPA_149)
About Study Course
Objective
To educate the student according to the competences provided for in the teacher’s standard and the content requirements of the Health and Physical Activity Education standard in the section “Physical activity is a prerequisite for good physical and mental health”. To provide students a scientific basis for teaching, explaining and justifying health promoting physical activity to pupils of different grades on the selection, proportioning and control of health promoting physical exercises in accordance with physical fitness and objectives of lessons.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of pedagogical process planning, principles of teaching and education, educational psychology, human anatomy, motion biomechanics, ergonomics, occupational and environmental safety, principles of sustainable development, organisation of the activities of educational institutions and basic principles of entrepreneurship.Skills to plan, organise and manage the learning process, to select and apply appropriate learning methods, to analyse and improve movement performance, to ensure a safe learning environment, to assess students’ performance, to collaborate with stakeholders and to use problem solving approaches in professional activities.Competences to independently take professional decisions, integrate theoretical knowledge into practice, adapt pedagogical activity to different needs of learners, take responsibility for the quality of the learning process, evaluate the results of professional activity and improve their professional competence.
Learning outcomes
1.Explains the importance of physical exercise for health promotion, disease prevention and physical fitness development by describing the principles of load volume, intensity and dosing for different target groups.
1.Independently plan, adapt and manage the preparation of people of different ages for physical activity, selecting warm-up and conditioning exercises appropriate to age, fitness level and workload to be performed, taking into account the principles of safety and health promotion.
1.Independently recommends to children and young people of different ages how to plan, adapt and justify appropriate general fitness exercises, contributing to strengthening health, developing physical abilities and developing health-promoting physical activity habits.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports and education specialist (preschool sports teacher) | 1 | All levels | Required | Andra Fernāte |
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports and education specialist (adapted physical activity education specialist) | 2 | All levels | Limited choice | Andra Fernāte |
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher) | 8 | All levels | Limited choice | Andra Fernāte |
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health, physical activity and security (sports, health and national defense teacher) | 8 | All levels | Limited choice | Andra Fernāte | |
| Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher) | 8 | All levels | Limited choice | Andra Fernāte | |
| Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher) | 8 | All levels | Limited choice | Andra Fernāte |
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health, physical activity and security (sports, health and national defense teacher) | 8 | All levels | Limited choice | Andra Fernāte |
