Course

Game-Centred Approaches in PHE

Faculty
Science and Technology
Department
Sport Science
Course code
SPSC 5395
Credits
3.00
Semester length
10 weeks
Max class size
25
Method(s) of instruction
Lecture
Lab
Course designation
None
Industry designation
None
Typically offered
To be determined

Overview

Course description
This course explores how game-centred approaches place the learner and their development at the centre of the learning process. The concepts of modification and progression are covered, taking into consideration students' socio-emotional developmental level, cognitive structures, and physical capacity. Participation in, and planning of, physical education and health activities is a course requirement. This course is open to students of all physical abilities.
Course content
  • Literacy Definitions
    • Physical literacy, health literacy, games literacy, sport literacy
  • Game-centred approaches
    • Teaching Games for Understanding
    • Tactical Games Model
    • Sport Education
    • Indigenous games
  • Modifying games
    • Games structure
    • Games level of difficulty
    • Optimal level of inclusion
  • Common elements of games
    • Locomotion
    • Manipulative
    • Ballistic
    • Social
  • Games progressions
    • Foundational/developmental games
    • Low-level games
    • Cooperative games
    • Competitive games
    • Minor games
    • Modified games
    • Small-sided games
  • Games Assessment
    • Learning domains
    • Summative
    • Formative
  • Planning for instruction
    • Lesson planning
    • Unit planning
    • British Columbia Ministry of Education Physical and Health Education curriculum
    • Teaching sequences (progressions, adaptations, analysis, review, and closure)
    • Inclusive learning practices
Learning activities

In this course, students engage in a variety of learning activities such as experiential learning, practical applications, field observations, peer-led teaching, online, guest speakers, lectures, and inquiry-based learning. 

 

Means of assessment

Assessment will be in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. The instructor will present a written course outline with specific evaluation criteria at the beginning of the semester.  Evaluation will be based on the following:

Participation 10-25%
Microteaching lessons   10-25%
Journal 0-25%
Class observations 0-25%
Unit plan 10-25%
Article reviews 0-25%
Total 100%

This is a letter-graded course. 

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Analyze various game-centred approaches (GCAs) (e.g., Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) approach and its derivatives, sport education, inventing games) to determine elementary and/or secondary school setting relevance;
  • Apply various GCAs to education settings (e.g., TGfU approach and its derivatives, sport education, inventing games);
  • Create cognitive, affective, and psychomotor assessments that align with different GCAs;
  • Adapt GCAs to be inclusive of students within elementary and/or secondary school settings;
  • Summarize the components of physical and health literacy as they apply to GCAs; 
  • Create GCA resources (e.g., lesson plans, unit plans, concept and/or mind maps, task cards, or other related resources).
Textbook materials

Consult the Douglas College Bookstore for the latest required textbooks and materials. 

Requisites

Prerequisites

Enrolment in the Graduate Diploma in Physical and Health Education.

Corequisites

None

Equivalencies

None

Course Guidelines

Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.

(Current)

Course Transfers to Other Institutions

Below are current transfer agreements from Douglas College to other institutions for the current course guidelines only. For a full list of transfer details and archived courses, please see the BC Transfer Guide.

Institution Transfer details for SPSC 5395
There are no applicable transfer credits for this course.

Course Offerings

Winter 2027

CRN Days Instructor Status
Maximum seats
25
Currently enrolled
0
Remaining seats:
25
On waitlist
0
Building
New Westminster - North Bldg.
Room
GYM
Times:
Start Time
18:30
-
End Time
21:20
Building
New Westminster - North Bldg.
Room
N1119
Times:
Start Time
18:30
-
End Time
21:20
Section notes

SPSC 5395 050 - This course is restricted to Graduate Diploma in Physical and Health Education students. This is a hybrid course with 10 class sessions and complementary online, asynchronous modules. Registration in this course provides registrants with a 'time conflict' error. This error can be disregarded for this course as it is due to a required room booking overlap.