The course aims at helping students to understand the importance of teaching physical education in school and process in attaining the expected goal in education. Mosston’s Teaching Spectrum and approaches in Games Learning will be introduced. Students will have chances to learn about various principles and methods in teaching, motives in learning, curriculum planning, evaluation and assessment, safety issue and development of health-related fitness in children. The principle of Discrete Trial Training (DTT) will be adopted. The purpose is to assist students’ professional build-up of knowledge in games teaching in children with simple but structured and connected trials.

CILO-1: The course expects to assist learners to be able to teach physical education in schools. After the learning, students will get familiar with the Mosston’s principle in teaching and also the application of Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) in the lesson of physical education. Students will also be able to observe the class environment and the application of necessary skills in assisting pupils to achieve the goal in physical education.