Hlpe1530 Journal Reflection

HLPE 1530 Journal Reflection
Josh Wright
Week 1 - Additional Work

Week 1 - In Class Reflection
What has attracted you to teaching P.E?
My interest in sport and be able to teach skills I
have learned previously to children.
What sort of teacher of P.E do you want to
be?
I want to be motivating and encouraging,
making sure students who already know the
skill strive to improve, and that students who
don't know the skill feel comfortable and
motivated to perform to the best of their ability.
What has attracted you to teaching P.E?
What sort of teacher of P.E do you want to

be?
Why is it important to you?
Why is it important to you?

What was enjoyable about the practical

experience in which you have just
participated in?
It was something different to what I am used to.
The act of learning new skills was enjoyable.
What was enjoyable about the practical

experience in which you have just
participated in?
What made it enjoyable?

Performing the skill in groups, who were all
unfamiliar with the skill.
What made it enjoyable?
What learning was facilitated during the

practical session?
Teaching by task. The teacher showed us a
demonstration, gave an introduction to the skill
and let us perform the skill.
What learning was facilitated during the

practical session?
What do you think is the most important, to

teach for enjoyment or to teach for learning?
I believe that teaching for a combination of
enjoyment and learning would benefit students
the most. Students enjoying themselves whilst
participating in the task at hand, would more
likely stay engaged for longer which would
therefore encourage learning to take place.
What do you think is the most important, to

teach for enjoyment or to teach for learning?
Josh Wright
What are the advantages and disadvantages

of the command approach for some
teaching?
Advantages: Beginners are all on the same
page, it is appropriate for activities with high
risk, it outlines the behaviour expectations, and
it is a great visual approach to learning.
What are the advantages and disadvantages

of the command approach for some
teaching?
Disadvantages: The student can lose

interest/motivation, it doesn't recognise the
diversity of learners, it restricts students
creativity, and it may limit in depth learning.
What was learnt by the students (you) in
the activities that you have just experienced
in workshop 3?
The first skill we learnt in the workshop today
was the tennis serve. This was broken down
into 3 different steps, which makes learning the
skill simple for younger children, in this case it
was year 5s. The first step was the throwing
action of the ball, cancelling out the swinging
action to focus thoroughly on the throw itself.
Secondly, the basic swinging movement with
ball connection. And finally the combination of
all movements to create the full serving motion.
What was learnt by the students (you) in

the activities that you have just experienced
in workshop 3?
Within the workshop I learnt more than just the
skill being taught. Russells interpretation of the
skill was a great example for the upcoming
assignment and gave me a greater
understanding of what must occur to be
successful. By giving a demonstration of the
command approach within a teaching session,
it also made understanding this pedagogy
easier for me.
What were the facilitators and inhibitors

of learning using the Task Approach?
Advantages: Every student is on the same
page, whether they had learnt the skill before or
were new to the skill. The teacher was able to
reflect on the students ability. It freed up the
teacher so he could work with individual
students.
What were the facilitators and inhibitors

of learning using the Task Approach?
Disadvantages: Loss of interest due to ability or

inability to perform skill. Supervision limitations
(behaviour management). restricted creativity.
What do you believe you are learning about
the teaching of Physical Education using
either the Command or Task approaches
What do you believe you are learning about

the teaching of Physical Education using
either the Command or Task approaches
of teaching?

What are the advantages (facilitators) and
disadvantages (inhibitors) of the Teaching
by Task approach of learning?
Advantages: Every student is on the same
page, students become hands on, learning
through doing, the teacher is able to reflect on
the students ability, it frees up the teacher so
he/she can work with individual students.
Josh Wright
What are the advantages (facilitators) and

disadvantages (inhibitors) of the Teaching
by Task approach of learning?
Disadvantages: Loss of interest due to ability or

inability to perform skill, potential loss of
stimulation and motivation, supervision
limitations (behaviour management), restricts
k
creativity.
What was learnt in the workshop by
students?
Teaching by Task, Practice, and Skill Focused
Pedagogies.
What was learnt in the workshop by

students?
How to include teacher directed pedagogies into
our teaching plans.
How did the teacher facilitate learning in the

Physical Education Class?
How did the teacher facilitate learning in the

Physical Education Class?
How did todays skills teaching sessions

enhance your understanding of teacher
directed pedagogies?
Having three peers teach a different skill using
command and/or teaching by task, it helped
broaden my understanding of these terms.
Being a student within the class I was a able to
view the pedagogy in use from a different
perspective.
How did todays skills teaching sessions

What did you learn?

What did you learn?
Today I learnt the Netball Chest Pass, the AFL
Handball, and the Volleyball Set. In terms of
pedagogies, I learnt that a combination can be
used. Prior to these Module 1 lesson plans I
thought that only the one pedagogy could be
used throughout, however after today I can see
otherwise. This will help me with my Module 1
Josh Wright
How did todays skill teaching sessions

How did todays skill teaching sessions

What did you learn?

Basketball Set Shot, Cricket Straight Drive,
Football Kick, and Volleyball Spike. It was
interesting to see how command and teaching
by task can be used within different sports.
Although they are the used solely by the
teacher it is still interesting to see the
difference.
What did you learn?
Module 1 Teaching Plan

What were the most important points raised by
your colleagues about you Module 1 teaching?
Class arrangement, placement, and schedule were
good. However, I only ran through safety precautions
throughout and towards the end of the 15 minutes.
My peers suggested that it would have been more
beneficial at the start of the session.
What were the most important points raised by

your colleagues about you Module 1 teaching?
How did providing feedback to your colleagues

help you to reflect on your own teaching?
By providing feedback to my peers on what I thought
they could have done better or what I thought was
done well, I was then able to focus on what I could
have done better myself. By recognising other peers
errors or success I was able to relate these to my
own teaching and investigate what I could have
done better to improve.
How did providing feedback to your colleagues

help you to reflect on your own teaching?
What do you now see as the major facilitators

(advantages) and inhibitors (disadvantages) to
student learning of teacher directed pedagogical
approaches?
Facilitators:
Inhibitors: Students cant work at their own pace,
they are required to work at the pace of the teacher.
What do you now see as the major facilitators

(advantages) and inhibitors (disadvantages) to
student learning of teacher directed pedagogical
approaches?
Josh Wright
Josh Wright
Questions based on Individual Progression;
What facilitated your learning as a student

in todays Individual Progression practical
activities?
Being given the opportunity to choose 6 of our
own skipping styles to develop as we gain more
confidence. More so in the basketball layup drill,
where we were put into groups depending on
our ability level, is where I really started to
gather the understanding of Individual
Progression.
What facilitated your learning as a student in

todays Individual Progression practical
activities?
What inhabited your learning?

Very little feedback from the teacher, more so
individual/personal feedback.
Today you have experienced a Physical
Education class using a student centred
pedagogy. Identify a key teaching point that
you may want to focus on in Teaching
Module #2.
After todays Physical Education class, I chose
to include problem solving and guided
discovery into my Module 2 teaching plan. I
believe these encourage the student to think
critically and be creative the most of the student
What inhabited your learning?
Today you have experienced a Physical

Education class using a student centred
pedagogy. Identify a key teaching point that
you may want to focus on in Teaching
Module #2.
Josh Wright
Advantages/facilitators?
- Learners at different stages of the skill can

participate in the same task.
- Groups together people of similar ability.

- Beginners are able to develop at their own
rate and in their own direction.
- Enhanced motivation for all levels of skill.

- Recognises diversity within a class.
- Feedback is more individual.
Disadvantages/inhibitors?
- Students may overestimate their ability in a

particular area.
- There may be feelings of inferiority from the
students in the lower group as they may

worry about other classmates perceptions of
their ability. (Self-esteem of students)
- Additional responsibility for students to make

decisions.
- Students may lose motivation from being

removed from friendship groups.
- Time.
Questions based on the short film;
What is the difference between the
approaches used by the two coaches you
have just seen? (Tennis)
One coach taught using the command
pedagogy using short, demanding orders. The
other coach taught using the teaching by task
Questions based on the short film;

What is the difference between the
approaches used by the two coaches you
have just seen? (Tennis)
Josh Wright
Questions based on Guided Discovery;
Questions based on Guided Discovery;
What facilitated you learning as a student in

this student centred practical activity?
What facilitated you learning as a student in

What inhibited your learning?
Josh Wright
Questions based on Problem Solving

pedagogy;
Questions based on Problem Solving pedagogy;
Allows for creativity.
Requires critical thinking.
Encourages students to work together
(Communication, teamwork, leadership &
compromise).
Independent learning.
More ownership of the learning that has been
developed.
Allows for diversity.
Engaging for students (higher level of
motivation).
Task beyond the student (Could effect
motivation).
Group dynamics (Some students will take
control, while others will not).
With greater independence it may lead to
behaviour issues.
What facilitated your learning as a student
in this student centred practical activity?
Through the learning of student centred
pedagogies and teacher directed pedagogies I
learnt that Problem Solving is the most
independent of the learning pedagogies. I
learnt through the balance, travel and flight
activities, where we were to teach the visual of
a balance to our partner.
What facilitated your learning as a student in

Josh Wright
Josh Wright
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What do you now identify as your preferred

teaching pedagogy?
I believe to be a successful teacher a
combination of pedagogies should be used.
However, I believe the most beneficial
pedagogy for a student and my most preferred
would be problem solving.
Explain why you prefer this particular
pedagogy with reference to learning
facilitators and inhibitors.
I say this because it allows for creativity,
encourages critical thinking, and encourages
children to work together, which are all
important traits in making a classroom
enjoyable to be a part of.
What do you now identify as your preferred

teaching pedagogy?
Explain why you prefer this particular

pedagogy with reference to learning
facilitators and inhibitors.
By creating a fun atmosphere in the classroom it
allows the students to enjoy themselves, as well
as the teacher also. Those enjoying the work will
also be learning from the work.
Josh Wright
Josh Wright
Josh Wright

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Week 1 - Additional Work

What has attracted you to teaching P.E?

What sort of teacher of P.E do you want to

Why is it important to you?

Why is it important to you?

Week 2 - Additional Work

What was enjoyable about the practical

What was enjoyable about the practical

What made it enjoyable?

What made it enjoyable?

What learning was facilitated during the

What learning was facilitated during the

What do you think is the most important, to

What do you think is the most important, to