Download: Leaving Cert Physical Education Resource
These materials are designed to support teachers in teaching and assessing the learning outcomes of Leaving Certificate Physical Education (LCPE). The ideas, examples, and resources provided are not prescriptive. Teachers will design many other ways of facilitating students’ achievement of the learning outcomes and how they demonstrate achievement of them.
Each of the ten LCPE topics are developed around a common template that includes:
• A table outlining the topic (what students learn about and what students should be able to do following the unit of learning).
• A table that provides examples of learning activities that might help students achieve each learning intention, a list of the learning intentions for the topic, and resources the teacher might find useful in designing and delivering teaching.
The learning activities are designed in a linear format to help teachers come to understand each of the learning intentions. It is important to recognise that these are examples and not meant to be inclusive or show links between and across other topics and learning intentions. Activities reflect what the student does (not the teacher) and are aligned with the learning intention (at least one activity provided per intention). Each activity has been designed at a level of expectation that is consistent in terms of age, content, and pitch. Resources cover a broad spectrum of activity areas, are intended for the teacher (he/she may determine if they are passed on to students), should be clearly linked to the learning intention, and in many cases reflect an international flavour yet are not specific to any one country. Formative assessment tasks are included to provide ideas on how to support learning during the learning process. In some instances, the learning activity might also be formative assessment. Summative assessments that will allow students to provide evidence of their learning from each topic are highlighted. Where formative and/or summative assessments are suggested, teachers will need to design success criteria to meet the context of the school and unit of learning.