1. AIMS OF PE Margaret Whitehead CHAPTER 2 From: Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School 3rd edition, Routledge © 2010

2. OBJECTIVES At the end of this chapter you should be able to: understand the terms aims, objectives and intended learning outcomes (ILOs); appreciate the relationship between overall educational aims and the aims of PE; differentiate between aims of and justifications for PE; appreciate that aims of PE are of two types: those unique to the subject and those that are broader educational aims shared with other curriculum subjects; understand that aims, objectives and ILOs influence your design and delivery of lessons. Check the requirements for your course to see which relate to this unit From: Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School 3rd edition, Routledge © 2010

3. CONTENTS Definitions and broad purposes Aims, Objectives and Intended Learning Outcomes Aims of education, a school and a subject Aims of PE Aims values and justifications Two distinct types of aims From: Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School 3rd edition, Routledge © 2010

4. FURTHER INFORMATION To explore this material further, read: Whitehead, M. (2010) Aims of PE, in S. Capel and M. Whitehead (eds) Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School: A Companion to School Experience (third edition), London: Routledge. From: Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School 3rd edition, Routledge © 2010