Physical Education Elective
G3N tutors you through the full WASSCE Physical Education Elective syllabus offline — from Health Education - Health and Wellness, Health Education - Nutrition and Diet in Health, Health Education - Common Human Diseases and more — with adaptive lessons, instant quizzes and exam-ready summaries.
Syllabus
What you’ll cover in Physical Education Elective.
The complete topic outline G3N teaches, mapped to the WASSCE curriculum.
Year 1
11 topicsHealth Education - Health and Wellness
- Explain health and wellness
- Explain the concepts of health and wellness
- Discuss the various components of health and wellness
Health Education - Nutrition and Diet in Health
- Discuss nutrition and diet in health
- Explain healthy living behaviour and how that promotes physical health
- Discuss the role of nutrition in healthy living
- Discuss the role of diet in healthy living
Health Education - Common Human Diseases
- Explain the concepts and discuss the classification of human disease
- Explain the concept of human disease
Physical Education - Physical Activity for Healthy Living
- Apply physical activity concepts to improve health outcomes
- Explain the concept of physical activity
- Discuss the importance of physical activity for healthy living
- Apply the concept of physical activity in everyday life
Physical Education - Training Principles for Sports Performance
- Discuss the training principles for sports performance
- Explain the training principles for sports performance
- Apply the training principles for sports performance
Physical Education - Scientific Bases of Physical Activity
- Discuss and apply the concepts of anatomy and physiology in physical activity
- Discuss the concepts of anatomy and physiology in physical activity
- Apply the concepts of anatomy and physiology in physical activity
Academic and Career Pathways - Health Education Pathways
- Discuss career pathways in Health Education
- Identify career pathways in Health Education
- Discuss career pathways in Health Education
Academic and Career Pathways - Physical Education Pathways
- Identify and discuss career pathways in Physical Education
- Identify career pathways in Physical Education
- Discuss career pathways in Physical Education
Academic and Career Pathways - Sports Excellence Pathways
- Identify and discuss pathways in Sports Excellence
- Identify career pathways in Sports Excellence
- Discuss career pathways in Sports Excellence
Academic and Career Pathways - Coaching and Officiating of Games
- Apply concepts and principles of coaching and officiating of net games
- Discuss the concepts and principles of coaching and officiating of net games
- Apply the concepts and principles of coaching and officiating in the performance of net games
Academic and Career Pathways - Coaching and Officiating of Athletics
- Apply concepts and principles of coaching and officiating of throw events
- Discuss the concepts and principles of coaching and officiating of throw events
- Put into use the concepts and principles of coaching and officiating in the performance of throw events
Year 2
11 topicsHealth Education - Health and Wellness
- Design physical activities that can be used to promote sexual and reproductive health
- Explain sexual and reproductive health and its impact on health and wellness
- Discuss the impact of sexual and reproductive health on wellness
Health Education - Nutrition and Diet in Health
- Analyse the relationship between nutrition and diet
- Explain the concept of food safety and wholesomeness
- Discuss the impact of organic, genetically modified, sugary and processed foods on health
- Analyse the factors that affect food choices
Health Education - Common Human Diseases
- Discuss factors that promote positive mental and emotional health
- Explain the various mental health conditions
- Discuss the factors that promote positive mental and emotional health
- Discuss the impact of life choices on diseases
Physical Education - Physical Activity for Healthy Living
- Discuss factors that influence the participation in physical activity
- Discuss injury prevention before, during and after physical activity
- Discuss factors that influence adherence to regular participation in physical activity
Physical Education - Training Principles for Sports Performance
- Discuss and apply training principles for sports performance
- Discuss the principles of training for sports performance
- Apply the principles of training for sports performance
Physical Education - Scientific Bases of Physical Activity
- Discuss and apply biomechanical principles in physical activity
- Discuss biomechanical principles in physical activity
- Apply biomechanical principles in physical activity
Academic and Career Pathways - Health Education Pathways
- Identify and discuss professional career pathways in Health Education
- Identify professionals in Health Education
- Discuss professional preparation of career pathways in Health Education
Academic and Career Pathways - Physical Education Pathways
- Identify and discuss career pathways in Physical Education
- Discuss the concepts of career Resume (Curriculum Vitae) to project a learner's profile in physical education
- Building a career Resume (Curriculum Vitae) to project a learner's profile in physical education
Academic and Career Pathways - Sports Excellence Pathways
- Identify unattractive professional pathways in Sports Excellence
- Exploring technology to build a 21st-century career in physical education
- Applying technology to develop a 21st-century career in physical education
Academic and Career Pathways - Coaching and Officiating of Games
- Apply concepts and principles of coaching and officiating to improve performance and management of invasion games
- Examine the concepts and principles of coaching and officiating ball or invasion games
- Apply the concepts and principles of coaching and officiating in the performance of ball or invasion games
Academic and Career Pathways - Coaching and Officiating of Athletics
- Apply concepts and principles of coaching and officiating of track events
- Examine the concepts and principles of coaching and officiating of track events
- Use the concepts and principles of coaching and officiating in the performance of track events
Year 3
11 topicsHealth Education - Health and Wellness
- Explain the concept of mental health and identify common forms
- Explain the concept of mental health and identify the common forms
- Explain how to cope with stress and anxiety
- Discuss how to cope with depression and prevention of suicide
Health Education - Nutrition and Diet in Health
- Analyse nutrition and dietary practices and their effects on the human body
- Discuss how to acquire and maintain energy balance and metabolism through nutrition and dietary habits
- Discuss the role of nutrition (school feeding programme) in the academic work of learners
- Analyse eating disorders and their effects on the human body (anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating and drinking)
Health Education - Common Human Diseases
- Discuss types of injuries, care and preventions
- Identify types of injuries
- Describe the methods of preventing and managing injuries
- Applying the modalities of injury prevention and management in a practical context
Physical Education - Physical Activity for Healthy Living
- Discuss physical fitness and develop activities to improve fitness components
- Explain the concept of physical fitness
- Discuss health-related components of fitness
- Design activities to improve health-related fitness components
Physical Education - Training Principles for Sports Performance
- Discuss and apply the principles of periodisation for training programme planning
- Discuss the principles of periodisation
- Apply the principles of periodisation for training programme planning
Physical Education - Scientific Basis of Physical Activity
- Discuss kinesiology in physical activity
- Explain the concept of kinesiology in physical activity
- Discuss components of kinesiology and how to apply them in physical education
Academic and Career Pathways - Health Education Pathways
- Identify an interesting career pathway in health education and demonstrate its competencies
- Justify reasons for selecting a career pathway in Health Education
- Demonstrate professional competencies in a career of interest in Health Education
Academic and Career Pathways - Physical Education Pathways
- Identify an interesting career pathway in physical education and demonstrate its competencies
- Evaluate reasons for selecting a career pathway in Physical Education
- Demonstrate professional competencies in your career of interest in Physical Education
Academic and Career Pathways - Sports Excellence Pathways
- Identify an interesting sports pathway and demonstrate competencies
- Evaluate reasons for selecting a given pathway in sport
- Demonstrate professional competencies in the chosen pathway of sports excellence
Academic and Career Pathways - Coaching and Officiating of Games
- Apply concepts and principles of coaching and officiating combat sports
- Discover the concepts and principles of coaching combat sports
- Apply concepts and principles of coaching and officiating combat sports
Academic and Career Pathways - Coaching and Officiating of Athletics
- Apply concepts and principles of coaching and officiating jump events
- Discover the concepts and principles of coaching and officiating jump events
- Employ the concepts and principles of coaching and officiating in the performance of jump events
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