AY 2011-2012 Student Learning Outcomes

1. Sport and fitness management students will define and describe discipline-specific scientific and theoretical concepts critical to the development of physically educated individuals.

2. Sport and fitness management students will identify and recall critical elements of the bones and muscles involved in human movement and associate concepts related to anatomy and physiology with biomechanics.

3. Sport and fitness management students will examine and apply anatomical, physiological, and biomechanical concepts to exercise testing and prescription, health, sports, and fitness.

4. Sport and fitness management students will design, prescribe, and analyze exercise testing procedures for participants within a variety of diverse settings.

5. Sport and fitness management students will define and interpret a holistic approach to enhancing exercise and/or health behaviors of individuals.

6. Sport and fitness management students will formulate and evaluate a variety of strategic perspectives emphasizing administrative functions within a facility setting.

7. Sport and fitness management students will illustrate use of technological components through a variety of mediums.

8. Sport and fitness management students will create, appraise, and employ safe, ethical and legal practices in various career-related settings.

AY 2011-2012 Student Learning Outcomes

1. Physical education teacher candidates will know and apply discipline-specific scientific and theoretical concepts critical to the development of physically educated individuals.

2. Physical education teacher candidates will demonstrate competent movement performance and health enhancing fitness as delineated in the NASPE K-12 Standards.

3. Physical education teacher candidates will plan and implement developmentally appropriate learning experiences aligned with local, state, and national standards to address the diverse needs of all students.

4. Physical education teacher candidates will use effective communication and pedagogical skills and strategies to enhance student engagement and learning.

5. Physical education teacher candidates will utilize assessments and reflection to foster student learning and inform instructional decisions.

6. Physical education teacher candidates will demonstrate dispositions essential to becoming effective professionals.