Curriculum and Instruction

Code:

PDCD019

Acronym:

CD-DEC

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Sports Sciences

Instance: 2025/2026 - SP

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Sport Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
PDCD	3	Plano em vigor a partir de 2009	1	-	5	45	135

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Learning outcomes and competences

Working method

Presencial

Program

- From teaching strategies to teaching models.

- Teacher-centred approaches versus student centred approaches.

- Current research about the teaching models: paradigms, concerns and methodologies.

Mandatory literature

Metzler Michael W.; Instructional models for physical education. ISBN: 978-1-934432-13-6
Oslin JL, Mitchell S, Griffin L; The Game Performance Assessment Instrument (GPAI): Development and preliminary validation, Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 1998 (17:231-243)
Pereira Felismina Rosa Marques 070; Instructional approaches in youth volleyball training settings (227-244)
Rovegno I, Nevett M, Babiarz M; Learning and teaching invasion-game tactics in 4th grade: Introduction and theoretical perspective, Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2001 (20:341-351)
Siedentop D; The theory and practice of sport education. In: G.Barrette, Feingold R, Rees C, Piéron M (eds) Myths; models and methods in sport pedagogy, 1987 (p 79-85JOPERD 67:27)

Teaching methods and learning activities

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	30,00
Frequência das aulas	15,00
Total:	45,00

Eligibility for exams

Presence in at least 75% of the lessons.

Calculation formula of final grade