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Learning Outcomes
1. | Identify participation rates in sport and active recreation in Australia and explain how the popularity of particular sports and recreational activities is related to the broader historical, social and cultural context | ||
2. | Apply key concepts from history, sociology and cultural studies to explain why some groups and individuals are excluded from, or marginalised through sport and recreation | ||
3. | Compare and contrast the participation patterns of one sport or activity in Australia to another nation and describe the similarities and differences using social, historical and/or cultural explanations |
Assessment
Assessment type | Description | Grade |
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Exercise | Individual Report | 30% |
Test | Key concepts quiz - 3 progressive assessments | 30% |
Project | Tutorial group presentation | 40% |
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