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Physical Education Stage 1
Subject outline

Version 4.0 - For teaching in 2024.
Accredited in November 2017 for teaching at Stage 1 from 2019. Refer to subject changes.

Stage 1 | Subject outline | Capabilities | Critical and creative thinking

Critical and creative thinking

In this subject students extend and apply their critical and creative thinking capability by, for example:

  • analysing and interpreting challenges from different perspectives
  • creating, reviewing, and refining physical activities to improve participation and performance
  • collecting evidence and feedback to monitor the success of implemented strategies over time, and applying modifications and proposing future recommendations
  • evaluating data to improve the participation and performance of physical activities
  • analysing information and interpretations, for validity and reliability
  • envisaging consequences and making reasonable predictions about possible outcomes during or in relation to the participation and performance of physical activities
  • developing knowledge and understanding through participation in physical activity, and applying this knowledge to critically reflect on their own and others’ participation and performance
  • identifying problems and areas for improvement, and developing innovative solutions.