​P.A

GLOSSARY

 

About movement:

Examining scientific aspects of movement and by learning about the social and cultural significance of physical activity for individuals, groups and communities.

 

Disability: 

Any restriction or lack (resulting from an impairment) of ability to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human being.

 

Hauora-( well-being):

The concept of well-being encompasses the physical, mental and emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions of health.

 

HPE:

Health and Physical Education. One of the seven subject areas that are required to be taught as outlined by the Ministry of Education in the New Zealand Curriculum.

 

In movement:

Developing physical skills in a range of physical activity contexts.

 

Integration: 

To combine or blend more than one thing. In this case, to combine more than one subject area such as physical activity and literacy.

 

KAL:

Key area of learning reflect and address the current health and physical education needs of New Zealand students with physical activity being one of the seven KALs (MoE, 1999).

 

Literacy:

Subject area involving reading and writing.

 

Movement Skills:

A term that can be used to classify body movements; for example, movement skills where the body moves from one place to another are called locomotor skills, and movement skills that are performed on the spot are called non-locomotor skills.

 

Numeracy:

Subject area in the NZ curriculum involving matematics.

 

Obese:

A condition in which a person’s weight is 20% or more above normal weight or as a BMI of 30 or more.

 

Overweight:

A condition in which a person’s weight is 10%-20% higher than “normal,” as defined by a standard height/weight chart, or as a body mass index (BMI) of 25 to 30.

 

Physical Activity (P.A):

Is any body movement that works your muscles and requires more energy than resting.

 

Rubrics:

A form of assssment than can measure the success of a students ability to achieve AO's

 

Self- esteem:

Confidence in one's own worth or abilities.

 

Tikanga:

Tikanga can be described as general behaviour guidelines for daily life and interaction in maori culture.

 

Through movement:

Using the medium of physical activity to develop knowledge of themselves and other people, social skills and positive attitudes and values.

 

Underlying Concept:

A concept that supports the framework for learning in health education and physical education.