NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA 
                                       FACULTY OF EDUCATION 
              DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HUMAN KINETIC AND HEALTH EDUCATION 
              
              
             Course Code: KHE 337: 
             Course Title: Curriculum Studies in Physical & Health Education 
             Credit Unit: 2 
             Course Status: Core Course 
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             Course Developers/Writers: 
                                      Dr. Waziri Bala Kwata  
                                      Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education  
                                      Faculty of Education National Open University of Nigeria  
             Course Editor:     Prof. Joshua Umefekwem 
                                Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, 
                                University of Nigeria Nsuka (UNN)  
              
             Course Coordinator: 
                                Dr. Kolawole Agnes 
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                 Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education 
                 Faculty of Education, National Open University of Nigeria  
       Programme Leader: 
                 Dr. Kolawole Agnes 
                 Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education 
                 Faculty of Education, National Open University of Nigeria  
       Instructional Designer: 
                 Dr. Juliet Inegbedion, Dr. Lukuman Bello and Mr. Opeyemi Dahunsi 
       Ice Breaker 
       Hi, my name is Dr. Waziri Bala Kwata from the Department of Human Kinetics and Health 
       Education, Faculty of Education National Open University of Nigeria, Jabi, Abuja. I hail 
       from Kwata a village in Wushishi Local Government Area of Niger State, Nigeria. I 
       attended Central Primary School, Government Teachers College all in Wushishi. I also 
       attended Niger state College of Education Minna, and Bayero University Kano where I 
       obtained  Nigerian  Certificate  in  Education  (NCE),  B.Sc.  ed.  in  Physical  and  Health 
       Education. And Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, where I obtained both M.Sc and Ph.D in 
       Health Education in 2007 and 2015 respectively. I am presently the Ag. Centre Director, 
       Jalingo Study Centre, Taraba State. I am married with children. 
        
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         KHE 337: CURRICULUM STUDIES IN PHYSICAL & HEALTH EDUCATION 
          
         COURSE GUIDE  
         CONTENTS PAGE  
         Introduction…………………………………………………………………..  
         What you will Learn in this Course…………………………………………  
         Course Aim……………………………………………………………………  
         Course Objectives…………………………………………………………….  
         Working through this Course………………………………………………..  
         The Course Material……………………………………………………….....  
         Study Units……………………………………………………………………..  
         Presentation Schedule………………………………………………………….  
         Assessment………………………………………………………………………  
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         Tutor-Marked Assignment…………………………………………………….  
         Final Examination and Grading……………………………………………….  
         Course Marking Scheme……………………………………………………….  
         How to Get the Most Out of This Course……………………………………...  
         Facilitators/Tutors and Tutorials………………………………………………  
         Summary…………………………………………………………………………  
          
         Introduction  
         KHE 337: Curriculum Studies in Physical & Health Education is a two (2) credit unit course 
         available  to  all  students  offering  Bachelor  of  Science  (BSc.)  in  Human  Kinetic  and  Health 
         Education. Human Kinetic and Health Education is increasingly being recognized as an integral 
         part of general health especially in developing countries.  
         The course is broken into three modules and 13 study units. It introduces the students to the 
         Methodical education of physical and health education activities and sports, the aims, content, 
         organization and control of teaching human Kinetic and sports, age group concept and continuous 
         programme or basic sports.  
         A study of the factors affecting planning, organization and development of Human Kinetic and 
         sports programme and also analysis of physical and health education curriculum in the Nigerian 
         education system. 
         At the end of this course, it is expected that students should be able to understand, explain and be 
         adequately equipped on issues concerning curriculum studies in physical & health education 
         The course guide, therefore, tells you briefly what the course: KHE 337 is all about, the types of 
         course materials to be used, what you are expected to know in each unit, and how to work through 
         the course material. It suggests the general guidelines and also emphasizes the need for self-
         assessment and tutor-marked assignments (TMAs). There are also tutorial classes that are linked 
         to this course and students are advised to attend.  
          
         What You Will Learn in this Course  
         The overall aim of this course, KHE 337, is to introduce students to the variables associated with 
         curriculum studies in physical education. During this course, you will learn about the issues of 
         curriculum  studies  in  physical  education  in  broad  perspectives:  ranging  from  theoretical 
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