BC Education - Physical Education 11 and 12

Sample 3: Grade 12

Topic: Canoeing

Prescribed Learning Outcomes:

Active Living

It is expected that students will:

demonstrate a willingness to use community-based recreational and alternative-environment opportunities to develop a personal functional level of physical fitness

Movement

It is expected that students will:

evaluate, adapt, and apply the elements of movement to selected activities
improve their personal functional level of competence in a selection of activity-specific motor skills

Personal and Social Responsibility (Personal Behaviours and Safety Practices)

It is expected that students will:

adapt appropriate rules, routines, and procedures while involved in new and familiar activities
apply appropriate interpersonal skills while organizing and participating in physical activities, showing respect for individual abilities, interests, gender, and cultural backgrounds

Personal and Social Responsibility (Leadership and Community Involvement)

It is expected that students will:

apply knowledge, skills, and personal qualities required for leadership in areas related to physical activity and recreation

Overview

In this unit, the teacher introduced canoeing as a lifetime leisure pursuit. After carefully controlled training sessions on dry land and at a swimming pool, students planned and participated in a day trip on a local lake. Students were required to demonstrate basic water and canoe safety before they could participate in water activities. Evaluation was based on:

demonstration of canoeing and water safety skills
research on local canoeing opportunities

Planning for Assessment and Evaluation

The teacher introduced canoeing in a dry-land session, in which students became familiar with canoes, paddles, personal flotation devices, and canoe-trip gear. The teacher reviewed terminology, emphasized safety features, and talked about some of the recreational opportunities that canoeing offers.
During a session at the swimming pool, the teacher demonstrated safety skills such as reaching assists, canoe rescue procedures, climbing into the canoe from deep water, and paddling. Students were required to demonstrate these safety skills and basic swimming ability (wearing a personal flotation device) in order to participate in water portions of the unit.
After passing their safety tests, students were introduced to basic tandem canoeing skills: portaging, entering and disembarking, maintaining stability in the canoe, proper bow and stern positioning, tandem paddling skills (turns, stops, j-stroke, synchronized paddling), and switching positions. Most practice sessions were at the swimming pool.
Once most students were able to work in tandem to direct the canoe in a straight line, sessions moved to a nearby lake.
Students then collaborated to design the final activity—a day trip on a local lake.
During the unit, the teacher asked students to research local canoeing opportunities. They contacted relevant local facilities and gathered written materials (e.g., brochures for wilderness trips, price lists for canoe rental businesses, descriptions from community recreation or adult education calendars). Each student collected and submitted at least five different pieces of information, along with a one-page summary of the opportunities he or she had discovered.

Defining the Criteria

Canoe and Water Safety

Students were required to demonstrate the following safety skills:

swim with a personal flotation device
use three reaching assists from a canoe to rescue a swimmer
use a reaching assist to bring a swimmer into a canoe from deep water
enter a canoe from deep water

Canoeing Skills and Participation

Canoeing Skills

To what extent is the student able to competently perform the following skills:

bow stroke
draw
pry
sweep
proper paddle grip
j-stroke
tandem turning
tandem stopping
tandem straight-line paddling
canoe-over-canoe rescue
switching positions
entering and disembarking
portaging

Social and Personal Responsibility

To what extent does the student:

communicate well with her or his partner
demonstrate safe practices at all times
treat equipment with care
co-operate with others to plan and implement final activity
fulfil assigned responsibilities

Research on Local Canoeing Opportunities

To what extent is the collection of materials:

complete (five pieces of information)
summarized effectively

Assessing and Evaluating Student Performance

Canoe and Water Safety

In order to participate in water activities, students were required to demonstrate all of the safety criteria. Students had two opportunities to repeat aspects of canoe and water safety. All students in the class were able to demonstrate these skills and participate in the unit.

Canoeing Skills and Participation

The teacher used a rating scale to evaluate students' skills and responsibility. Each student received two scores for each skill or behaviour: one based on discussion with his or her canoeing partner, and one from the teacher. These were combined to arrive at a final score.

**Canoe and Water Safety**
Criteria	No	Yes
swims with a personal flotation device
uses three reaching assists from a canoe to rescue a swimmer
uses a reaching assist to bring a swimmer into a canoe from deep water
enters a canoe from deep water

**Canoeing Skills and Participation**
Name: _______________________ Date: _______________________		Class: _______________________ to _______________________
Criteria	Rating			Comments
Criteria	Self and Partner	Teacher	Combined	Comments
Canoeing Skills
bow stroke	1 2 3	1 2 3	1 2 3
draw	1 2 3	1 2 3	1 2 3
pry	1 2 3	1 2 3	1 2 3
sweep	1 2 3	1 2 3	1 2 3
proper paddle grip	1 2 3	1 2 3	1 2 3
j-stroke	1 2 3	1 2 3	1 2 3
tandem turning	1 2 3	1 2 3	1 2 3
tandem stopping	1 2 3	1 2 3	1 2 3
tandem straight-line paddling	1 2 3	1 2 3	1 2 3
canoe-over-canoe rescue	1 2 3	1 2 3	1 2 3
switching positions	1 2 3	1 2 3	1 2 3
entering and disembarking	1 2 3	1 2 3	1 2 3
portaging	1 2 3	1 2 3	1 2 3
Social and Personal Responsibility
communicates well with partner	1 2 3	1 2 3	1 2 3
demonstrates safe practices at all times	1 2 3	1 2 3	1 2 3
treats equipment with care	1 2 3	1 2 3	1 2 3
co-operates with others to plan and implement final activity	1 2 3	1 2 3	1 2 3
fulfils assigned responsibilities	1 2 3	1 2 3	1 2 3

Key:
3—Consistently/Proficient
2—Developing/Satisfactory
1—Inconsistent/Needs Work

**Research on Local Canoeing Opportunities**
Rating	Criteria
5	Goes beyond minimum requirements. Includes five or more relevant and appropriate items. Frequently includes unique information, indicating student has gone to some effort to complete the assignment. Summary is complete and accurate.
4	Meets requirements. Includes the required five pieces of relevant and appropriate information and a competent summary.
3	Meets most requirements. Includes at least four relevant and appropriate pieces of information. May make minor errors or omit key information in the summary.
2	Meets some requirements. Includes at least three relevant and appropriate pieces of information. Summary may be simply a list of the materials.
1	Does not meet most requirements. May provide one or two relevant pieces of information.

Last Modified: January 27, 1999.

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