AEPA Physical Education (NT506) study plan
AEPA Physical Education (NT506) · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Motor Development and Movement Skills
Sequence the phases of motor development from reflexive through specialized movement and label the approximate age range for each phase
Distinguish gross-motor from fine-motor milestones across early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence
Write teaching cues plus two common error corrections for each of six fundamental movement skills (run, skip, throw, catch, kick, strike)
Identify how maturation, growth spurts, and activity history shift individual skill trajectories
Your checkpoint
A one-page developmental sequence chart plus a 50-question self-quiz on motor milestones scored at 85% or higher.
Motor Development and Movement Skills
Apply Newton's three laws, torque, and lever classes to explain technique in a sprint, a throw, and a vertical jump
Analyze static and dynamic balance using center of gravity and base of support in three different stunts
Compare the cognitive, associative, and autonomic stages of motor learning and match feedback types (intrinsic, extrinsic, knowledge of results, knowledge of performance) to each stage
Explain how practice design (massed vs distributed, blocked vs random, whole vs part) affects skill retention
Your checkpoint
A written analysis set of 10 movement scenarios explained with biomechanical and motor-learning principles, self-scored at 8/10 or better against a rubric.
Physical Fitness, Health, and Wellness
Classify each health-related and skill-related fitness component and match it to a valid field test (e.g., curl-up, PACER, sit-and-reach)
Apply the FITT principle plus overload, progression, specificity, reversibility, and recovery to build safe progressions for a novice and an intermediate student
Compute target heart rate ranges, BMI, and percentile ranks from a provided student profile and interpret each result
Your checkpoint
A two-student fitness prescription sheet with FITT parameters, target heart rate zones, and written interpretation of each computed score.
Physical Fitness, Health, and Wellness
Outline the major nutrient classes and explain their roles in energy production, hydration, and recovery
Identify the leading health-risk behaviors and describe the school's role in chronic disease prevention and wellness promotion
Describe emergency action steps, injury-care protocols, and supervision duties in a physical education setting
Review weeks 1-4 through an error log and re-teach the two weakest subtopics
Your checkpoint
A timed 60-question cumulative test covering Domains 1 and 2 with every missed item logged, corrected, and explained in writing.
Physical Education Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Map national or state standards and grade-level outcomes onto a single unit of instruction
Design a 10-lesson unit plan with sequenced objectives, skill progressions, and differentiation for three learner profiles
Align formative, summative, and authentic assessments to each stated objective
Your checkpoint
A complete 10-lesson unit plan including objectives, assessments, and a differentiation matrix for three learners.
Physical Education Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment & Professional Responsibilities and the Learning Environment
Write measurable psychomotor, cognitive, and affective objectives using observable verbs and explicit success criteria
Build a 3-4 criterion analytic rubric with clear performance levels for one complex skill
Interpret a set of class assessment data and justify two instructional adjustments in writing
Establish class-management routines, signals, and transition procedures that maximize activity time
Your checkpoint
A skill rubric plus a one-page data-interpretation memo recommending two evidence-based instructional changes.
Professional Responsibilities and the Learning Environment
Explain the legal duties of supervision, negligence, liability, and risk management as they apply to physical education
Describe inclusion strategies and legal requirements for students with disabilities under IDEA and Section 504
Identify professional development, advocacy, and ethical standards expected of a physical educator
Construct a safety and equipment inspection checklist for a gymnasium and a field setting
Your checkpoint
A risk-management and inclusion checklist applied to a hypothetical class of 30 students including two with documented needs.
Motor Development and Movement Skills & Physical Fitness, Health, and Wellness & Physical Education Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment & Professional Responsibilities and the Learning Environment
Synthesize all four domains by completing two full-length timed practice exams under test-day conditions
Rank remaining weak objectives by error frequency and re-study the top five
Recite key terminology and definitions aloud without notes to confirm recall fluency
Your checkpoint
Two full-length timed practice exams scored at 80% or higher plus a one-page summary sheet of the 20 most frequently tested concepts.
Milestones
Week 2: All Domain 1 content covered and self-quiz scores of 85% or higher on both the milestone quiz and the biomechanics analysis set, with no more than 8 unresolved error-log items.
Week 4: Cumulative Domains 1-2 test at 75% or higher, with the error log showing no more than 12 unresolved items and each miss tagged to a specific sub-objective.
Week 6: Unit plan, rubric, and data memo complete and self-scored against a standards-alignment checklist at 90% of criteria met.
Week 8: Both full-length practice exams at 80% or higher, all four domains represented in the final summary sheet, and every error-log item resolved or flagged for final review.