Diploma in the Teaching of Physical Education (Primary Level) - Dip. P.E. (primarylevel)

L.N. 18 of 2000

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Diploma in the Teaching of Physical Education (Primary Level) - Dip. P.E.

(Primary) - Course Regulations, 2000

IN exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 30 (5)

and 31 (6) of the Education Act (Cap. 327), the Chancellor of the

University of Malta has promulgated the following Regulations made by

the Senate of the University of Malta by virtue of the powers conferred

upon it by sections 31 and 35 of the said Act

Citation and Interpretation

(l) These regulations may be cited as the Diploma in the Teaching

of Physical Education (Primary Level) - Dip. P.E. (Primary) - Course

Regulations, 2000.

(2) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -

"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Education;

"the Board of Studies" means the Board of Studies appointed for the

Course;

"the Course" means the Course leading to the Diploma in the

Teaching of Physical Education (Primary Level) - Dip. P.E. (Primary); and

"the Diploma" means the Diploma in the Teaching of Physical

Education (Primary Level) - Dip. P.E. (Primary).

Applicability

These regulations shall apply to the course starting in October

1996. Eligibility for the Diploma

To be eligible for the award of the Diploma, students must

(a) be registered as regular students in the Course in terms of the

Admission Regulations of the University;

(b) successfully complete the course of studies, including coursework,

teaching practice and long essay/project, pass in the Final Examination and

satisfy any other requirements prescribed in these regulations; and

(c) satisfy all other requirements laid down in any other relevant

statutes, regulations and bye-laws of the University.

Admission to the Course

(1) Applicants shall apply to register for the Course on the

prescribed form and within the time specified by the Office of the Registrar.

(2) To be registered as regular students in the Course, applicants

must satisfy the General Entry Requirements specified in the Admission

Regulations of the University.

(3) Applicants may be asked to attend for an interview for the

purpose of assessment of the required aptitudes and background.

Course Duration

(1) The Course shall extend over two years of part-time study.

(2) The Course shall be divided in two parts, each part extending

over a period of one year.

Course of Studies

(1) The course of studies shall consist of

(a) study-units, including practicum/s, to which a total of not less than

twenty credits shall be assigned;

(b) teaching practice to which four credits shall be assigned;

(c) a long essay/project; and

(d) a Final Examination.

(2) A catalogue of study-units, with the credits assigned to each,

shall be published before the commencement of the Course, after approval by

Senate on the recommendation of the Board.

Attendance

Students who, after due warning given in writing, persistently fail to

attend lectures and/ or tutorials or otherwise do not carry out their academic

duties without adequate justification, may be debarred by the Board from

sitting for any or all of the examinations.

Assessment

(1) Students shall be required to complete successfully Part One of

the Course before proceeding to Part Two.

(2) In order to complete successfully Part One and Part Two of the

Course, students shall be required to obtain a minimum of eleven credits in

each Part. Students who do not obtain a minimum of nine credits in each

Part shall not be allowed to continue the Course.

(3) Students who in either Part of the Course obtain a minimum of

nine credits but do not obtain eleven credits shall be re-assessed in the failed

study-unitls once, within a period of twelve months from the commencement

of the relevant Part of the Course. If successful, the maximum grade that may

be awarded shall be grade D.

(4) Students shall be considered to have satisfied the assessment

criteria of the Course if they

(a) complete successfully Parts One and Two of the Course;

(b) pass in the Final Examination; and

(c) complete successfully the Long Essay/Project and the Teaching

Practice.

(5) Credits shall be assigned according to the following grades in

descending order of merit: A, B, C, and D. F indicates Fail and I indicates

Incomplete. To be eligible for the award of a credit, students must also

attend regularly for lectures in each study-unit.

Long EssaylProject

(1) Students shall be required to submit a Long Essay of not less

than eight thousand and not more than ten thousand words, or a Project, on

an approved topic, deemed to be of equivalent academic standard.

(2) Students who fail the Long Essay/Project shall be allowed to re-

submit it once within a period of twelve months.

Teaching Practice

(1) Students shall be required to complete successfully a period of

six weeks of teaching practice in a primary school. The first three week

period shall be in the second semester, while the second three week period

shall be in the third semester.

(2) Students who fail in any of the Teaching Practice periods shall be

allowed to repeat it once in the fourth semester.

Final Examination

(1) The Final Examination shall consist of two synoptic papers.

Students shall be required to obtain an aggregate minimum pass mark in the

Final Examination.

(2) Students who fail in the Final Examination shall be allowed to

re-sit the whole examination once only within a period of twelve months from

the end of the Course. The maximum grade that may be awarded after such a

supplementary session shall be grade D.

Final Result

The final result shall take into account the students'

(l)

performance in the study-units, the Long Essay/Project and the Final

Examination according to the following weighting

Study-Units

40%

Long Essay/Project

20%

Final Examination

40%.

(2) The names of the students who qualify for the award of the

Diploma shall be published in a list in alphabetical order classified as follows

Pass with Distinction

Pass.

Board of Studies

The general administration of the Course shall be entrusted to a

Board of Studies, proposed by the Board and approved by Senate.

Status of the Diploma

The Diploma Course is intended for people who are interested in

teaching Physical Education, recreation sport and leisure activities to primary

school aged children. The Diploma Course is not equivalent to teacher training

courses that entitle successful candidates to a teacher's warrant.