Bachelor of Physical Education major in Schools Physical Education

Description of the Department
The Physical Education Department is directly under the College of Education of the

Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. The department is serving tertiary physical education to five (5) colleges in the university such as College of Education, College of Business, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Social Development and Technology, and College of Nursing.

One of the programs offered in the College of Education is the Bachelor of Physical Education major in School Physical Education effective S.Y 2013-2014 after approving the conversion of Bachelor of Secondary Education major in MAPEH to Bachelor of Physical Education major in Physical Education through BOT No. 1501, series of 2013. The policies, standards and guidelines of the new curriculum are based from the CHED Memorandum No. 23, Series of 2011.

The BPE-SPE is a four-year program with a primary goal of providing the students with a broadly based understanding of the discipline through theoretical and practical courses in physical education and sports management. This program allows maximum opportunity for teaching, coaching, programming and administration and within their particular areas of interest.

The graduates of this program may go into: Teacher/Instructor of Physical Education in Kindergarten, Elementary and Secondary; Sports coaches of Elementary, Secondary and Tertiary Athletic programs; Department Head; School, District, Division and Regional Coordinators in Physical Education and Sports programs. The present Chairperson of the program is Dr. Regina B. Dumdumaya.

In response to the mandate of Commission of Higher Education requiring BPE-SPE to shift to an outcomes-based approach anchoring the PSG to the K-12 Enhanced Curriculum, the College of Education eventually revised the four (4) Academic Programs in conformance with CMO no 76, 74, series of 2017 and CMO No. 46, 2012 effective S.Y 2018-2019.  One of the programs approved for revision through BOT No. 1812, series of 2017 was the Bachelor of Physical Education. The policies, standards and guidelines of the BPEd program are based from the CHED Memorandum No. 80, series of 2017.

General Goals
The Physical Education Department is promoting physical literacy of all learners from the basic to the tertiary education levels. The department is also providing opportunities for students to create a coherent and cohesive physical education programs and activities and empower the learners to be reflective, self-regulated and self-directed throughout their lives.

Program Goals
The BPEd is a four-year program aimed at equipping graduates with the competencies to meet the psychomotor, cognitive and affective needs of learners. These consist of: (1) a strong and substantial foundation of the subject matter that informs their curricular choices when planning, designing, implementing and assessing learning activities; (2) an understanding of the scope and sequence of various movement forms; as well as elements, strategies and tactics of these various movements in a multitude of settings that enables them to meet the needs of learners to know how, be able to do and how to learn; (3) expert knowledge of pedagogy for maximizing student engagement, mentoring students and modeling respect for differences in gender, ability and culture; (4) reflective practice that (a) propels them to set high standards for and hold themselves accountable to the professional standards; (b) enables them to identify gaps in their current competencies and pursue professional development opportunities; and (c) assists them in studying the impact of their teaching on student learning; and (5) building and cultivating relationships with colleagues, stakeholders, other professionals and learning communities; advocating for PE, being role models of integrity and professional excellence, as well as leaders in the service of education.

The outcomes of the Tertiary PE Programs

1. Active and Healthy Living. This competency is a means for optimizing movement competence and confidence in a variety of contexts and environments by building upon the foundation of play, movement- and motor-skills. This will lead to the achievement and maintenance of quality of life through high level of functionality. It is informed by the biophysical (exercise physiology, biomechanics and motor learning), socio-cultural (history, sociology, cultural studies) and the behavioural (health promotion and psychology) sciences.
2. Advocacy and Promotion. This competency will enhance students’ understanding and skills to support a positive sense of self, to effectively respond to life events and transitions and to engage in lifelong learning that promotes health and well-being.

Program Outcomes

1. Disciplinal Knowledge: Apply scientific and evidence-based practices critical to the educational and learning processes.
2. Movement and Competency and Proficiency: (a) demonstrate skillful performance in a variety of physical activities and (b) adapt performance to variety of physical activity settings: (e.g formal classes, recreational and competitive)
3. Curriculum and Program Planning, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation
4. Professional Accountability and Responsibility
5. Communicate

Best Practices of Physical Education Department

1. The program allows maximum opportunity for students’ involvement in both sports and socio-cultural related activities such as coaching and officiating.
2. The faculty are actively involved in different trainings and workshops on Continuing Professional Education on Pedagogical Content Knowledge, OBE and Flexible Learning Modalities.
3. In cooperation with the Philippine Folkdance Society-Bukidnon Chapter, the P. E faculty has consecutively hosted the Provincial Folk Dance Seminar-Workshop participated by DepEd teachers, private school teachers and BPEd students for 4 years.
4. The Sports and Traditional Karate Federation of Region 10 in cooperation with the PE Department hosted the 2019 Organizational Karate Tournament last October 19-20, 2019. This event aims to demonstrate unity and camaraderie among karateka practitioners in the Region and whole Mindanao and discover new talents and potential players for MASTS/SCUAA Games.

Key Accomplishments on four-fold functions of Physical Education Department

1. The BPEd program surpassed the Level I Accreditation by the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities of the Philippines last June 17-19, 2019 with validity status from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2022.
2. The Bachelor of Physical Education program undergone evaluation by the Regional Quality Assessment Team (RQUAT) and CHED Supervisor last September 24-25, 2019. The PE Faculty members are currently working on the recommendations and suggestions of the team for the awarding of Certificate of Program Compliance (COPC).
3. The department has strengthened the ASAM initiative.
4. The faculty submitted 100% of approved syllabuses and modules at the beginning of the semester.
5. The P.E faculty attended Continuing Professional Education on Pedagogical Content Knowledge, OBE and Flexible Learning Modalities
6. Two of the PED faculty members in the person of Dr. Regina B. Dumdumaya and Mr. Cristitito P. Ornopia were invited to be the resource persons for the In-service Training on Teaching the New Tertiary Physical Education Courses to the BukSU Satellite Campuses faculty.
7. The PE Department organized the first Parent Teachers Association (PTA) to reach out our stakeholders in producing competent and innovative graduates in their field of specialization.
8. The PE department faculty members are dynamically engaged in Extension project entitled “Capacitating DepEd Teachers’ Knowledge and Skills in Sports”.