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The BIPE program for sports skill instruction at Wright State University is one of the best opportunities on campus. The following benefits are to be found:
1. Quality Instruction - The instructors for the sports skill classes are chosen because of their outstanding expertise in the sport they teach.
2. Cost - A student who takes more than 11 credit hours, but less than 17, will not pay an extra instructional fee for the course.
3. Competency Based - You actually learn the sport; both the knowledge and the skills. We believe people enjoy doing what they do best and we teach them the needed skills to enjoy participation.
4. No Extra Equipment - We attempt to provide all the equipment that a first time student will need to try the sport. When a lab fee is required, it is used to pay for the costs above and beyond normal university costs (such as rental fees for bowling lanes). Even then, the cost is minimal and you don't have to insvest $100+ to try a sport you may not like.
5. Social Benefits - This is one of the best ways to take a break from your studies, get some exercise, and meet new friends in a less formal athmosphere such as hiking, walking, dancing, or swimming.
If you have any questions about BIPE program, please ask any of our instructors or call the HPR office at (937) 775-3223.
D. Drew Pringle, Ed.D., FACSM, Chair
Department of Health, Physical
Education and Recreation (HPR)
Contact the Health Physical Education and Recreation Department
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The BIPE Philosophy
The BIPE program provides competency-based instruction in approximately 40 sports. A competency is an ability or a proficiency. Knowledge and motor skills are defined and stated before instruction. Theoretically, a student could enter the BIPE program with no prior knowledge and no prior skill in a particular sport and progress until he/she knew everything there was to know about the sport. The progression is represented by the following continuum:
No Knowledge |
No Skill |
All Knowledge |
Expert Skill |
Why are there different levels?
For purposes of instruction, an attempt has been made to identify the amount of progress the average student can make in a 10-week period. A series of courses have been designed to provide the instruction from the beginning level to the advanced level. In some cases this might be as few as two courses or as many as five. The levels have been divided into beginning, intermediate, and advanced. When a further breakdown is needed, these categories are divided into Level I and Level II. Level I is the more basic and Level II is the more advanced classification within the category.
The instructional continuum look like this:
Beginning |
Level I
Level II |
Intermediate |
Level I
Level II |
Advanced |
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Competencies have been defined in terms of skill and knowledge for each level. The students must demonstrate these predetermined competencies to receive credit for the course. In many cases this may require practice outside of class time. Competencies for each BIPE courses are on file room 316 Nutter Center.
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