Authentic Integration of Physical Education and Mathematics: The Geometry Racket

Strategies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 18-26
Author(s):  
Paul R. Malinowski ◽  
Ben D. Kern ◽  
Melissa A. Gallagher ◽  
Anna Ellington
2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 70-77
Author(s):  
Dinar Dinangsit ◽  
Tatang Muhtar ◽  
Yogi Akin

A continual pressure within the educational system in Indonesia to focus on high levels of academic achievement is a major barrier to implementing an effective physical education curriculum in Indonesia. The conflict between the implementation of a movement based approach (MBA) and a sport based approach (SBA) presents another continuing problem. The current approach leads more to an orientation towards the acquisition of sport skills rather than the attainment of objectives of cognitive development. This study is aimed to reveal the association between the physical fitness and academic achievement of children in Sumedang, West Java. Four physical fitness test items and a specially constructed mathematics test were administered to 265 children from grades four and five. The ability of performance on the physical fitness tests to predict performance in mathematics was calculated by linear multipleregression analysis. The findings revealed that there was a significant association, although low, between the physical fitness components and mathematics achievement. Sit ups and squat jumps showed low partial correlations and the relationships for push ups and the 400 metre run were negative Limitations in the ability of the children to perform the tests were suggested as an explanation for the mixed results. It was argued that this weakness served to emphasise the importance of giving greater priority to physical education and the quality of its teaching within the school curriculum.


Author(s):  
Marija Obad

Space is the basic geographical concept which we gradually acquire. Through an articulation of the concepts LEFT and RIGHT from spatial orientation in first grade elementary school, using different contents, methods and resources one discovers a richness of methodical forms of which each, in its own fashion, participates in the realisation of the process of teaching and upbringing. The correlation with Physical education, art classes and mathematics confirms this fact. Such a mode of elaborating the content fulfills the basic requisite of wholeness in the teaching process which results in a higher motivation of pupils and better study results.


Author(s):  
David Zamorano-Garcia ◽  
Paula Flores-Morcillo ◽  
María Isabel Gil-García ◽  
Miguel Ángel Aguilar-Jurado

This chapter aims to shed light on the relationship between the development of laterality and the learning of mathematics in early childhood education using the ABN method. Thus, the authors present an experience developed with 24 children of 4 and 5 years old from several sessions of physical education where laterality and mathematics were worked on in the framework of a project developed in the classroom. The neuropsychological laterality test and a psychomotor table with values referred exclusively to manual and foot laterality, and indicators referred to the ABN method were used as evaluation instruments. The results obtained indicate that students with homogeneous right- or left-handed laterality obtain better results, as well as those with crossed laterality, since they have defined their manual and foot dominance. However, students with undefined laterality obtain worse results, even showing a lateral tendency towards the use of the right side of the body.


2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Mayra Jessenia Palma Ramírez ◽  
Oscar Barzaga Sablón

Las enseñanzas de contenidos por parte de los profesores y el aprendizaje de los estudiantes constituyen entes motivadores para los docentes en lo referente a desarrollar una didáctica creativa en el proceso de enseñanza Por tales razones, la presente investigación tiene como objetivo: Evaluar la aplicación de una estrategia didáctica de Educación Física para potenciar el aprendizaje de las Matemáticas de los estudiantes del segundo año de la Enseñanza General Básica de la Unidad Educativa América de la ciudad de Quevedo. Se demostró las potencialidades de la Educación Física en el aprendizaje de las Matemáticas; evidenciando la necesidad de innovar desde la didáctica, estableciendo un adecuado nexo entre motricidad y las Matemáticas, donde mediante la ejecución de juegos combinados con ejercicios matemáticos se logra un mayor rendimiento académico en el aprendizaje de las Matemáticas, donde se desarrollan física e intelectualmente, a la vez, que adquieren y consolidan los conocimientos matemáticos. Los datos cuantitativos obtenidos mediante la evaluación diagnóstica y final permitieron realizar el análisis los datos mediante la aplicación de métodos estadísticos descriptivos e inferencial, para demostrar la hipótesis que permitió validar la estrategia empleada de enseñanza. Desde la perspectiva teórica se utilizaron métodos tales como: el método comparativo, el hipotético deductivo, la modelación científica y el sistémico estructural funcional, en calidad de métodos empíricos se aplicó: la observación y la medición científicas. Entre los resultados más significativos se sitúan la potencialización del aprendizaje de las Matemáticas, elevando los resultados docentes, los niveles de motivación, interés en el aprendizaje de las Matemáticas, así como hábitos de trabajo en equipo y solidaridad entre los estudiantes de la institución educativa objeto de estudio. PALABRAS CLAVE: Estrategia educativa; Educación Física; aprendizaje de las Matemáticas; Cultura Física. Teaching strategy for Physical Education for the learning of Mathematics ABSTRACT The teaching of content by teachers and student learning are motivating entities for teachers in terms of developing creative didactics in the teaching process. For these reasons, this research aims to: Evaluate the application of a Physical education didactic strategy to promote the learning of mathematics of the students of the second year of the Basic General Education of the Educational Unit America of the city of Quevedo. The potential of physical education in learning mathematics was demonstrated; evidencing the need to innovate from didactics, establishing an adequate link between motor skills and mathematics, where through the execution of games combined with mathematical exercises, greater academic performance is achieved in learning mathematics, where they develop physically and intellectually, through at the same time, they acquire and consolidate mathematical knowledge. The quantitative data obtained through the diagnostic and final evaluation allowed the analysis of the data through the application of descriptive and inferential statistical methods, to demonstrate the hypothesis that allowed validating the teaching strategy used. From the theoretical perspective, methods such as: the comparative method, the hypothetical deductive method, scientific modeling, and the functional structural systemic method were used, as empirical methods: scientific observation and measurement were applied. Among the most significant results are the enhancement of mathematics learning, raising teaching results, levels of motivation, interest in learning mathematics, as well as teamwork habits and solidarity among the students of the target educational institution study. KEYWORDS: Educational strategy; physical education; learning of mathematics; Physical Culture.


Author(s):  
James R. Rudd ◽  
Laura O’Callaghan ◽  
Jacqueline Williams

Physical education in schools has been marginalised across the globe, and as a result, children are missing out on opportunities to develop and acquire the foundation skills needed to lead a physically active life. The squeeze on physical education in schools, particularly in some western countries (United Kingdom, Australia and America), has been justified on the grounds that core subjects such as English and mathematics need more curriculum time, as this will lead to higher cognitive and academic performance. The aim of this paper is to highlight how physical education lessons in early childhood, underpinned by either of two major theories of motor learning, can support teachers in the creation of learning environments, as well as guide their pedagogical practice to facilitate children’s development of key cognitive skills, in particular executive function and self-regulation skills. These skills are crucial for learning and development and have been found to be a higher predictor of academic achievement than IQ. They also enable positive behaviour and allow us to make healthy choices for ourselves and others, therefore providing further evidence that the development of movement skills has the potential to secure positive attitudes and outcomes towards physical activity across the lifespan.


2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose A. Cecchini ◽  
Alejandro Carriedo

Purpose: New ways of teaching have been under consideration over the last decade. Thus, this study aims to examine the effects of an interdisciplinary educational approach integrating physical education and mathematics on light and moderate–vigorous physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior, and learning subtraction.Method: Forty-six first-grade students (Mage = 76.98 ± 3.74 months) wore an accelerometer for 4 weeks to measure their PA levels. For 3 weeks, one group (n = 23) attended their physical education and mathematic lessons separately according to the traditional curriculum development (i.e., regular classroom lessons), and the other group (n = 23) was taught through an integrated curriculum based on an interdisciplinary approach integrating physical education and mathematics where the curricular time devoted to these subjects was unified.Results: Severalt-test analyses revealed significant between-group differences in all variables following the curricular interventions. Students from the interdisciplinary group reached higher levels of light PA,t(44) = −10.095,p < .001,d = 2.97; moderate–vigorous PA,t(44) = −7.950,p < .001,d = 2.35; and spent less time in sedentary behavior,t(44) = 13.549,p < .001,d = 4.01, than students who attended regular classroom lessons. Moreover, the students from the interdisciplinary group achieved higher scores in subtraction learning,t(44) = −4.06,p < .001,d = 1.20.Discussion/Conclusion: The integration of PA into learning environments such as mathematics might help to develop tools that improve mathematical learnings (i.e., subtraction). Likewise, this kind of interdisciplinary approach may contribute to increase the children’s PA levels during the school day.


2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 168-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Carmona-Márquez ◽  
Ángela Sierra-Robles ◽  
Manuel Sánchez-García ◽  
Pilar García-Rodríguez ◽  
Alicia Muñoz-Silva ◽  
...  

It has been suggested that physical education (PE) teachers hold strong anti-fat attitudes and that these can have an impact on the health of their students. In this study, we compare the attitudes and stereotypes towards obesity of PE teachers with those of their colleagues who teach mathematics. In addition, we evaluated the association between the teachers’ anti-fat biases and the level of physical activity (PA) of their students. The sample consisted of 81 PE teachers and 75 mathematics teachers. The adolescent sample consisted of 1792 secondary school students. The assessment of attitudes and stereotypes was conducted with the Implicit Association Test and the Anti-Fat Attitudes questionnaire. The PA level of the adolescents was determined by a self-administered instrument. PE and mathematics teachers showed similar biases, except for the automatic obesity–laziness association, which was stronger for PE teachers than for mathematics teachers. These distinctive implicit stereotypes of PE teachers were also significant predictors of the lack of PA in adolescents. We recommend the use of interventions aimed at reducing non-traditional forms of prejudice in teachers.


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