scholarly journals The Role of Ludotherapy in the Case of Children with Psychomotor Disorders

GYMNASIUM ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol XIX (1 (Supplement)) ◽  
pp. 152
Author(s):  
Andreea-Gabriela Lazăr
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Spatial Orientation ◽  
Motor Coordination ◽  
Ocular Motor ◽  
School Year ◽  
Psychomotor Disorders ◽  
Segmental Coordination ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Therapeutic Play

This research aimed to improve some components of psychomotor by using some therapeutic play activities in Physical Education and Sports lessons. The study was conducted at the „Stefan cel Mare” Gymnasium School in Putna, on five children aged between 7 and 10 years old. This experiment took place during a school year. The research is based on the premise that play (playful activities) conceived as therapy is part of the new trend of teaching-learning methods, which aim to transform the role of the teacher and to give new possibilities to the child with certain psychomotor disorders. The results have highlighted that the application of different ludo-therapy activities in physical education and sport lessons to children without mental deficiencies, but which have different psychomotor disorders, has led to the improvement of some components of psychomotor, namely static and dinamic balance, general coordination, segmental coordination, ocular - motor coordination and spatial orientation.

An Analysis of Teachers' Processes of Technology Appropriation in Classroom

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stéphanie Boéchat-Heer ◽  
Maria Antonietta Impedovo ◽  
Francesco Arcidiacono
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Learning Tool ◽  
Teaching Process ◽  
Technology Appropriation ◽  
School Year ◽  
Learning Contexts ◽  
Teaching Learning

This paper aims to investigate the “sense” of appropriation of the iPad use by teachers in a professional secondary school. As iPads are increasingly employed in the teaching process in classroom the authors intend to understand how the process of teachers' appropriation of iPad use is perceived as a learning tool. Through the analysis of focus groups with teachers, they intend to detect changes in the sense of appropriation of the iPad in classroom during a school year. The findings of their study allow to identify facilitating and hindering elements that support the process of teachers' appropriation of iPads and open further spaces to investigate the role of new technologies in teaching/learning contexts.

scholarly journals Temporal-spatial orientation in first-grade pupils from elementary school participating in Physical Education classes using Edubal educational balls

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-43
Author(s):  
SARA WAWRZYNIAK ◽  
ANDRZEJ ROKITA ◽  
DAMIAN PAWLIK
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Spatial Orientation ◽  
First Grade ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Year ◽  
Research Material ◽  
The Difference ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

Background: The aim of the study was to determine the level and changes in the level of temporal-spatial orientation in first-grade pupils from elementary schools who participated in Physical Education classes integrated with subject-related contents that used Edubal educational balls. Material/Methods: Research material comprised first-grade pupils from two classes in an elementary school in Wroclaw, Poland. The study was carried out during the second term of the 2013/2014 school year. Fifty-four pupils (26 girls and 18 boys) were diagnosed in total. The study employed the method of a pedagogical experiment that used the parallel groups technique (experimental class and control class). Results: In the first examination, pupils from the control group obtained better results compared to pupils from the experimental group (p=0.04). In the second examination, pupils from the experimental class obtained better results compared to those from the control group. However, the difference between the results obtained in both groups was not statistically significant (p = 0.87). Conclusions: The results obtained in the study lead to a conclusion that it is justified to carry out further studies in order to evaluate the level and possible changes in temporal-spatial orientation in first-grade pupils from elementary school who participate in Physical Education classes that use Edubal educational balls and to search for the relationships between the pupils’ temporal-spatial orientation and school performance.

Physical Education Affects Adolescents' Peer Acceptance: Influence Of Gender and Motivation Climate

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Myoungjin Shin ◽  
Minkwon Moon ◽  
Changhyun Lee ◽  
Sun-Yong Kwon
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Hierarchical Linear Modeling ◽  
Peer Acceptance ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Linear Modeling ◽  
School Year ◽  
Class Climate ◽  
Education Activity

We examined the influence of physical education activity on peer acceptance in adolescents over time, and how this influence changes based on gender and motivation climate in class. Participants were 157 middle school freshman students (81 boys, 76 girls) at a school in South Korea. Results of hierarchical linear modeling showed that peer acceptance among girls decreased over the 12-week period of our study, but there were no significant changes in peer acceptance among boys. Furthermore, peer acceptance decreased when boys participated in physical education activity more diligently, but this negative relationship weakened when the class was instructed in a noncontrolling climate. However, physical education activity and class climate did not significantly affect peer acceptance among girls. The results imply that the role of physical education teachers is important in the formation of peer acceptance at the beginning of the school year.

scholarly journals Promoting Health-Related Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Physical Education: The Role of Class Intensity and Habitual Physical Activity

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (18) ◽  
pp. 6852
Author(s):  
Miguel Peralta ◽  
Diana A. Santos ◽  
Duarte Henriques-Neto ◽  
Gerson Ferrari ◽  
Hugo Sarmento ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Cardiorespiratory Fitness ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Habitual Physical Activity ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Organized Sports ◽  
School Year ◽  
Health Related

Physical education (PE) has the potential to promote health-related fitness, however, its contribution is still not clear. The aim of this study was to assess whether students’ health-related cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) improved from the beginning to the end of the school year, and to examine the role of PE class intensity and habitual physical activity (PA) in promoting students’ CRF. This observational study employed a longitudinal design. Participants were 212 7th and 8th grade students (105 boys), mean age 12.9 years old, followed during one school year, from September 2017 to June 2018. The Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run (PACER) was used to assess CRF at baseline and follow-up. PA was measured using accelerometers. PE class intensity was assessed using the System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time. Findings indicated that from the beginning to the end of the school year, a greater percentage of participants were in the CRF healthy fitness zone (73.1% to 79.7%, p = 0.022). Among boys, participating in organized sports (B = 4.61, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.33, 8.88) and the percentage of PE time being very active (B = 0.90, 95% CI: 0.44, 1.35) were positively associated with the change in PACER laps. Among girls, daily vigorous PA (B = 0.38, 95% CI: 0.15, 0.60) and participating in organized sports (B = 4.10, 95% CI: 0.93, 7.27) were also positively associated with PACER change, while being overweight or obese (B = −5.11, 95% CI: −8.28, −1.93) was negatively associated. In conclusion, PE was demonstrated to have a positive role in the promotion of CRF, especially among boys, while for girls, habitual PA seems to have a greater contribution. Nevertheless, results and conclusions should be considered carefully, taking into account study limitations, such as the non-direct measures of PE class intensity, CRF, and school setting.

scholarly journals Exploring the Relationship Between Physical Education and Physical Activity

2008 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunlei Lu ◽  
Amanda De Lisio
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Educational Profession ◽  
The Relationship

The lack of knowledge within the educational profession, related to physical activity and physical education, is jeopardizing the implementation of quality physical education at both elementary and secondary school levels. Despite the effort of the academic community to broaden the awareness of each concept, an alarming number of people within the educational profession still reference each term interchangeably (AAHPERD, 2008; Fishburne & Hickson, 2005). The purpose of the following paper is to re-examine the relationship between physical activity and physical education in an attempt to further progress the understanding of, and identify the appropriate function of, each within a teaching-learning environment. The paper will build on current literature involving the correlation between physical activity and physical education. Ultimately, by further clarifying the role of each, the paper can support every educator in the successful implementation of Daily Physical Activity (DPA) and a quality physical education program for every public school.

The role of early education teachers in physical education

2007 ◽  
Vol 51 (-1) ◽  
pp. 58-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadeusz Staniszewski
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Early Education
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