99796 - Physical Education in Developmental Age (Gr.A)

Learning outcomes

Basic knowledge:   methodological, didactic-organizational and relational aspects that characterize the areas of motor education/physical education in the  different stages of developmental age, as well as in different operational areas (school education, sports initiation, recreational education). In particular, the student is able to:

- Choose educational styles and methods appropriate to the various age groups, goals and stage of psycho-physical development of the students.

- Prepare content (exercises, drills, playful applications, games) appropriate both to the goals to be achieved and to the pupil for whom they are intended.

- Modulate activities according to the principles of  variability and polyvalencegradualness applied to different educational paths: simple-complex; easy-difficult; known-unknown.

- Organize the training session/motor activity/Physical Education, according to the principles of: individualization, quantity, variability, appropriateness and gradualness

- Structure the appropriate educational setting, with respect to the objectives to be achieved, in relation to its constituent elements: age of the pupil, available spaces and equipment, available time.

- Relate to learners, according to age and stage of intellectual development, with appropriate, understandable and effective communication.

- Use the didactic aspects of communication, especially in the various stages of motor learning, in relation to the effective stimulation of the pupil's proper use of internal and external feedback.

Course contents

1) MOTOR ACTIVITY.
1a)The sensorimotor system - motor skills - motor skills.
1b)The psychomotor development in developmental age. Ontogeny of skills from basic motor and postural patterns. Cognitive development from sense-motor intelligence. Affective development (egocentrism and sociocentrism). Motor load in developmental age.

2) METHODOLOGY AND DIDACTICS. The educational situation in the teaching-learning context. The educational relationship. Educational communication. Teaching styles. Disciplinary didactics. Educational setting. The contents of motor education. Programming and planning. Formative verification and evaluation.

3) MOTOR SKILLS and COMPETENCES. Concept and classification. Motor learning. Motor program. Feedback and learning.

4)THE PLSY Theories compared. Play as an educational medium. The transversality of play. Play and cognition. From sense-motor play to play-sport.

5) LEARNING EXPERICENCE. The organization of the motor activity/physical education/sports training session. The methods of presenting the motor task. The individualization of learning. The learning objectives and the different pedagogical paths.


6) EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES.

6.1) Outdoor Education. The outdoor adventure and outdoor learning. Technology and outdoor activities. Outdoor activities and developmental age needs. Outdoor activities and education for environmental sustainability.

6.2) Cooperative Learning. Organizing and leading cooperative groups. Positive interdependence. The Jigsaw method in physical education and sports.

Readings/Bibliography

 

FUNDAMENTAL BOOK for the written test:
Ceciliani A- (Ed) Aggression play and sport. Education in childhood and developmental age. Parma: Spaggiari Junior Editions, 2023

FUNDAMENTAL BOOKS for the oral test.

Ceciliani A. (ed.), 2020, L'educazione motoria nella scuola primaria. Rome: Carocci ISBN 9788829000883

Ceciliani A. (2015) Body and movement in preschool. Reflections and suggestions for educational itineraries in the three- to six-year-old range. Spaggiari Junior Editions, 2015.

Formative assessment and well-being in school (chapters provided by the teacher).

RECCOMENDED JOURNALS:

CAPDI Journal of Physical Education https://www.capdi.org/home/index.php/9-rivista-e-f/871-archivio-rivista-e-f-2011-2015

Italian Journal of Educational Research (IJEduR)
https://ojs.pensamultimedia.it/index.php/sird/index

European Journal of Research on Educational and Teaching
https://ojs.pensamultimedia.it/index.php/siref/index

Teaching methods

For the academic year 2024-2025 teaching, will be carried out through  the following strategies:

- Interactive frontal lecture.

- Cooperative learning through group work and intergroup work

- Presentation and discussion on the results of cooperative activities.

Assessment methods

Written test. The written test is access to the oral and does not average. The test is based on 30 closed-ended questions. The score is calculated with the following criteria: 1 point for each correct question; - 0.50 points for each incorrect question; 0 points for each unanswered question. A score of 18/30 must be obtained to pass the test.

Oral test. The oral test is based on the entire syllabus and is carried out according to the following three criteria: a) topic of the student's choice; b) reasoned question with 5 minutes of time; c) immediate response question.

Included in the final assessment is the evaluation obtained by the students in the workshops supporting frontal teaching.

Teaching tools

Laboratory activities.
Materials and multimedia links.
Bibliographic research.

Office hours

See the website of Andrea Ceciliani

See the website of Alessandro Babini