DIDACTICS OF PSYSICAL EDUCATION (INTRODUCTION)

DIDACTICS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION

INTRODUCTION

society demands increasingly need to incorporate culture and education the knowledge and skills related to motor activity that contribute to improving quality of life, the growth of sedentary activity demands a body that compensates motor deficiencies, that is why the area of ​​physical education should be considered in all educational programs for elementary school-oriented, body care, body improvement and proper use of leisure.

Given that studies physical education and human movement used to assist in the training, and improving capacity of the individual, it is essential that future teachers learn psychomotor development processes, psychosocial and emotional by the student passes the elementary school.

This course aims participants to learn the basics of physical education, this being a tool for the development of the personality, in addition to the understanding of physical education as essential pedagogical agent for the development of the individual through movement. It also seeks to highlight the importance of physical education in elementary and well understanding of basic aspects of the body and the benefits they bring exercise habits for a healthy life, and to understand different activities for each stage of growth of children.

One goal of the course is to apply different methodological strategies such as guided discovery and problem solving to achieve successful learning in physical activity and the evaluation of oral skills in English language. It is very important to recognize the characteristics of teaching physical education in elementary school, and likewise know recommended various recreational activities and focusing on each stage of personal growth.