Final Flashcards
Importance of health status of your students
To ensure the safety and well being of your students
Arguments in favor of recess
provides a mental break that fosters attention upon returning to the classroom, provides “play-like” periods between academic sessions that allows distributed practice of academic skills, boosts academic achievement through peer interaction, stimulates cognitive functioning through physical activity, contributes to the social and moral development of the students, leads to healthier children and the development of movement skills, makes children responsible for their own self-control and self-discipline
Arguments against recess, omitting recess
takes time away from academic work, encourages aggression and antisocial behavior
What is the role of recess?
Provide mental break. Unstructured play
Unintentional acts
Result in harm that wasn’t intended. Ex. Game in PE
Breach of duty
Constitutes unreasonable conduct in that the teacher failed to give the prerequisite standard of care
Standard of care is measured by what a trained, reasonable, prudent, experienced teacher would do in the same situation
Rules for students conduct
Student conduct rules should be established that specify how children should behave:
-with peers
-in certain activity areas
-with particular equipment
-in indoor activity settings
-in outdoor activity settings
Rules should be:
-worded simply
-general in nature
-limited in number
Sample set of rules:
-Respect others
-Participate
Tort law
Provides the basis for awarding compensation to individuals for losses suffered as a consequence of the actions of others
-Intentional acts that result in harm
—Duct taping student to chair
-Unintentional acts that result in harm
—Game at PE
-Acts of omission (teacher should have done something to prevent injury, but did not do so)
—Allowing flipping in PE…
How sociologist examine human behavior and social development
Groups people play in and the places they are socially interacting
4 major socialization agents
Peers
School
Parents
Mass media
Parental involvement
Walking with their child after school
Know what you as a teacher can do to meet the needs of BOYS AND GIRLS in the movement setting
No separating genders. Equal opportunities, lining up to separate teams
Intrinsic motivation
Self motivation, self validation
3 pedagogical elements and what are they for
-Instill feelings of motor skill competency in their children
-Build the students’ intrinsic motivation
-Involve the students in the learning process
What are some environmental conditions that the teacher can control in Physical education?
Equipment and space
What is the purpose of creating flow in your students?
-The state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter, he experience itself is so enjoyable that people will do it even at great cost for the sheer sake of doing it.
-High levels of intrinsic motivation, self-expression, positive emotions, concentration, challenge, skill development, enjoyment, satisfaction, clear objectives, peak performance, positive mental states, and perceived success.
To get children involved in the activity that nothing else matters
Why do children with learning disabilities experience difficulties in motor performance?
The mechanics
Poor fine motor coordination
Best example for active supervision
Always keeping eyes on students, do not have your back to them
What is the teachers primary role in DIRECT teaching methods?
occur when the teacher takes total responsibility for planning, implementing and evaluating
Teacher controls when, where, how, and with whom the activities are performed
◦All students perform the same activities at the same time
What is the main purpose of providing an ending activity in you physical education lesson activity?
Calms the students down and lets them relax and unwind so they arent hyper and over stimulated to go back to class.
Bring closure to the class
