Monday, October 29th,2012

THEORETICAL CLASS.

We started with the Lesson 2: Curriculum models in Physical Education. 

This is the link of the Lesson: 
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9A1lFjdd7btR1lHWHdBYy1rVHc

First of all, there are some objectives of the Lesson like:

- Identify and understand the major curriculum models in Physical Education.

-Different models of interdisciplinary PE.

-Design learning activities to integrate PE with other subjects.

Moreover, the teacher asked some questions for us. For example: What your want to influence the life of your students?. Why you have chosen certain goals and activities?.

The curriculum models in PE are:

-Motor skills and games models: It is related to develop of motor skills, sport and games. This model includes:
--Organized recess: Organize a game for students.
--Multiactivity: wide variety of physical activities.
--Sport educational model: help students become sportpersons.
--Competitive achievement model: Use heavy competitive sport and lecture of winning.
--Tactical games: teaching the tactics of game play.

From my point of view, I like more the multiactivity model because It is more useful in children. I think that students can be motivated if they do different activities and games.

-The fitness model: It is related to aerobical and non-aerobical activities, speed, strenght.

-The concept model: It is related to teach concepts to students emphasizing in how and why the have to move. 

I think that this model is good because children have to know why they are doing something and why is important in their lifes. 

-Personal-social development model. It is related to the development of certain personal and social qualities conected to the affective domain. (Cooperation, motivation). This model includes other models:

--The slef-esteem model: development of self-esteem.

--Moral educational games: teacher give the opportunity to his students to choose and create their own games following some rules.

--The responsability model: personal and social responsability. 

I think that this model also is useful in children. Because it is teaching how to be a good persons. Respect others, help others, cooperate. 

OPINION

I think that the curriculum models are very useful in PE to teachers because they have to know all the curriculum models that they can use. They have to select a model and adapt it to the age of the students.

For example, the multiactivity model is useful to all the students. It doesn´t matter the age. But the competitive achievement model is more for students who are in the third cycle of Primary Education or for High School.

So, It is important to choose the correct curriculum model depending on the age of the students.

Moreover, the personal-social development model is fantastic because students can see their difficulties and their abilities. And also what they can improve. Besides, this kind of model has a moral value and also it gives the opportunity to self-responsibility. Which is very important to know and to manage.