99727 - Theory, techniques and teaching of Motor Activities for Children and Adolescents

Learning outcomes

This course is essential in all the motor and sport activity fields in which youth people are involved. Methodology, didactics, communication and relationship must be well-known and used in different and dynamic situation with reference to the different ages. The choice of theory, technique and methodology is conditioned by development stage from infancy to adulthood and involve the different educational roles (teacher, trainer, instructor, entertainer).

Aim of the Course is to stimulate student's attitude towards open professionalism in sport and physical education's field, that are always in progress.

Knowledge and skill must be focused on the following expertise:

· relationship expertise: correct use of communication skill as regards the different youth's development age. Correct use of teaching approach in the general educational situation and in the particular didactic setting.

· Didactics expertise: correct use of methods and exercises as regards to the teaching program and objectives, let alone the different youth ages.

· Subject expertise: correct use of subject's knowledge in order to the different teaching component (objectives, programming, evaluation) .

· Practice expertise: correct use of educational flexibility in the Physical and Sport education class organization (setting, spaces, times, exercises, tools, Physical Education and sport facilities).

Course contents

1) Motor activity

1a) Motricity factors. Sensory motor system. The motor abilities and competence

1b) Motor development in youth age. Motor schema ontogenesis Physical education and cognitive development from the stage of sensory motor intelligence. Emotional development (from egocentrism to social skills). Coordinative and physical load in development age.

2) The body perception. Developmental age. Body schema and body image.

3) Methodology and didactics. Educational situation (teaching-learning context). Educational relationship. Educational method. Educational communication. The teaching styles. Didactic setting. The contents of physical education. Programming and planning. Formative evaluation.

4)The Motor skills . Concept and classification. Motor learning. the motor schema theory. The feedback in learning process.

5) Play and game. Theories about the play. Play and education. Play and cognition. The versatility of the play. From the sensory motor play to play-sports

6) the teaching- learning experience. The PE or sport lesson - Lesson‘s organization - learning target – Didactics progression (simple to complex – easy to difficult – know to unknown) – Hierarchical programming – modular programming.

7.Educational stragegies

7.1 Outdoor Education: outdoor adventures; outdoor learning.

7.2 Cooperative learninig.

8) General prevention contents. Prevention and posture in developmental age. Prevention in children's sport practice. Prevention in youth sport training. Motivational orientation and motivational climate in education and sport.

Readings/Bibliography

Principal books for the written test :

1. Ceciliani, A. (Eds) Aggression, play and sport. Educating in childhood and in the developmental age. Parma: Junior Spaggiari Edition, 2023

Principal books for the oral test:

1.Ceciliani A. (a cura di), 2020, L’educazione motoria nella scuola primaria. Roma: Carocci ISBN 9788829000883

2. Ceciliani A. Corpo e movimento nella scuola dell'infanzia. Riflessioni e suggestioni per itinerari educativi nella fascia tre-sei anni. Edizioni Junior Spaggiari, 2015

3. Formative evaluation and wellbeing at school (chapter provided by the teacher)

4. Free Handbooks (provided by the teacher)

Teaching methods

Teaching will focus on the following strategies:

Interactive frontal lecture.

- Cooperative learning -

- Presentation and discussion of group work

Assessment methods

Final exam will be performer by means the following trials

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.
Evaluation of teaching support laboratories: up to 2 points
Evaluation of group work: up to 2 points.

All three tests will contribute to the final score: 27 + 2 +2 = 31/30 = 30L

Teaching tools

Laboratory activity.
Multimedia materials and links.
Thematic bibliographical research in group work

Office hours

See the website of Andrea Ceciliani

See the website of Gabriele Russo

See the website of Alessandro Babini

See the website of Diego Rondini