Physically Active and Healthy School, Role of Primary Physical Education Teacher

in Peters, Michael A. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Teacher Education (2021)

In times when sedentary lifestyles become more prevalent due to societal changes, establishing physically active and healthy lifestyles is gaining increasing importance. By creating early positive ... [more ▼]

In times when sedentary lifestyles become more prevalent due to societal changes, establishing physically active and healthy lifestyles is gaining increasing importance. By creating early positive experiences for children, especially prior to the age of ten, special attention should be paid to primary schools in order to have a strong influence on the integration of physical activity into the everyday life of every student. Thus, an active school, in which physical activity is placed at its heart, can help establish active and healthy lifestyles and behavior, based on the idea that the best way to increase children’s physical activity is to give them more opportunities to be physically active. This is shown in conceptual frameworks for an Active School, including components such as active breaks and recess; active classroom learning; schoolhouse, schoolyard, and classroom design; active and dynamic sitting; active transport to school; active homework; physical activity-related school events; preschool and after-school clubs and activities; physical education as a learning subject (Scheuer and Bailey 2021). While teacher engagement in general – along with other relevant stakeholders, such as school headteachers, students and their parents – is critical to the successful promotion of physical activity and healthy lifestyle in school settings, teachers teaching physical education should take greater responsibility in this regard for supporting the development of the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values associated with physically active and healthy lifestyles. As a result, these important aspects should also be considered in physical education teacher education. [less ▲]

Éducation physique inclusive – Les enseignant(e)s de l’enseignement fondamental luxembourgeois à la loupe

in Luxembourg Centre for Educational Testing (LUCET); Universität Luxemburg (Uni.lu); Service de Coordination de la Recherche et de l‘Innovation pédagogiques et technologiques (SCRIPT) (Eds.) Rapport nationale sur l'éducation Luxembourg 2021 (2021)

Physical Activity and Lifestyle Habits of Adolescents during School Closures due to Covid-19 Pandemic: Results of the SUGAPAS-Project

Poster (2021)

The lifestyle of children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic has been affected dramatically by restrictions, causing a substantial decrease in physical activity (PA) and extensive increase in ... [more ▼]

The lifestyle of children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic has been affected dramatically by restrictions, causing a substantial decrease in physical activity (PA) and extensive increase in sedentary activity time (Xiang et al. 2020). The purpose of this study was to investigate PA and lifestyle habits of adolescent students in a sample of European countries involved in the SUGAPAS project (Supporting Gamified Physical Activities in & out of Schools), an Erasmus+ funded project aiming to design and implement mobile games which should trigger students’ health-related habitual behavior. [less ▲]

Bewegungserziehung inklusiv. Luxemburger Grundschullehrkräfte im Fokus

in Luxembourg Centre for Educational Testing (LUCET); Universität Luxemburg (Uni.lu); Service de Coordination de la Recherche et de l‘Innovation pédagogiques et technologiques (SCRIPT) (Eds.) Nationaler Bildungsbericht Luxemburg 2021 (2021)

Disentangling Inclusive Primary Physical Education from the Teachers’ Perspective

in Balint, Gheorghe; Antala, Branislav; Carty, Catherine (Eds.) et al Physical Education and Sport for Children and Youth with Special Needs Researches – Best Practices – Situation (2021)

Teachers have themselves the best insight into the requirements related to including children, especially those with additional needs, in primary physical education. Therefore, a quantitative survey using ... [more ▼]

Teachers have themselves the best insight into the requirements related to including children, especially those with additional needs, in primary physical education. Therefore, a quantitative survey using an online questionnaire was administered to teachers concerned with the implementation of physical education at primary schools in Europe. The overall response rate (N=1206) was relatively high but shows clear differences between the countries. It reports that 58.3% of the children are taught physical education by specialist teachers (against 36.7% by generalist teachers) and that 36.6% of the children are always included in physical education lessons. Generally, over 80.0% of the teachers ranked inclusion in primary physical education as important in their countries and 65.4% rated their competence to include children with additional needs in their physical education lessons as good or very good. Nevertheless, the results also suggest that teachers are not able to include all children in the lesson without further support and a particular emphasis on motor, physical and emotional needs of children is required. Finally, teachers would welcome in particular video case scenarios, templates of visual resources, video and audio recordings of support personnel and guidance on adapting activities. [less ▲]

Competence-Orientation in Teaching Physical Education

in Peters, Michael A. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Teacher Education (2020)

In recent years, curriculum development has shifted to competence-oriented approaches in many European countries and beyond. Contents of the respective competence-oriented curricula may vary depending on ... [more ▼]

In recent years, curriculum development has shifted to competence-oriented approaches in many European countries and beyond. Contents of the respective competence-oriented curricula may vary depending on the specific cultural, social and political background, and accordingly also on the individual decision-makers. They may however comprehensively be defined as “a curriculum that emphasizes the complex outcomes of a learning process (i.e. knowledge, skills and attitudes to be applied by learners), rather than mainly focused on what learners are expected to learn about in terms of traditionally defined content” (UNESCO-International Bureau of Education, 2012). Competence-based curricula are thus criteria-based and goals-oriented, flexible and adaptive to students’ and school contexts. They have in common that learning outcomes are considered as an essential evidence of having acquired competencies. Further, they attest to the effectiveness of education systems at delivering quality education and effective learning. What learners can acquire, however, depends not only on a clear definition of intended competencies and learning outcomes. It is also related to questions like how the learning contents are packaged and presented, how they are taught, where they are taught and acquired, how learners are facilitated, and also how their acquisition is verified (UNESCO-International Bureau of Education, 2012). National and regional policies and curricula thus only pave the way to competence-oriented teaching. They can however only be successful if they are accepted and well implemented by the teacher and if they take place in a positive learning environment (UNESCO-International Bureau of Education, 2012). Accordingly, subject didactics in physical education like in any other subject have to cover two roles: contributing to determine educational standards and developing concepts for competence-oriented teaching (Gogoll & Kurz, 2013). Having this double mission in mind, this chapter is opening by exploring what competence-orientation means, first in general and secondly, more specifically, in physical education classes. It continues by transferring the theoretical knowledge into the practical implementation of competence-oriented tasks. To conclude, a critical glance is thrown on the concept of competence-orientation in physical education. [less ▲]

Teacher training toolkit

E-print/Working paper (2020)

In the frame of the BMC-EU project (Basic motor competencies in Europe), a teacher training toolkit consisting of a teacher training concept with an accompanying user manual (BMC-EU intellectual output 4 ... [more ▼]

In the frame of the BMC-EU project (Basic motor competencies in Europe), a teacher training toolkit consisting of a teacher training concept with an accompanying user manual (BMC-EU intellectual output 4) was developed in order to support the implementation of the modular support toolkit on the basis of the concept of basic motor competences (BMC-EU intellectual output 3; Scheuer & Heck, 2020). The aim of this support toolkit is to be implemented mainly at the level of regular physical education lessons to initiate adaptations regarding the content and methods in physical education instruction. The teacher training toolkit contains materials to implement teacher trainings structured in a theoretical and a practical part. In a first step, teachers are familiarized with the MOBAK concept, measurement, test procedure, data procession and evaluation as well as with the interpretation of test results. In a second part, they learn how to get from the diagnosis of the students’ basic motor competencies and the strengths and weaknesses identified in the assessment to concrete interventions by using the MOBAK support framework and the accompanying supportive handouts in form of a modular support toolkit, ready to be implemented in concrete educational situations to support students with additional needs in basic motor competencies. As the teacher training toolkit aims to support and facilitate the implementation of the Modular support toolkit for teachers (Scheuer & Heck, 2020) based on the MOBAK concept and measurement (Herrmann, 2018), reference to the support toolkit and the MOBAK Test manual is given throughout this document [less ▲]

Ferramenta de apoio à Formação de Professores

E-print/Working paper (2020)

No enquadramento do projeto BMC-EU (Competências motoras básicas na Europa), a ferramenta para a formação de professores consistindo num conceito de formação de professores juntamente com um manual de ... [more ▼]

No enquadramento do projeto BMC-EU (Competências motoras básicas na Europa), a ferramenta para a formação de professores consistindo num conceito de formação de professores juntamente com um manual de utilização (BMC-EU intellectual output 4) foi desenvolvido de modo a apoiar a implementação do kit modular de ferramentas para suporte aos professores considerando o conceito de competências motoras básicas (BMC-EU intellectual output 3; Scheuer & Heck, 2020). O objetivo deste kit de ferramentas de suporte é ser implementado principalmente ao nível da educação física regular para iniciar adaptações relativas ao conteúdo e métodos na instrução da educação física. A ferramenta de apoio à formação de professores contém materiais para implementar a formação de professores estruturada, com uma parte teórica e outra prática. Num primeiro passo, os professores estão familiarizados com o conceito MOBAK, medição, procedimentos do teste, tratamento dos dados e avaliação assim como com a interpretação dos resultados do teste. Numa segunda parte eles aprendem como diagnosticar as competências motoras básicas dos alunos e as forças e fraquezas identificadas na avaliação para concretizar intervenções usando o quadro de referência de suporte MOBAK e as fichas que acompanham o Kit de suporte, prontos para serem implementados em situações educativas concretas para apoiar estudantes com necessidades acrescidas nas competências motoras básicas. Como a ferramenta para a formação de professores visa apoiar e facilitar a implementação do Kit modular de ferramentas para suporte aos professores (Scheuer & Heck, 2020) baseado no conceito e medição do MOBAK (Herrmann, 2018), ao longo deste manual são fornecidas referências para suportar o kit de apoio e o manual do teste MOBAK . [less ▲]

Toolkit voor de brede motorische ontwikkeling

E-print/Working paper (2020)

In het kader van het BMC-EU-project (Basismotorische competentie in Europa) is een toolkit voor de training van docenten en een toolkit voor de brede motorische ontwikkeling ontwikkeld. Dit is ontwikkeld ... [more ▼]

In het kader van het BMC-EU-project (Basismotorische competentie in Europa) is een toolkit voor de training van docenten en een toolkit voor de brede motorische ontwikkeling ontwikkeld. Dit is ontwikkeld op basis van het concept basismotorische competenties en de resultaten van de gegevensverzameling in fase 1 van het project als onderdeel van intellectuele output 3. Het doel van deze toolkit is om de inhoud en methoden van de reguliere lessen lichamelijke opvoeding aan te passen aan de (motorische) behoeften van de kinderen. In een eerste stap is het hulpaanbod ontwikkeld. Dit is ontwikkeld op basis van de diagnose van de motorische basiscompetenties van de kinderen en de sterke en zwakke punten die bij de beoordeling zijn geïdentificeerd. Dit vormde het raamwerk voor de ondersteunende hand-outs in deze toolkit. De toolkit kan direct geïmplementeerd worden in concrete onderwijssituaties. Kinderen met aanvullende behoeften in basismotorische competenties kunnen hiermee worden ondersteund. De toolkit bevat verschillende onderdelen: - Richtlijnen voor de interpretatie van MOBAK-testresultaten (Motorische Basiskompetenzen; Duits voor basismotorische competenties). - De MOBAK-toolkit. - Een verklarende woordenlijst. - De modulaire supporttoolkit met materiaal voor leraren lichamelijke opvoeding in de vorm van MOBAK activiteiten-kaarten. - MOBAK-activiteitenkaarten gebaseerd op variatieprincipes en op een competentiegerichte aanpak. [less ▲]

Toolkit voor de training van docenten

E-print/Working paper (2020)

In het kader van het BMC-EU project (Basismotorische competenties in Europa) heeft men op basis van het concept van basismotorische competenties (BMC-EU intellectuele output), een toolkit voor de training ... [more ▼]

In het kader van het BMC-EU project (Basismotorische competenties in Europa) heeft men op basis van het concept van basismotorische competenties (BMC-EU intellectuele output), een toolkit voor de training van docenten ontwikkeld met daarbij een bijbehorende gebruikershandleiding. Het doel van deze toolkit is voornamelijk om op het niveau van de reguliere lessen lichamelijke opvoeding aanpassingen te initiëren die van toepassing zijn op de inhoud en methoden in de lichamelijke opvoeding. De training voor docenten is opgedeeld in een praktisch en theoretisch deel. Allereerst worden leraren vertrouwd gemaakt met het MOBAK concept, de meting, testprocedure, de gegevensverwerking en evaluatie, evenals met de interpretatie van de testresultaten. In een tweede deel leren ze hoe ze van de diagnose van de basismotorische competenties van studenten en de sterke en zwakke punten die bij de beoordeling zijn geïdentificeerd, kunnen komen tot concrete interventies. Dit kan door het MOBAK kader en de bijbehorende hand-outs te gebruiken in de vorm van een modulaire ondersteunende toolkit. Deze toolkit kan ingezet worden in concrete onderwijssituaties om kinderen met aanvullende behoeften in basismotorische competenties te ondersteunen. Aangezien de training voor docenten de uitvoering van de toolkit voor de brede motorische ontwikkeling (Scheuer & Heck, 2020), gebaseerd op het MOBAK-concept en meting (Herrmann, 2018), wil ondersteunen en vergemakkelijken, wordt in dit document verwezen naar de ondersteunende toolkit en de MOBAK-testhandleiding. [less ▲]