Class Didactics of Gymnastics I

The Gymnastics Didactics I Course Unit is part of the 1st year of initial training in the 2and cycle of studies in Physical Education and sport, within the scientific area of Physical Education and Sport. In the classroom context and simulated pedagogical practice, it provides essential foundational and transversal skills for professional performance, with areas of focus and domains of intervention in knowledge, description, interpretation, application, and execution within the educational system, in the subject of Gymnastics

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  Cp1) Current characterization of gymnastic sports. Gymnastic sports in the Physical Education and School Sports curriculum: Planning methods, curricular organization, safety rules, and a favorable learning environment. Cp2) Bases, fundamentals, and patterns of gymnastic movement; in school gymnastics subjects: floor gymnastics, apparatus gymnastics, analysis of technical execution models, teaching methodology, structuring teaching units, monitoring and assessment of learning. Cp3) Different forms of teacher intervention and the ability to recognize and correct technical errors, safety in practice

Different teaching methodologies  will be used: Theoretical knowledge applied to practical examples of teaching-learning situations will be reinforced in practical laboratory classes; Pedagogical practices in simulated situations of planning, organization, and intervention in the teaching/learning context and solving practical cases; Viewing and discussion of videos and activities in small groups with analysis of data obtained from observation of teaching practices in a real context and with feedback provided by the teacher on the work developed; Distance learning will be used with the help of the Moodle platform to make support materials and practical exercises available to students; Student assessment in theoretical and theoretical-practical contexts will focus on several parameters: knowledge, understanding and application, critical analysis, effective communication, and performance skills.

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