An Educational Technology of Using Physical Training and Sports to Prepare Children for School
- DOI
- 10.2991/icistis-19.2019.36How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- pre-school age children, educational technology, physical training, sports
- Abstract
The purpose of this study is to develop and demonstrate the merits of an educational technology that involves using physical training and sports as means for preparing children of different social groups to attend school. We have analyzed the metrics of school readiness among pre-school age children of three social groups: kindergarden children, children from group homes, and children attending a health and fitness club. Based on the analysis of their physical activity, we have developed the framework and content for an educational technology aimed at promoting the physical, psychological and intellectual readiness to attend school in children of different social groups. Additionally, the children's physical activity routine included active game classes as well as posture and coordination exercise. The effectiveness of the developed technology has been tested through an 8-month long educational experiment. After its conclusion, children of each social group have shown improved morphofunctional development, physical fitness, and social adjustment. The metrics of children's school readiness have changed as well: 78% of kindergarden children, 83% of health and fitness club children, and 56% of group home children have demonstrated readiness for primary school education programs.
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- © 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Maria Leontyeva AU - Tatiana Levchenkova PY - 2019/11 DA - 2019/11 TI - An Educational Technology of Using Physical Training and Sports to Prepare Children for School BT - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Innovations in Sports, Tourism and Instructional Science (ICISTIS 2019) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 135 EP - 137 SN - 2468-5739 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/icistis-19.2019.36 DO - 10.2991/icistis-19.2019.36 ID - Leontyeva2019/11 ER -