Post on 23-Dec-2015
KNR 242
Adolescent Development in Physical Education
NASPEHas the skills necessary to perform a variety
of physical activities.Is physically fit.Participates regularly in physical activity.Knows the implications and benefits of
involvement in physical activity.Values physical activity and its contributions
to a healthy lifestyle.
Define a physically educated person?
Focus shift from product to process
Fitness score factors
Fitness testing should be used for educational purposes not grading
Focus of Physical Education
Biological
Psychological
Social and economic
Factors that influence youth physical activity
Growth Spurts: girls at age 9-12, boys at age 11-13
Height: 98% of adult height achieved by -girls at age 16, final growth by age 18boys at age 18, final growth by age 20-21
Weight Gain During Teens: girls ~35lbs., boys ~45 lbs.Overweight vs. Overfat
Muscle Fiber Differentiation
Growth and Development Factors
Physical Growth and Development
Rapid swings in metabolism
Increased height and weight
Lack of coordinationSexual gender
characteristics occurHormonal changes
leading to mood swingsWide range of physical
development
Some may still experience rapid growth spurts
Boys gain more muscle than fat; girls gain more fat than muscle
High potential for increasing muscular strength and endurance
Bones are still growingLoss of flexibility
Middle School High School
Maturation:
Aerobic Capacity:
Strength:
Physical Growth and Development
Intellectual Development
Capable of abstract thought
Beginning to question and understand complex cause and effect relationships
CuriousUnlikely to be
interested unless material is personally relevant
Reaching adult cognitive abilities
Increase in ability to use language
Increased memoryIncreased interest
and capacity to understand abstract thinking and problem solving
Middle School
High School
Physical education vs. Academic achievement?
Intellectual Development
Social Development
Seeking independence from adults
Can show both maturity and immaturity
Very group orientedMoody, sensitiveSelf-consciousViews their problems as
uniqueInterested in opposite
gender
Begin to break reliance on peer groups
Explore relationships with opposite gender
Can be expected to display appropriate social behavior
Middle School High School
Physical Education Dropouts
Reinforcement of early maturing students
Social Development
Fitts & Posner, 1967Cognitive StageMotor StageAutonomous Stage
Development is content specific
Motor Skill Development
Importance of individualized instruction.
Wide age range within a grade.
Motor ability factors affect success.
Importance of a varied curriculum.
Implications of Student Differences for Teaching
Exercise as punishment
Choosing teams
Elimination games
Fitness testing by putting individuals in the spotlight
Grading policies
Eliminate embarrassment and failure.