| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立東華大學 === 體育與運動科學系 === 102 === Abstract
This study investigated curriculums that incorporating physical education teaching into character education in order to improve children’s abilities in practicing character education. This is an action research, and the subjects were fourth-grade students in an elementary school in Taipei. Research methods included literature review, data compiling, and analysis of practical teaching and teacher-student interactions.
The findings were as follows:
1. Learning efficacy of character education into physical education teaching
(1) Learning efficacy regarding “team cooperation”: during activity processes,
children learn to solve problems by teamwork and cooperate to reach goals collectively.
(2) Learning efficacy regarding “respect”: children can learn about appropriate
emotional expressions in groups, and avoid disputes and conflicts between each other. (3) Learning efficacy regarding “self-discipline”: children can notice their personal
behavior, learn to restrain their misconduct, and let personal behavior meet the group norms.
2. Researcher’s reflection and development
(1) Teaching practices and professional development: after continuous
“reflection-introspection,” the researcher could ponder and contemplate the teaching process and discussed observed events with peers.
(2) Reflection on teaching activities: The researcher probes into curriculum design to make the physical education teaching simpler and pleasurable while teaching.
(3) Understanding the influence of character education on children: children adopt
positive learning spirits and learn to respect others, self-discipline, obedience, and teamwork, instead of learning from mistakes.
3. Efficacy of curriculum design in character education
(1) Physical education teaching can bring positive behaviors in children: by virtue of ball games, children learn to respect and cooperate with each other, and develop
rule-abiding and obedient attitudes.
(2) Physical education teaching is students’ favorite activities: physical education can make traditional teaching skills more pleasurable, thus inciting students’ learning motivation and increasing their learning efficacy.
Keywords: physical education teaching, character education, action research
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