Education in refers to experiential outcomes, where students directly acquire knowledge, understandings, and skills as a result of participating in physical activity. The physical activity program provides opportunities for students to participate in physical activities that are intrinsically valuable, holistic, culturally significant, and an important source of personal meaning and knowledge. Education in pertains to engaging in physical activities in order to develop and refine movement skills, and learn how to move efficiently and effectively in a wide variety of environments.
Education about involves the cognitive processes that are concerned with learning concepts, principles, rules, and procedures related to physical activity. Education about involves the transmission, transaction, and construction of knowledge. Students directly acquire knowledge and understanding as a result of studying movement and physical activity.
Education through is concerned with physical activity as a means to an end. The activities are used as a medium in which to achieve numerous outcomes such as personal and social responsibility, awareness of and respect for other cultures, environmental sensitivity, aesthetic understanding and appreciation, fitness and healthy lifestyles as well as the Common Essential Learnings. Some of these outcomes are unplanned and acquired indirectly as a result of studying and/or participating in physical activity.
These three dimensions are not mutually exclusive but overlap and interrelate with each other.
Subject matter is drawn from and organized around three perspectives. These provide a framework from which schools draw subject matter. The three perspectives are provided as a means of detailing and combining subject matter relating to learning in, about and through physical activity.
The three perspectives are:
1. Active Living
2. Movement
3. Personal-Social-Cultural
Each contains dominant organizing themes. In addition, the three perspectives are the basis from which the foundational and learning objectives are developed.
In grades 1-5, the content of the Active Living Perspective has been organized around the following themes. This will facilitate integration with the Health Education curriculum.
1. Regular participation in physical activity
2. Positive attitude toward physical activity
3. Benefits and effects of physical activity
4. Personal growth and development
5. Nutrition and physical activity
6. Physical activity in a natural setting
7. Safety while engaged in physical activity
In grades 1-5, the content of the Movement Perspective has been organized around the following themes:
Basic Movement Patterns
1. Sending 2. Receiving 3. Accompanying 4. Evading 5. Locomotion |
6. Landings 7. Statics 8. Swings 9. Rotations 10. Springs |
Movement Variables
1. Body
2. Space
3. Effort
4. Relationships
The content of the Personal-Social-Cultural perspective has been organized around the following themes:
1. Respect for the rights and feelings of others
2. Participation and effort
3. Self-direction
4. Caring about and helping others
The integration of these themes outside of the physical education class and during work and leisure situations is promoted.
Through participation in a quality physical education program, students will develop the knowledge, skills and values necessary to become physically educated persons.
A physically educated person:
In, About, Through
Active Living
1. Exhibits a physically active lifestyle.
2. Achieves and maintains a health-enhancing level of physical education.
In, About, Through
Movement
3. Demonstrates competency in many physical activities and proficiency in a few physical activities.
1. Applies movement concepts and principles to the learning and development of movement patterns and skills.
In, About, Through
Personal/Social/Cultural
5. Behaves in ways that are personally and socially responsible in physical activity settings.
1. Understands and respects differences among people in physical activity settings.
2. Understands that physical activity can provide enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, social interaction, work and leisure.