How does Body & Movement help in development of social skills in Middle School Learners?
How do we foster social ability skills using self assessments in the Body & Movement context?
General topic of interest
Way to analyze students' interests in sports practices.
Participants
Students from grade 6 to grade 9.
Data collecting approach
Ask each student through post-activity self-assessment how they felt engaged in the 3 moments experienced in class, individually, in small groups and with the whole group (develop the 3-step self-assessment for each student to answer after a certain activity).
Data collecting example
We used three types of physical exercises (individual, small groups and large groups), each week an exercise was practiced after a self-assessment. The questionnaire had two yes / no questions and an open question. Students must express themselves through the VT Routine and share with partners and teachers.
Emerging results
The final result showed that the interests of middle school students are more relevant to the games of large groups, but had considerable acceptance in small groups. Students were not significantly interested in individual activities.
Reflections
Observing the results, we were able to analyze which students' interests related to sports activity and with that we can develop learning strategies that engage students in new sports modalities having a greater motivation in carrying out the activities. Upon reaching this goal, the emotional partner of each student will be positively influenced and this will result in a pedagogical and personal improvement.
Next steps
The next step is to use this strategy as a tool for analyzing students' interests in sports.
