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/).

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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
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