Integrated Teaching in Physical Education

Year
2
Academic year
2019-2020
Code
01930161
Subject Area
Physical Education Sciences
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
4.5
Type
Compulsory
Level
1st Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

The teaching methodology includes teacher’s exhibition of theoretical and practical-theoretical issues, through the use of lectures, audiovisual and interactive and student’s presentation of theoretical-practical tasks.

 

Learning Outcomes

To promote the scientific, theoretical and practical knowledge in the intervention with students with special educational needs and inclusion in Physical education classes and develop the skills to plan and implement appropriate programs to the specific needs of students. As learning outcomes, the student should:

-Master the contents related to the history of special education and adapted physical education;

-Be familiar with the taxonomy of disabilities and with the institutional mechanisms and the legal bases that support physical education teachers;

-Understand the mechanism of special educational needs and recognize the classification;

-Inventory materials and resources available and use appropriate strategies for inclusion in PE class;

-Recognize the definition, classification and etiology of special needs and identify the educational strategies according to the characteristics of the population;

-Propose appropriate tasks according to the psychomotor characteristics of students.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Theoretical classes:

-  Historical retrospective of special education.

-  Medical model versus social model.

-  Integration / inclusion.

-  Main difficulties experienced by teachers in regular education towards the inclusion of young people with SEN.

-  The national reality in terms of inclusive education.

-  Special education services and teacher support teams.

-  The role of adapted physical education.

-  Individualized Education Program.

-  Teaching strategies for with students with SEN.

-  The evaluation in adapted PE.

-  Physical fitness instruments adapted for students with SEN.

Practical lessons:

-  Taxonomy of disability and SEN.

-  Hearing impairments; Visual impairments; Physical disabilities; Intellectual disabilities; Development disorders and Autism:

-  Definition; etiology; classification; functional profile; teaching strategies and adaptations in inclusive physical education.

Presentation of activities aimed to include of students with disabilities in PE lessons.

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria João Carvalheiro Campos

Assessment Methods

Continuous
Elaboration of tasks: 30.0%
2 tests: 70.0%

Bibliography

Bautista, R. (1997) Necessidades Educativas Especiais. Edição Portuguesa, Lisboa: Dinalivro.

APCC- NRC (2006). Desporto para Deficientes - Manual para Acompanhantes Desportivos, Leonardo da Vinci projetos-piloto.

 Ferreira, J.P. & Campos, M.J. (2002). Ensino Integrado em Educação Física: Textos de apoio. Faculdade de Ciências do Desporto e Educação Física. Universidade de Coimbra. Publicação de venda interna.

Hernández, M., Rodriguez, A., Jané, T. & Gres, N. (1999). Actividad Física Adaptada. El Juego y los alumnos con discapacidad. 2ª Ed. Paidotribo.

Lewis, V. (2003). Development and disability. 2.ª Ed., Blackwell Publishing.

Rodrigues, D. (Org.) (2007). Investigação em educação inclusiva.  Cruz Quebrada: Fórum de Estudos de Educação Inclusiva, FMH.

Sherrill, C. (2003). Adapted Physical Activity, Recreation and Sport. McGraw-Hill.

Winnick, J.P. (2005). Adapted Physical Education and Sport. Human Kinetics.

Winnick, J.P. & Short, F. X. (1999). The Brockport Physical Fitness Test Manual. Human Kinetics.