Sport, Special Needs and Inclusion

Code:

PDCD040

Acronym:

DEBDH

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Sports Sciences

Instance: 2016/2017 - SP

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Sport Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
PDCD	1	Plano em vigor a partir de 2009	1	-	5	45	135

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Promote the acquisition of knowledge that enables students to come to intervene in the area of sport for

special populations, particularly in the regular school system.

It is intended specifically for students to:

identify and understand the characteristics of the inclusive movement in society today;

understand the benefits of physical activity and sport for special populations,

understand the organizational structure of Adapted Sports nationally and internationally;

dominate thetheoretical-practical principles of the various special needs addressed and

analyze critically sport for people with special needs and their practical implications.

Learning outcomes and competences

The contents defined for this curricular unit intend to enable our students with advanced knowledge in the areas of disability that they will work in physical education classes at the school. In this perspective, the different areas of disability are focused in what regards to its theoretical foundations and in adapted physical activity. Indeed, for different areas, are taught contents that go from definition of the disability, etiology, and characterization, through aspects related to motor development and practice of sport for these populations.

In adapted physical activity are addressed all specific sports for disability, focusing the main strategies and methodologies used in the intervention at school. We intend that our students will be able to plan and implement a physical activity program applied to specific situations in which they will work in the school, aspect contemplated in the aims of this unit.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Definition, etiology, main causes of special needs.

1.1. Principal implications for sport practice

2. Planning in Physical Education for students with special needs

2.1. Teaching units, lessons plans and reflections.

2.2. Objectives, content, learning situations and success criteria.
2.3.Teaching functions (diagnostic evaluation, introduction, training, consolidation, and final evaluation).

Mandatory literature

Davis Robert W.; Inclusion through sports. ISBN: 978-0-7360-3439-5
Castro Eliane Mauerberg de; Atividade física adaptada. ISBN: 85-866-5335-7
Rouse, P.; Inclusion in Physical Education – Fitness, motor and social skills for students of all abilities., Human Kinetics, 2009
Teixeira Ana Maria Fonseca; Basquetebol em cadeira de rodas. ISBN: 978-85-60336-02-9
Winnick Joseph P. 340; Adapted physical education and sport. ISBN: 978-0-7360-8918-0

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lessons will be mainly expositive, always seeking the participation of students trough the questions and
problems related with the topics to teach raised by the teacher.

The students’ evaluation will be performed trough a final exam.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

To get access to it, students must attend at least 75% of the theoretical and practical/laboratorial lessons. The final exam contains all the contents and topics exposed during the classes.

The maximal possible grade is 20 and the minimal is 0. Students are approved to this Curricular Unit when a grade of 9.5 or higher is obtained in the final exam.

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