Playful Practices in Childhood

Code:

640

Acronym:

640

Instance: 2015/2016 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Sports Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LCD	64	First Degree in Sports Sciences (2011/2012)	2	-	3	-
			3

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The main purpose of the UC playful childhood Practices in schools is to help filling a gap between the theoretical field of knowledge and its practical applicability as regards the field of Psychomotor and Physical Expression motor.

This course also aims to:

- provide the historical and conceptual evolution of Psychomotricity; - Discuss Psychomotricity as scientific and professional field;

- Show the importance of the game and playing for the psychomotor development of the child;

- Resume game as child developmental and pedagogical tool;

- Analyze curriculum guidelines preschool and 1st cycle program in the area of ​​physical-motor Expression

- To meet curricular and conceptual framework of the Education and ​​physical-motor Expression.

- Experience and practice games kids with developmental or educational goals defined.

Learning outcomes and competences

1. Understand the various currents of conceptual Psicomotricity

2. Identify the role assigned to the body in the curriculum guidelines for pre-escolar

3. Explain the importance of play in the overall development of child.

4. Analyze curriculum guidelines preschool and 1st cycle program of Education and ​​physical-motor Expression

Working method

Presencial

Program

- Historical and conceptual evolution Psychomotricity;

- founders Authors Psychomotricity (Wallon, Lapierre, Soubiran, Ajuriaguerra, Vitor da Fonseca, Levin)

- Psychomotricity as a professional field (in Portugal and in the world)

- Children's games

-Children's space games  and school playgrounds

-school curriculum and conceptual framework of Education and ​​physical-motor Expression.

Mandatory literature

Neto Carlos 212; Motricidade infantil
Ferreira Neto Carlos Alberto; Motricidade e jogo na infância. ISBN: 85-85031-97-2
Neto Carlos 340; Jogo & desenvolvimento da criança. ISBN: 972-735-044-5
Neto Carlos 340; Jogo & desenvolvimento da criança. ISBN: 972-735-044-5
Neto Carlos Alberto Ferreira; Motricidade e desenvolvimento
Fonseca Vítor da; Contributo para o estudo da génese da psicomotricidade
Faber Myrian Abecassis; Psicomotricidade e desenvolvimento da aprendizagem na educação infantil. ISBN: 85-7512-263-1

Comments from the literature

CU has an online component, running on a platform of e-learnig (Moodle) da Universidade do Porto.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Expository (theoretical and practical) and stimulator of critical thought.

Web Investigation .

Practice classes in group tasks involving the completion of a group class on one of the contents of Expression physical-motor program.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	30,00
Trabalho de campo	70,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Trabalho de campo	8,00
Total:	8,00

Eligibility for exams

-Assessment without final exam

-Presence in at least 75% of classes

-Participation in the activities developed in the classroom

-Realization and presentation of work

-Participation in Moodle

-Punctuality.

Calculation formula of final grade

Weighted average of the work done with differentiation of intra-group classification (70%), attendance and participation in class (30%)

Examinations or Special Assignments

Active participation in distance learning platform Moodle.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

The student, if less than the minimum grade that allows you approval, shall be entitled to hold a second and, in the cases provided by law, including workers or students for completion of the course, a third possibility to review the course until the last day of the semester, which includes the period for the examinations of the regular season and appeal, which took place during the classes.