KNR 242

Adolescent Development in Physical Education

NASPEHas the skills necessary to perform a variety

of physical activities.Is physically fit.Participates regularly in physical activity.Knows the implications and benefits of

involvement in physical activity.Values physical activity and its contributions

to a healthy lifestyle.

Define a physically educated person?

Focus shift from product to process

Fitness score factors

Fitness testing should be used for educational purposes not grading

Focus of Physical Education

Biological

Psychological

Social and economic

Factors that influence youth physical activity

Growth Spurts: girls at age 9-12, boys at age 11-13

Height: 98% of adult height achieved by -girls at age 16, final growth by age 18boys at age 18, final growth by age 20-21

Weight Gain During Teens: girls ~35lbs., boys ~45 lbs.Overweight vs. Overfat

Muscle Fiber Differentiation

Growth and Development Factors

Physical Growth and DevelopmentRapid swings in

metabolismIncreased height and

weightLack of coordinationSexual gender

characteristics occurHormonal changes

leading to mood swingsWide range of physical

development

Some may still experience rapid growth spurts

Boys gain more muscle than fat; girls gain more fat than muscle

High potential for increasing muscular strength and endurance

Bones are still growingLoss of flexibility

Middle School High School

Maturation:

Aerobic Capacity:

Strength:

Physical Growth and Development

Intellectual DevelopmentCapable of abstract

thoughtBeginning to

question and understand complex cause and effect relationships

CuriousUnlikely to be

interested unless material is personally relevant

Reaching adult cognitive abilities

Increase in ability to use language

Increased memoryIncreased interest

and capacity to understand abstract thinking and problem solving

Middle School

High School

Physical education vs. Academic achievement?

Intellectual Development

Social DevelopmentSeeking independence

from adultsCan show both maturity

and immaturityVery group orientedMoody, sensitiveSelf-consciousViews their problems as

uniqueInterested in opposite

gender

Begin to break reliance on peer groups

Explore relationships with opposite gender

Can be expected to display appropriate social behavior

Middle School High School

Physical Education Dropouts

Reinforcement of early maturing students

Social Development

Fitts & Posner, 1967Cognitive StageMotor StageAutonomous Stage

Development is content specific

Motor Skill Development

Importance of individualized instruction.

Wide age range within a grade.

Motor ability factors affect success.

Importance of a varied curriculum.

Implications of Student Differences for Teaching

Exercise as punishment

Choosing teams

Elimination games

Fitness testing by putting individuals in the spotlight

Grading policies

Eliminate embarrassment and failure.