Practical Issues Related to Teaching Physical Education in Primary and Secondary Schools

[出版社版]In Japan, new national standards for education, including physical education, will be enacted. Facing this transitional period of Japanese educational curriculum, we have identified following practical issues related to teaching physical education in primary and secondary schools. (1) Differences in track and field related skills and fitness between adolescent boys and girls, particularly regarding the sprint, should be reflected in teaching strategies for the sprint. (2) Many teachers have difficulties in teaching basketball tactics, and therefore, teachers should first demonstrate ideal movements of tactical players to their students. (3) With regard to teaching soccer, teachers must consider the hip joints of students, which are the core joints used to kick a ball, and therefore, teachers need to develop an issues-raised-type of learning programs, as well as an evaluation system for assessing students’ learning. (4) The anticipation of ball locations is a critical skill for successful reception in volleyball, and therefore, teaching strategies specializing in anticipatory skills should be developed. (5) In martial arts classes, students learn attack and defensive skills, as well as traditional thinking, behavior, and courtesy, which are parts of Japanese culture. In the revised national standards for education, karate, Japanese halberd, Japanese archery, Aikido, Shaolin Kung Fu, and Bayoneting will be introduced, and therefore, effective teaching strategies must be developed for the newly selected martial arts. (6) Physical expression and dancing have been leading active learning by students in physical education classes, and the current task is to popularize teaching strategies that correspond with national standards. (7) Systematic strategies for teaching the theory of physical education from primary to upper secondary school should be urgently developed