Correct Answers 100%| Updated
https://www.stuvia.com/user/thinktrek
+1(305) 565-6365
,England, Germany, and Sweden - Answer Greatly influenced the early development of
physical education in the US 1700'S-1800'S
Germans influenced on - Answer Gymnastics
England influenced on - Answer sports and games
Sweden influenced on - Answer the use of light equipment
The first school to require PE was in its CURRICULUM was - Answer Round Hill School, 1823.
A private school in Northhampton Massachusetts
1855 Cincinnati Ohio - Answer The first City School System to offer PE to students in Public
Schools
1866 - Answer California was the first state to pass a law that actually required two periods a
day of exercise in its public schools.
1950's - Answer All states passed to have PE
Kraus Weber study - Answer That American children were far less fit than children in
European countries
Idealism - Answer The MIND developed through the acquisition of knowledge is of highest
importance. Fitness and strength activities contribute to the development of ones personality
, Realism - Answer The physical world is real. Believe in the laws of nature, the scientific
method, and mind and body harmony. Physical fitness results in greater productivity, physical
drills are important to the learning process, athletic programs lead to desired social behavior,
and play and recreation help life adjustments
Pragmatism- Experience - Answer IS the key to life. Dynamic experience shapes individuals
truth. Education is child-centered. Consequently, physical education takes the form of creating
physical activities and sports for children to experience and thus discover.
Naturalism - Answer this philosophy is materialistic. Self activities accomplish learning and
activities are more than physical nature. Naturalists promote play and discourage high levels of
competition. Physical education takes a holistic approach
Existentialism - Answer the chief concern is individualism. do not want the individual to
conform with society. "inner-self"
Humanism- Eclecticism - Answer based on the development of individual talents and total
fulfillment that encourages involvement and participation in ones environment.
Primary aim to Physical Education is to - Answer Equip students with the knowledge, skill,
capabilities, values, and enthusiasm necessary to the maintenance of a healthy lifestyle into
adulthood, regardless of physical abilities
activity modification - Answer Activity modification is the first option to achieve maximum
participation by simply modifying the type of equipment used or the activity rules.
- However, keep activity as close to the original as possible (i.e. substitute a yarn ball for a birdie
for badminton).
Multi-Activity Designs - Answer Permit greater diversification of equipment and more
efficient use of available facilities