Introduction to Semantics and Lexical Development
Semantics
Definition
Semantics, derived from the Greek word “Semantik” meaning “what has meaning,” is the study of the meaning of signs in linguistics. This includes words, expressions, and sentences. Students of semantics explore questions like “What is the meaning of a word?” To answer this, we must consider that signs exist and have meaning for the speaker.
General Semantics
General semantics is concerned with meaning and how it influences what people do and say.
Relationships Between Words
- Relationships
Birth and Evolution of Physical Education
Birth of the School of Physical Education
Brief Notes on the Renaissance
The Renaissance is beginning to show again the importance of exercise as a therapeutic tool and as a game at the educational level. It re-emphasizes the great philosophical teachings of the Greeks and Romans, where physical education had a significant impact. With the explosion of the Renaissance humanist culture, the conception of man changed. Man is to become the focus of the self, and the cultivation and development of individual
Read MoreCurriculum Fundamentals and Learning Transfer in Education
1. Curriculum: Acquired Attitudes and Values
Unplanned Attitudes and Values Acquired by Students: This section addresses the attitudes and values students acquire unintentionally.
Cross-Thematic Learning
Integration of Attitudinal Content: This involves incorporating attitudinal teaching content, such as education for equality, environmental education, and education for respect, implicitly within the curriculum.
Meaningful Learning
Student Awareness and Transfer of Learning: This emphasizes making students
Read MoreUnderstanding Gross & Generic Motor Skills
Gross Motor Skills
Movements
Moving our body from one point to another in space. Displacements are responsible for changes in our body’s position.
Walking
A supportive locomotion produced by the successive and alternate feet on a surface, with no aerial phase.
Running
A supportive alternative succession of lower limbs, involving aerial displacement.
Crawling
Displacement involving both supports, with segments above and below the horizontal plane.
Creeping
Movement with total or partial contact of the trunk
Read MoreMusculoskeletal System: Bones, Joints, Muscles, and More
Musculoskeletal System
The musculoskeletal system supports the body, facilitates movement, and protects internal organs. It comprises two main systems:
Skeletal System
The skeletal system is the passive part of the locomotor system, forming an internal, mobile frame composed of bones, joints, and ligaments. Its functions include:
- Enabling body movement and providing shape
- Anchoring skeletal muscles
- Storing calcium and phosphorus
- Producing blood cells in the bone marrow
The skeleton is divided into the head,
Read MoreInteraction Models and Class Organization in Physical Education
Knowledge Interaction and Individual Implementation
Each student, after receiving initial information, provides a motor response. Knowledge of performance and results should be provided individually, as much as possible.
- Prioritize attention to students with the greatest needs.
- Provide positive reinforcement to students performing well or nearly well.
- Devote more time to those requiring corrections, shifting priorities and attendance to individuals practicing proper exercise execution.
The effectiveness
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