LESSON 2 - INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL LITERACY

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KINESIOLOGY

The study of human movement & physical activity

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ORIGINS & USE OF THE TERM PHYSICAL LITERACY

  • 1880s: Term started being used in the USA

  • 1918-1990S: Ppl worried active lifestyles were under threat

  • 2001: Margaret Whitehead’s original paper helped develop the modern concept of PL


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WHY WE NEED TO ENHANCE THE CONCEPT OF PL?

  1. We are embodied beings —> mind + body are connected

  2. We forgot the importance of movement development in early childhood

  3. People were drifting away from physical activity across the lifespan

  4. Physical education focused too much on high performance


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DEFINING PL

  • Motivation & Confidence —> Affective

  • Physical Competence —> Physical

  • Knowledge & Understanding —> Cognitive


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KEY FEATURES OF PL

  • Inclusive

  • Lifelong

  • Not just for talented people

  • Not just a means to another goal


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PL IS NOT THE SAME AS

  • Physical activity (PA = the action you do —> PL = how you think, feel, move)

  • Physical education (PE = program/tool used to teach —> PL = internal capability)

  • Physical fitness (PF = outcome/measurement of body performance —> PL = ability/skill to move)


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3 PHILOSOPHICAL TENETS OF PL

  1. Monism

  2. Existentialism

  3. Phenomenology


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MONISM

  • The idea that our mind + body are connected as one

  • Movement affects how we think, feel, and learn, and vice versa.


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EXISTENTIALISM

  • The idea that we can create ourselves and make our own choices

  • Movement experiences are personal (when you think of the beach = your actions could be swimming, surfing, fishing…)


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PHENOMENOLOGY

  • The idea that everyone experiences the world differently

  • Experience in movement matters


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8 ATTRIBUTES OF PL

  1. Wants to participate in physical activity (affective)

  2. Has confidence when participating in different activities (affective)

  1. Moves efficiently & effectively in different activities (physical)

  2. Understands movement needs & possibilities in different activities (physical)

  3. Can work independently (physical)

  1. Knows how to improve performance (cognitive)

  2. Knows how physical activity can improve well-being (cognitive)

  3. Has the self-confidence to plan & effect a physically active lifestyle