Y SIC A L E D U C AT IO N

TH E P H
CHAPTER 1
OVERVIEW

• IN THIS LESSON, YOU WILL DISCOVER THE GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF

PHYSICAL EDUCATION 1 COURSE AND ITS GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. YOU WILL
ALSO KNOW THE GOALS, PURPOSE, AND WHY IT IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT
ASPECT OF A WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION.
OBJECTIVES
1.DISCUSS THE LEGAL BASES OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
2. RECALL THE HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY AND DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
3. DEFINE AND DISCUSS THE MEANING OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
4. STATE WHY PHYSICAL EDUCATION IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE SCHOOL
CURRICULUM
LEARNING CONTENTS
1. LEGAL BASIS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
2.HISTORY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN THE PHILIPPINES
3. PIONEERS WHO CONTRIBUTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
4.WHAT IS PHYSICAL EDUCATION
4.1.WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN GENERAL?
4.2. SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE
4.3.EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE
4.4. MENTAL DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE
5. FOUR TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION.
A. LEGAL BASES OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
1. ARTICLE 1 OF THE INTERNATIONAL CHARTER OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS, UNESCO, PARIS (1975) AND
RECOMMENDATION 1, INTER-DISCIPLINARY REGIONAL MEETING OF EXPERTS IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND
SPORTS, UNESCO, BRISBANE (1982). THE PRACTICE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS IS A FUNDAMENTAL
RIGHT FOR ALL…AND THE RIGHT SHOULD NOT BE TREATED AS DIFFERENT IN PRINCIPLE FROM THE RIGHT OF
ADEQUATE FOOD, SHELTER AND MEDICINES.
2. ARTICLE XIV, SECTION 19 OF THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES STATES THAT
A. THE STATE SHALL PROMOTE PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND ENCOURAGE SPORTS PROGRAMS, LEAGUE AND AMATEUR
SPORTS, INCLUDING TRAINING FOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION, TO FOSTER SELF-DISCIPLINE, TEAM
WORK AND EXCELLENCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HEALTHY CITIZENRY.

B. ALL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SHALL UNDERTAKE REGULAR SPORTS ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, IN
COOPERATION WITH ATHLETIC CLUBS AND OTHER SECTORS.
B. HISTORY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN THE PHILIPPINES

THE PRE-SPANISH PERIOD

• COCKFIGHTING IS AN ANCIENT SPORT IN THE PHILIPPINES

• FATHER CHIRINO SAID THAT THE FILIPINOS WERE GOOD SWIMMERS.
• WAR DANCES WERE PERFORMED.
SPANISH REGIME
 THE SUNGKA, PIKO, LUKSONG TINIK

 GYMNASTICS AND MUSIC WERE REQUIRED IN THE SCHOOLS

 1893 NORMAL SCHOOL FOR MEN REQUIRED GYMNASTICS FOR THE ELEMENTARY TEACHER’S CERTIFICATE.
AMERICAN
PERIOD

PHYSICAL
EDUCATION AND
SPORTS
FLOURISHED
DURING THIS
PERIOD
WHAT IS PHYSICAL EDUCATION?

• THE TERM REFERS TO AN IMPORTANT SEGMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION WHICH AIMS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE TOTAL
DEVELOPMENT OF A LEARNER THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN SELECTED VIGOROUS ACTIVITIES. (V. OYCO)

• AN IMPORTANT INTEGRAL PART OF GENERAL EDUCATION TO PROMOTE THE OPTIMUM DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL
PHYSICALLY, SOCIALLY EMOTIONALLY, AND MENTALLY THROUGH TOTAL BODY MOVEMENT IN THE PERFORMANCE OF PROPERLY
SELECTED PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES. (J. CUCHAPIN)

• INSTRUCTION IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND CARE OF THE BODY RANGING FROM SIMPLE CALLISTHENIC EXERCISES TO A COURSE
OF STUDY PROVIDING TRAINING IN HYGIENE, GYMNASTICS, AND THE PERFORMANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF ATHLETIC GAMES
(MERRIAM WEBSTER’S DICTIONARY AND THESAURAUS).
 OBJECTIVES OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION

•PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES

•MENTAL DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
•SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
•EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
LEARNING ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITY 1
GUIDED QUESTIONS
1. STATE AND EXPLAIN ARTICLE XIV, SECTION 19 (B) OF THE 1987 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.
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2. DISCUSS AND EXPLAIN THE GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE, EMOTIONAL
DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE, MENTAL DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE. ___________________________________________________
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3. DISCUSS AND EXPLAIN THE FOUR TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION.
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ACTIVITY 2
1. RESEARCH THE NAME OF PIONEERS IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND DISCUSS THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS
SUMMARY
 PHYSICAL EDUCATION UTILIZES A PLAY OR MOVEMENT EXPLORATION SETTING OF THE TRANSMISSION OF
PHYSICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO AN INDIVIDUAL OR A GROUP, THE APPLICATION OF THESE SKILLS
AND THEIR RESULTS.

 THE LEGAL BASIS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION ACCORDING TO ALEX NELSON ,LIKE MANY QUESTION
REGARDING LAW AND LEGISLATION, THE ANSWERS CAN VARY ACROSS TERRITORIES AND COUNTRIES. IN
MANY COUNTRIES HOWEVER. PHYSICAL EDUCATION OR PE IS COMPULSORY IN SCHOOLS FOR A FEW
REASONS. HERE’S A FEW OF THEM:

 IMPROVED PHYSICAL FITNESS, SELF-DISCIPLINE, STRENGTHENED PEER RELATIONSHIPS AND IMPROVEMENT

OF SELF-ESTEEM AND SELF-CONFIDENCE.

 THE AIM OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IS TO DEVELOP THROUGH NATURAL TOTAL BODY ACTIVITIES, PRIMARY
ON THE PLAY LABEL, THE PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY AND SOCIALLY INTEGRATED AND EFFECTIVE INDIVIDUAL.

 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IS TO HAVE A FUN AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHERE
STUDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE IN ALL ACTIVITIES.
REFERENCES

• COURSE BOOK IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION 1 ,PHYSICAL FITNESS

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