Although Inter-Disciplinary (ID) teaching as a pedagogy has been proven to be effective, it is not prevalent in PE in Singapore. This session highlights the conceptual links between sports and the other curriculum subjects taught in schools. Participants will understand the benefits of ID teaching and explore how it could resolve the challenges faced in the "academisation" of PE in schools.
2. OPEN – ENDED
INTERVIEWS
Textbook as the point of reference
3 participants : Vice-Principal, HOD PE and HOD Math
Cone et.al (1998)
‘The project I am doing is on
interdisciplinary teaching. This
book in front of you was published
in 1998 but as a PE teacher, it was
only during this project that I have
come across this book and there is
no other book linked to this topic.
So I am wondering if you have
come across interdisciplinary
curriculum which involves PE.’
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4. ‘My understanding of
interdisciplinary would be
anything that cuts across two
different disciplines ...’
Barnes (2011)
DEFINITION
OF ID
To me, because of the word
‘inter’, I think it is more PE
with something else.
interdisciplinary..as in with
other subjects?
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10. ‘LONG TIME AGO, SAILORS WERE ROWING
THEIR BOAT SO OFTEN THAT THEY BECAME
USED TO MOVING THE OARS BACKWARDS.
SO EVERY TIME THEY REACHED LAND AND
THEY PLAYED BALL GAMES, THEY COULD
NOT THROW THE BALL FORWARD.
EVERYONE MADE FUN OF THEM, SO THEY
INVENTED A GAME OF THEIR OWN. THIS
GAME INVOLVED PASSING THE BALL
BACKWARDS. THEY ALSO MADE THE BALL
IN THE SHAPE OF THE BOAT TO SIGNAL TO
EVERYONE THAT IT WAS THEIR GAME.’
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13. LEGITIMACY
Physical activity becomes the central medium of learning
and work alongside our ‘classroom’ colleagues.
(Doune MacDonald, 2004)
The brain evolved not to think
or feel, but to control
movement –
Daniel Wolpert in TED 2011
Myth 6: Projects and activities
are the best way to learn
(Daisy Christodoulou, 2013)
Gain the academic legitimacy
that Richard Tinning (2010)
warns that PE is lacking.
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16. SEAMLESSNESS
BETWEEN SUBJECTS
I believe that just those periods the
students were doing ball games and PE
was modular so it is very easy for them to
switch topics as when needed to fit into
Science. Science, however, did not move.
They did not alter the Science but PE we
could manage.
...it would depend on the topics being
taught at that time and also that it may not
be able to be done for all the topics. For
example angles, how would it be possible
to link it to PE? Unless it is a really higher-
order lesson which involves biomechanics.
However, I think it might be difficult to be
done with Primary School children.
But by and large, if you talk about
the academic subject, I really don’t
think so. English, Math and Science
exist on their own. The integration
happens on an ad-hoc basis.
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17. CREATING
A ‘BUY-IN’
We need to create a buy-in and they will
be sold for training. But if they don’t
believe in it, then we are going to have a
very hard time. Even if we train them, we
are going to face a lot of resistance.
It is all down to the competencies and
readiness of the staff. If they are not
ready but this is what we believe in,
we need to get the teachers on board
first.
In order for it to be done well, you
need the cooperation of all the
teachers. Because everybody
needs to buy in. Without that,
everybody would just be doing it for
the sake of fulfilling the criteria.
Sternberg (1985), Gardner (2006)
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19. EXPANDING THE
DEFINITION OF PE
Term 1
(Territorial
games)
Term 2
(Striking
games)
Term 3
(Striking
games over the
net)
Term 4
(Territorial
games with
elements)
P3 (Fundamental
movements)
Passing,
Kicking
Striking, Rolling
Throwing and
catching
Dribbling,
Trapping
P4 (Games
concepts)
Depth and
Width
Hitting into open
space, Hitting a
target
Mobility and
Ready position
Expansion and
Contraction
P5 (Sports
Education)
Fair play
contract
Officiating
Rating Scale
Role
responsibility
checklist
Self-evaluation
of behaviour
P6
(Sport-specific
assessment)
Basketball,
Netball,
Handball,
Soccer,
Frisbee
Softball,
Rounders,
Squash,
Boules/Bowling
Badminton,
Volleyball,
Table-tennis,
Tennis
Floorball,
Hockey, Tag
Rugby
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