Monday, July 19, 2010

Concept Mapping Technology in Phys Ed


Concept mapping is the use of diagrams to show relationships between concepts. Ideas can be organized using this graphing tool. Concept mapping uses Unified Modeling Language (UML) as the standardized general-purpose modeling language in the field of software engineering. This technology can be a useful tool for teaching physical education concepts.

One online program for concept mapping in Physical Education offers the following assessment ideas: (http://www.pesoftware.com/Technews/news.html)

1. Depicting locomotor and nonlocomotor movements.

2. Depicting the components of health-related fitness.

3. Illustrating fundamental skills used in different sports



This is an interesting technology that could greatly assist students in learning the fundamentals of many physical education topics, from sports to nutrition and training.

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