Developmental aspects of innovation in preschool education

Nebojša Cvetković,Marija Vukić,Boban Tomić

doi:10.5937/intrev1804089c

Abstract

This work is based on the modern institutional concept of the preschool physical education programme, which is realized in the kindergarten 'Sunce' courtyard, in the preschool institution 'Jelica Obradović' in Mladenovac. Namely, in the courtyard of the mentioned kindergarten, an innovative system for physical exercise named 'Sun's Playroom - Planetary Polygon' was constructed and installed. Two groups of children of the same age, with different motor experiences, were practicing daily for 30 minutes, on the mentioned system, for 20 days. An assessment of children's motor skills on the given system was performed at the beginning and at the end of the cycle. In addition to the assessment of motor skills and the control level over motor functions, the cognitive process of information acquisition and the level of communication and socialization among children were also monitored. The conclusion reached is that this kind of a new complex for exercise and learning in the open space has a significant impact on the development of psycho-motorics in children, as well as on the cognitive functions, cultural and communication skills.

Highlights

Movement represents a natural and one of the basic human characteristics formed during the evolution as a set of differentiated traits that determine effectiveness, this complex phenomenon requires a multidisciplinary approach in the study
Physical-motor changes are closely related to the psychological and thinking changes that people have been going through during their evolution, and it leads to the conclusion that the synergy of these two processes is a basic precondition for the development of both an individual and the society as a whole
In spite of the fact that the toning effect of a movement, which can be observed from the baby’s first steps, is proven, involving the first games related to the irreplaceable motor activities, that is, the first moments of physical exercise and its effects on the developing organism, the children of today are spending more and more time in so-called passive positions, sitting and lying

Summary

Introduction

Movement represents a natural and one of the basic human characteristics formed during the evolution as a set of differentiated traits that determine effectiveness, this complex phenomenon requires a multidisciplinary approach in the study. This paper presents the results of the continuous testing and measuring of the effects of a new way of spatial and content organization of the children's polygon on the psycho-physical, social and communicative competences in children.

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