Ensinar em educação física: rumo ao desenvolvimento holístico do aluno

Abstract

This Internship Report marks the completion of the Professional Internship, carried out within the second year of the Master's Degree in Physical Education Teaching in Primary and Secondary Education at the Faculty of Sport of the University of Porto, representing a decisive stage in my development as a future Physical Education teacher. The Professional Internship constituted my first prolonged contact with the reality of the teaching profession, allowing me to put into practice the knowledge acquired during initial teacher education and to understand the complexity inherent to the teaching-learning process. This document presents a critical reflection on the Supervised Teaching Practice undertaken in a school located in the municipality of Guimarães, developed in collaboration with the Cooperating Teacher, the University Supervisor and my fellow student teachers from the Internship Group. Throughout this experience, a student-centred teaching approach was adopted, promoting students' active participation, decision-making, cooperation and responsibility for their own learning process. To achieve this, different pedagogical models were used, namely the Sport Education Model, Cooperative Learning, the Progressive Approach to Games Model and the Direct Instruction Model, seeking to respond to the characteristics of the class and provide meaningful learning experiences. Teaching practice highlighted the need to continuously adapt planning to the particularities of the school context. The management of facilities, weather conditions, the discontinuity of some activities and the occurrence of school events required frequent adjustments, reinforcing the importance of a flexible and reflective pedagogical intervention capable of responding to students' needs. At the same time, establishing a pedagogical relationship based on trust, empathy and respect proved to be essential in increasing students' engagement and providing positive experiences in Physical Education. Within the scope of the Professional Development Area, a research study was conducted focusing on the implementation of the Sport Education Model in badminton lessons, aiming to analyse its impact on the physical, cognitive, social and psychological development of secondary school students.