Enhancing Children's Cognition With Physical Activity Games

Enhancing Children's Cognition With Physical Activity Games

McCullick, Bryan A.; Pesce, Caterina; Tomporowski, Phillip D.

Human Kinetics Publishers

01/2015

256

Mole

Inglês

9781450441421

15 a 20 dias

726

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Part I Physical Activity and Mental Development

Chapter 1 Understanding Children's Mental Development

Mental Development

Skill and the Trajectory of Cognitive Development

Understanding Children's Development From Multiple Points of View

Implications for Educators

Chapter 2 How Movement Influences Children's Mental Development

Children's Physical Activity

Physical Activity in Natural, Educational, and Recreational Settings

How Physical Activity and Exercise Enhance Children's Cognition

How Physical Activity Benefits Children's Cognition and Academics

Implication for Educators

Chapter 3 How Movement Games Help Children Think and Learn

Learning

What Influences the Shape of the Learning Curve?

Mental Energy and Children's Learning

Developmental Tasks and Readiness to Learn

Implication for Educators

Chapter 4 Motivating Children to Learn by Playing

Motivation to Play Games

Challenge and Children's Development

Creating a Motivational Climate for Learning and Enjoyment

Implication for Educators

Part II Translating Research to Practice

Chapter 5 Capitalizing on Physical Activity to Benefit Children's Physical and Mental Health

How Physical Movements Create Mental Maps

Childhood Inactivity and Sedentary Behavior

Worldwide Trends in Childhood Obesity and Health

Children's and Adolescents' Mental Health

Implication for Educators

Chapter 6 Engaging Children in Playful Learning

Children's Mental Engagement

Three Principles of Instruction

Teaching for Engagement

Implication for Educators

Chapter 7 Teaching Physical Activity Games for Cognitive Engagement

Who Are Physical Activity Teachers?

Skills Needed by Physical Activity Teachers

Selecting an Approach to Teaching

Enhancing the Effectiveness of Teaching Models

Considerations for Implementing Physical Activity Games Programs

Implication for Educators

Chapter 8 How to Assess Children at Play

What Is Assessment and Why Do It?

Selecting the Right Indicators of Program Success

Indicators of Program Effectiveness

Approaches to and Sources of Data Collection

Individual Differences, Measurement, and Game Development

Implication for Educators

Chapter 9 Integrating Physical Activity Games Into the Home and Community

Ecological Models

Applying Physical Activity Games to Ecological Models

21st-Century Schools

Implication for Educators

Part III Creating Effective Physical Activity Games

Chapter 10 Physical Activity Games for Preschool- and Kindergarten-Age Children

Moving From Play to Games

Games That Challenge Executive Functions

Connecting Games for Preschool- and Kindergarten-Age Children to SHAPE America Standards

Games Highlighting Contextual Interference

Games Emphasizing Mental Control

Games Highlighting Discovery

Implication for Educators

Chapter 11 Physical Activity Games for Elementary School-Age Children

Games That Challenge Executive Functions

Connecting Games for Elementary School-Age Children to SHAPE America Standards

Games Highlighting Contextual Interference

Games Emphasizing Mental Control

Games Promoting Discovery

Implication for Educators
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