TEACHING PRACTICE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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three (3) hours daily five (5) days a week. The student teachers participate in the process of teaching/learning during three (3) consecutive hours five (5) days a week for a semester in the public schools of Puerto Rico. They will be guided and supervised by their cooperating teachers and a supervisor of teaching practice in physical education. This experience is enriched with lectures, demonstrations, guided observations, and the student’s participation in all activities inherent to the work of a teacher in active service. EDPE 4501: PEDAGOGICAL RESEARCH I; one (1) credit, three (3) lecture ho urs per week. Pre -requisite: EDPE 4085. It consists of one -hour (1) of lecture and two (2) hours of practice per week. After analyzing the teaching-learning process, students will develop their skills in preparing proposals and plans for educational research. As a result, they will prepare a proposal for research strategies related to the diagnosis, grouping and offering of different learning experiences. EDPE 4502: PEDAGOGICAL RESEARCH II; one (1) credit, three (3) lecture hours per week. Pre -requisite: EDPE 4501.