Study on Entertainment Teaching Experiment for Track and
Field in Physical Education Major
Wang Bin,
College of Physics Education
Neijiang Normal University
Neijiang, Sichuan, China
Li Xia
College of Physics Education
Neijiang Normal University
Neijiang, Sichuan, China
Abstract: By utilizing the method of documentation, experimental teaching in contrast, mathematical statistics to
experimentally study on entertainment teaching experiment for track and field in physical education major, this paper puts
forward that this teaching can not only creat the good teaching environment, effectively improve the teachingquality for track
and field in P.E. major, but also effectively promote the process of popularity and socialization of track and field.
Keywords: teaching; physical education; Track and field; entertainment
1. The proposition of the problem
With the better understanding of sports, the function of
traditional sports extend constantly under the newly historic
condition. As the core of sports, track and field appear less in
educational materials with less students who are fond of it.
The survey shows that 70% of the students are not interesting
in track and field with the main reason of lack of teaching
interestedness and the factors and notion of entertainment.
However, track and field is the key curriculum of P.E. major
of which the aim is to cultivate the quality of teachers. How
to strengthen the cognition of entertainment teaching of track
and field based on the new characteristics of education
development and the real need of the student with the carrier
of track and field and measure of entertainment teaching not
only is the inevitable subject of recent reform but also
directly affects the development of track and field.
2. Study objects and methods
2.1. The study object consists of 50 P.E. majors in Grade
2009(each class with 25 students) of Department of P.E. of
Neijiang Normal College.
2.2. Study methods
2.2.1. Documentation method
The related documents have been consulted to analyze the
entertainment teaching and the experimental result of track
and field.
2.2.2. Method of xperimental teaching in contrast
The control group adopted the regular teaching method
while the experimental group adopted the method of
entertainment teaching. The result of appraisal was contrasted
and analyzed with the same method of appraisal after the
experiment teaching.
2.2.3. Mathemetical statistics method
Statistics analysis software SPSS was applied to deal
with the data from the survey to calculate the average
value of related indicators and standard error criterion.
Methemetical statistics mehtod was applied to process
the data gained from the experiment to decide if there
were obvious differences of the results among the two
groups and judge the effect of the experiment.
3. The design and control of the experiment
3.1. The design of the experiment
The 50 P.E. majors in Grade 2009 with similar situation
of Department of P.E. of Neijiang Normal College randomly
divided into two equal groups: experimental class and control
class with the different teaching method and measure but
similar basic factors.
The control class adopted the regular teaching method while
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the experimental class adopted the entertainment teaching
method of track and field. Based on teaching task, aim, site,
equipment and the actual conditions of the students, the latter
teaching method fully have itself becom involved in the
connotation and factors of entertainment and need much
attention to funny and harmonious atmosphere, strengthen the
interesteness of learning and have the subject position of the
students been fully reflected.
3.2. The control of the experiment
To ensure the scientific, reasonable objects
of study, the 50 boys had been selected as study objects who
pass the test of basic quality of track and field and tested by
statistics with similar level of test indicators but no obvious
differences and randomly divided into two classes(see Form
1). The form shows that the basic quality of the students in
track and field of the two classes had no obvious differences
which meeted the demand of the experiment via the test, p˚
0.05. During the experiment, the teaching content and
arrangement of class time was same with the same teacher
and teaching site. To ensure the scientific and specific test
result, the students both in the two classes were mixed and
then evaluated by the regular test standard with avoidance of
the teacher.
Form 1 The test form of the basic quality of the students in track and field before the experimental teaching˄±s˅
Group N height 30metres stand long jump shot 800 metres
˄metr e ˅˄second˅ ˄metr e ˅˄met re ˅˄second˅
Experimental
class 25 1.73± 0.464.84± 0.18 2.39± 0.119.68±2.68 126±5.62
Control
class 25 1.72± 0.43 4.77± 0.19 2.40± 0.129.70±2.63 130±7.81
T test p˚0.05 p˚0.05 p˚0.05 p˚0.05 p˚0.05
p˚0.05show that the basic quality of students in track and field is similar with no obvious differences
4. The analysis of the result of the experiment
4.1. The entertainment teaching of the track and field
creat the good teaching environment for the teachers and
students
4.1.1. The entertainment teaching of track and field can
effectively improve the initiative of learning
Entertainment teaching of track and field means that the
teachers and the students together take the activities with
special pleasure sports methods, purpose, plan and organized
understanding and practice to promote harmonious body and
mental development[1].
The essential characteristics is to refelect the interesting
and humanity of the teaching with the element of
entertainment. Teaching is a kind of talent-cultivation
activity of mankind with both participation of the
teachers and the students. What the teachers should do
is to teach the students whilc what the students’ task is
to master knowledge and the way to gain knowledge in
which process require mutually arduous efforts.
Interesting is the inclination to strive for the
understanding of something or for an activity. One
would pay attention to or incline to one thing and then
cause emotion when one is interested in this thing[2].
Anyone would be willing to pay for the his or her interests to
gain twice the result with half the effort. Unbalanced
cognition would usually result in the boredom of something
and intensify the antagonistic sentiments. How to improve the
level of cognition of track and field is based on changing the
students’ attitude and make them become interested in track
and field to improve the initiative to study and transforom
passivity accepting into initiative participating and then to
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achieve the aim to enhance the quality of teaching. The most
urgent ability is the ability of gaining, applying and creating
knowledge while the traditional teaching method and means
with imparting knowledge as major just not attach enouth
improtance to the other abilities[3]. Therefore, the innovation
and transformation of the teaching method and means not
only become the new choice but also would have improtant
influence on the initiative of learning. First, the whold
process from teaching design to experiment conbines the time
needs, is premise with the improvement of the ability and
quality of the students, pay much attention to creat funny and
harmonious atmosphere, lay stress the respect to the subject
position of the students, arouse the study motion and the
ivitiative of participation to the class.
Second, the high sense of recognition of the students to
entertainment teaching of track and field could offset the
bodily discomfot caused by the direct experiences. The
initiative and purpose have been strengthened and the
students would gain knowledge and skills with initiative and
funny.
At last, the teachers should strengthen the students’ cognition
level of track and field with creation of teaching notion, the
renewal of knowledge connotation and breakthrough of the
teaching method and means to fulfill the teaching aim by the
high cognition of entertainment learning. Form 2 shows that
above 85% of the students in experimental class were
interested in track and field while only 24% of the students in
control class were interested in it. The basic reason is the
difference The basic reason is the disparity of the teaching
means and method. The entertainment teaching could meet
the needs of the students and pay attention to the mentality
feeling and and interests to effectively improve the initiative
of learing and strengthen the identity of track and field.
Form 2 The survey form of the cognition attitude to track and
field both in experimental class and control class (%)
Group Very
intereste
d
intereste
d
Not
quite
intereste
d
Not
intereste
d
Experimen
tal class
259 124 0
Percentage
%
3648160
Control
class
25 2 4 12 7
Percentage
%
8 164828
4.1.2. The entertainment teaching of track and field could
harmonize the relationship between the teachers and sudents
Harmonious relationship between the teachers and
students means the mutual respect, equality and democracy,
cooperation and exploration and mutual progress. The
teachers could be the good teachers and helpful friends
indeed. As a core relationship of school education, good
relationship between the teachers and students is an essential
way to improve the teaching quality[4]. During the class of
track and field in P.E. major, the teaching method which
teachers take a leading post has prevailed for a long time past.
The class past not only repress the initiative and creativity of
the students but also cause the conflict and contradiction in
the class which could influence the quality of teaching. The
entertainment teaching not only consists of learning of
general knowledge but master the skill with a kind of
dynamic, open, funny and repeatitive exercise. Therefore, the
teaching should find out and extend the entertainment
connotation of the project itself with new achievement of the
sports, improve the interesting of learning, make the students
become the leading role while the teachers as the guider and
participant with the nature of advisers which do not make
entertainment learning of track and field becomes a kind of
burden or pressure[5].However,“teachers-oriented”is the
outstanding characteristics among all the ability teaching.
Intimate the teachers and then believe their points. The
students always be willing to learn for their favorite
teachers[
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]. With perfect technique, thorough knowledge and
affinity, the teachers should bring the students close and
establish the harmonious relationship with the students to
arouse the learning potentialities, self-esteem and confidence
of the students. Entertainment teaching of track and field of
P.E. major stresses on the new type of relationship with the
equality, cooperation and mutual help of the teachers and the
students and better reflect the teachers’ respect, care to the
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students.
The check of track and field of P.E. majors not only demand
the students to master the related theoretical knowledge but
alos the stronger skill and the ability of teaching practice.
Therefore, the content of the check should consist of
theoretical knowledge, technical evaluatin and reaching the
standard, teaching practice and the degree of participation of
the students.
4.2. Entertainment teaching of track and field
As the first important matter, teaching quality is the eternal
theme of the development of specialty construction of
physical education which is also the essential guarantee to
cultivate the students. Check is the method to evaluate the
level of knowledge, the mirror of the teaching quality and the
objective evaluation of the knowledge and skill via teaching
activities after a period of time. The check of track and field
of P.E. majors not only demand the students to master the
related theoretical knowledge but alos the stronger skill and
the ability of teaching practice. Therefore, the content of the
check should consist of theoretical knowledge, technical
evaluatin and reaching the standard, teaching practice and the
degree of participation of the students.
Technical evaluation and the check to reach the standard
are objectively reflected by mastering the knowledge and
skill via teaching activities. There are differencts of the
technical evaluation and the check between experimental
class and control class which are showed in Form 3, Form 4
and Form 5. The forms show that the records of the technical
evaluation, standard reaching, theory and teaching practice of
experimental class are obvious higher than those of control
class with great differences.
Form 3 The record table of technical evaluation of the
students both in experimental class and control class
group NRunning Jumping Throwing
events˄¯x˅ events events
experimental class25 93.3±3.6 90.5±3.4 91.5±3.7
control class 25 78.3±4.3 77.2±4.2 82.1±3.2
T 3.5 3.1 3.3
P p<0.05 p<0.05 p<0.05
Form 4 The record table of technical evaluation of the
students both in experimental class and control class
group NRunning Jumping Throwing
events˄¯x˅events events
experimental class 25 85.6±3.287.3±4.1 88.5±4.3
control class2578.3±5.2 77.2±5.680.1±6.1
T 2.7 2.9 3.0
P p<0.05 p<0.05 p<0.05
Form 5 The record table of theory and teaching practice
examination of the students both in experimental class and
control class
group N theory teaching Participation
practice
experimental class2589.5±4.2 92.3±3.7 93.6±4.3
control class 2581.3±4.1 81.2±3.9 76.1±4.6
T 3.4 3.6 3.9
P p<0.05 p<0.05 p<0.05
4.3. The pioneering leading role of entertainment teaching of
track and field
4.3.1. The entertainment teaching is benefical to the
cultivation of the students’ ability of innovation
Jiang Zeming once put forward thatinnovation sustains
the progress of a nation, and an inexhaustiblemotive force
for the prosperity of a country. The key of innovation is the
talent whose growth depenging on education[7]. In addition,
the work outling of the Ministry of Education in 2007 was to
further deepen teaching reform, focus on the abilities of
innovation and practice. The ability of innovation is the
ability to apply knowldege and theory to put forward new
thought, theory, method and creation with economic, social
and ecological value in terms of the areas of science, art,
technique and various practice activities. Innovation is the
soul of the prograss of a nation and the core of economic
competition. Current society competition is the competition
of the ability of creation rather than the talents[8]. As the
essential counterpart, the physical education has special
effect on cultivating the ability of innovation[9]. The
entertainment teaching of track and field, as one program of
physical education, require to master the skills besides
learning general knowledge which is a kind of teaching
method to arouse the students’ interests in track and field and
bring the potential of sports ability and innovation.
4.3.2. The entertainment teaching of track and field is
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beneficial to cultivate the students’ teaching skills
The students’ teaching skills are usually gained by the
experienced imparting of the teachers and education practice
and the condition of the skills are influenced by various
factors. At present, there are phenomenon of focusing on
professional knowledge but overlooking the teaching. Many
students were passive to accept due to the dull content which
must influence the cultivation of teaching skills. The
graduated students would not understand the teaching
content enough with dull method after taking job.
Entertainment teaching greatly improve the students’
initiative of learning with various method and means and
great interests. The abilities of teaching organization,
language, action analysis and explanation have improved in
the traditional program of track and field. The records of
experimental class is obvious higher than those of control
resulting from the students in experimental class applying the
method of entertainment teaching.
4.3.3. Entertainment teaching is beneficial to the smooth
implementation of the teaching task
Entertainment teaching creats a teaching environment
with mutual respect, equality, education in amusement, active
atmosphere, cooperation and mutual prograss which could
decrease the gap between the students and teachers to further
creat harmonious relationship which is the benificial factor to
accomplish the teaching task smoothly. Entertainment
teaching arouse the students’ interests in track and field and
enable them to seek, explore, practice and experience. This
teaching animate the class with various method which enable
the students to learn knowledge with the accomplishment of
the teaching task.
5. Conclusion
5.1. Deal with the relationship between competitive teaching
and entertainment teaching of track and field during the
entertainment teaching, break the situation of the orientation
towards competition, further strengthen the elements and
notion of entertainment.
5.2. Strengthen the construction of the system of
entertainment teaching, explore the teaching means and
method which are operable, cultivate the certificated,
type-compound P.E. talents who could meet the demands of
social development as
5.3. Melt into element of entertainment based on the
traditional teaching, strengthen the interests in study, improve
the inner drive to learn track and field, promote the
innovation and transfrom of the equipments to fit the
teaching.
5.4. Establish the teaching system to fit entertainment
teaching, strengthen the construction of educatinal materials,
choose the teaching content painstakingly and effectively,
innovate and transform the current project of track and field,
strengthen the connotation of entertainment with partly
competition and the construction of the team of the staff,
improve the idea and level of entertainment teaching of track
and field.
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