Potential use of Olympic education materials in first-year junior high school moral classes: Using the lesson plan of the OVEP Japanese version, “Fair Play”
2023 Volume 45 Issue 4 Pages 23-36
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2023 Volume 45 Issue 4 Pages 23-36
“Special Subjects of Morality” were established following the revision of the Courses of Study for primary and secondary schools in 2018. The development of a wide variety of teaching materials and the inclusion of sports as a subject is required in Morality Period. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has indicated the Olympic Value Education Programme (OVEP), which is defined as a practical set of learning resources that allows young people to learn life values for Olympic education since 2007. The Olympic values include many of the learning contents of the “Morality Period” in Japanese junior high schools. The special subject “Morality Period,” which was established with the revision of the Courses of Study, also requires teaching materials based on sports. This study aimed to explore the possibility of Olympic education material in moral education by conducting classes using OVEP as teaching material for learning “fair play” in the special subject “Morality Period” in junior high school and clarifying the change in learning values of students. In addition, revisions to the lesson plan were discussed based on teachers’ evaluation of the class. As a result, the following were revealed.
1) Through the lessons, the students’ learning values regarding “fair play” and “respect for others” changed positively, and the students were able to deepen their thoughts on these values.
2) The lesson plan presented in this study can be improved by making modifications related to learning instruction, such as presenting videos and images to help students visualize the material, increasing opportunities for group work, and devising a summary method that allows students to connect what they have learned to their daily lives.
3) The achievements of introducing lesson plans based on OVEP into moral classes were shown, and Olympic education materials could be used to develop various teaching materials in moral education.
