Theory of Teaching Materials in Physical Education (I)

preconditional considerations to clear the concept of “teaching materials”

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the problems that influence the idea of teaching materials and to consider the concept of “teaching materials” in physical education. In genaral there are two problems in relation to the concept of “teaching materials”. One is the confusion between the contents that should be taught and the means of teaching the contents, and the other is the tendency that the sports established historically and socially are comprehended as teaching materials instantly.
The confusion between the contents and the means will be able to be resolved by distinguishing the concept of “teaching material” from “teaching contents” (“subject matter”). It is necessary that teaching materials are understood and as the means to make learners acquire teaching contents as the immediate objects of teaching-learning activities. Understandig teaching materials in this way will provide the foundation to evaluate the value of teaching materials. To comprehend teaching materials as the means or medium isn't contradictory to the thought that sports are learning objects peculiar to physical education.
This confusion is also derived from understanding sports intactly as teaching materials. Sports are the original form of teaching materials, and teaching materials are what sports have been changed into from the pedagogical aspects. So the concept of “teaching materials” can be defined as the means to make learners acquire the “teaching contents” (“subject matter”) and as the immediate objects of teaching-learning activities.