Educação física escolar e possíveis (des)motivações do corpo discente: um estudo de caso nos anos finais do ensino fundamental

Abstract

This study presents Physical Education at school as a theme and its relationship with the possible motivations and demotivations of the student body in relation to the practice of the aforementioned curricular component. It is common knowledge that Physical Education is extremely important in the school environment, as it enables the integral development of students during the proposed activities. The research is justified either by its importance in the education of young people/adolescents, in their development in terms of physical and mental health, social interaction, teamwork, coordination, etc. either because of the possible “traumas” that it can trigger when not worked in an inclusive way. Thus, the research development context was a State school in the city of Uruguaiana/RS. In methodological terms, this is a qualitative exploratory research in which, initially, the literature on the subject was searched and, subsequently, a questionnaire was applied with the participation of fifteen elementary school students. As a result, it was evident that motivation is present in elementary school, something very important for the development of the student body. Within the scope of possible demotivations, it is necessary to create methods to encourage the student to participate, to make him/her feel included in the classes, this can make a difference. In addition, the researched school does not have a good infrastructure for the practice of sports, but even so, it has a greater number of students who feel motivated to participate in Physical Education classes than those who are unmotivated.