{"id":1802,"date":"2018-05-03T11:51:51","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T11:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mobak.info\/en\/?p=1802"},"modified":"2023-03-16T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T15:00:00","slug":"newsposts-about-visit-in-chile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobak.info\/en\/2018\/05\/03\/newsposts-about-visit-in-chile\/","title":{"rendered":"Media releases about visit in Chile"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several institutes and newspapers wrote about the visit of Dr. Christian Herrmann and Prof. Dr. Erin Gerlach at the University of La Frontera in Temuco, Chile.<\/p>\n

The following article was published on the website of the University of La Frontera on April 27, 2018:<\/p>\n

European academics visited UFRO for validation of a testing instrument to evaluate basic motor competencies in PE-class<\/h4>\n
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The MOBAK-testing instruments are based on the basic motor competencies of schoolchildren and allow to assess them through eight test items that include \u201cObject movement\u201d and \u201cSelf-movement\u201d.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The aim is to register the basic motor competencies of Chilean schoolchildren and to identify how they are related to the motivation and attitudes towards physical activity out of school. Therefore, academics of the University of Potsdam (Germany) and University of Basel (Switzerland) came to the Universidad de La Frontera for the \u201cConference on Pedagogic Socialization of Basic Motor Competencies in Physical Education class\u201d and to validate the MOBAK-testing instruments in Chile.<\/p>\n

In this context, Dr. Jaime C\u00e1rcamo, an UFRO academic, commented that \u201cconsidering that the development of basic motor competencies is one of the main objectives in PE class, it is important to know the impact the class has in schoolchildren, in order to determine if the objectives of the curricular bases are met and also to get to know their impact on the development of habits for an active lifestyle.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this context, this Fondecyt project seeks to evaluate the motor competencies in schoolchildren in 5th grade and their relation to physical activity outside of school, as well as psychosocial aspects such as the children\u2019s attitudes and motivation. This is why we decided to use the MOBAK-testing instrument, because it is a validated instrument to assess basic motor competencies in children which is used in Europe to determine the impact of PE classes\u201d, the Dr. Jaime C\u00e1rcamo pointed out.<\/p>\n

COOPERATION<\/strong><\/p>\n

This conference was held within the framework of the Fondecyt (Chilean National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development) Project No. 11170525, \u201cBasic motor competencies as part of the PE curriculum and the relation to motivation, enjoyment, attitudes and out-of-school physical activity in schoolchildren of the Chilean Araukan\u00eda Region\u201d, and included presentations by the European academics Dr. Erin Gerlach (University of Potsdam) and Dr. Christian Herrmann (University of Basel), about the measurement, importance and evaluation of basic motor competencies. These topics were embedded in one large presentation which was held in German with consecutive interpretation into Spanish.<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks to the visit of these academics, we were able to train PE teachers and university students who are part of the team of this Fondecyt project. The application of the MOBAK-5 testing instrument will start in May and has the objective to apply the tests in Chilean schoolchildren and to determine their level of motor competencies, which they need in different situations of their in-PE-class and out-of-school activities\u201d, Dr. Jaime C\u00e1rcamo concluded.<\/p>\n

The conference took place at the Universidad de La Frontera, in the Auditorium \u201cSelva Saavedra\u201d, and was sponsored by the Chilean National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development (Fondecyt Project No. 11170525) and the Universidad de La Frontera thorugh the Department of Physical Education, Sport and Recreation and the Outreach and Community Engagement Division (Extension Project EXS18-0028).<\/p>\n

Written by: Mar\u00eda Carolina Oyarz\u00fan
\nSchool of Pedagogy<\/p>\n

Original article:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/en.ufro.cl\/index.php\/news\/163-european-academics-visited-ufro-for-validation-of-a-testing-instrument-to-evaluate-basic-motor-competencies-in-pe-class<\/a> (english)<\/div>\n

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http:\/\/www.ufro.cl\/index.php\/noticias\/12-destacadas\/1505-academicos-se-reunen-para-socializar-validacion-de-instrumento-que-mide-competencias-motrices-basicas-en-educacion-fisica<\/a> (spanish)<\/p>\n

More articles:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

http:\/\/www.ufroactivate.org\/visita-de-academicos-de-suiza-y-alemania-al-departamento-de-educacion-fisica-de-la-universidad-de-la-frontera\/<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/humanidades.ufro.cl\/index.php\/noticias\/598-acad%C3%A9micos-se-re%C3%BAnen-para-socializar-validaci%C3%B3n-de-instrumento-que-mide-competencias-motrices-b%C3%A1sicas-en-educaci%C3%B3n-f%C3%ADsica<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.dsvaldivia.cl\/sportexperten-geben-gut-besuchte-fortbildung\/<\/a><\/p>\n