When we think of developmental education, we think of the young children of our world today. They develop into individuals, men and women, on whom our world relies to continue to teach its children the important things in life. Physical education is one of them and we have failed to realize the impact it is having on our world today. Developing your child at the preschool level will force him to want to engage in physical activity. This is what we need to continue to do so that we as an entire population can move in a more positive direction towards being physically active. Developmental Education is physical education that emphasizes the acquisition of motor skills and increased physical competence based on the individual's unique developmental level. Within the skills, three areas are required; psychomotor, cognitive and affective areas. Psychomotor is defined as the “domain [that] includes content knowledge and the development of intellectual skills” as we grow (SERC). This is also defined, in simpler words, as the association of movement and motor skills. On the cognitive side, this means we use our brain to gain knowledge about the rules of a certain game, how to improve coordination, and enforce how important it is to maintain an active lifestyle for the rest of our lives. As we develop, the importance of this domain is paramount. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle can improve self-esteem, avoid falling into obesity statistics and can keep deadly diseases away. Finally, there is the affective domain and this means that this area includes the attitudes and values associated with physical activity. In developmental education, there are different levels that a teacher can......halfway.... ..I need to improve too. Parents and guardians are the foundation of a child's life and if a sedentary lifestyle is involved, children will behave just like their parents. We need to encourage them, while they are still developing, to be active. In physical education, active students and happy children are what we like to see come out of our future generation to teach others in their later years. Science Education Resource Center (SERC). “Domains of Learning.” Carleton College SERC. Np, 28 March 2012. Web. 30 March 2012..2. Kalakain, Leonard H. and Carl B. Eichstaedt. Developmental/adapted physical education. Minneapolis: Burgess, 1982. Print.3. Pica, Rae. Physical education for young children: ABC of movement for toddlers. Np: Human Kinetics, 2008. Print.
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