The need of integrational and correlation relations in teaching with emphasis of subject content from mathematics and physical and health education

Sivevska, Despina and Popeska, Biljana (2023) The need of integrational and correlation relations in teaching with emphasis of subject content from mathematics and physical and health education. Activities in Physical Education and Sport (APES), 13 (2). pp. 1-10. ISSN 1857-7687

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Abstract

The contemporary way of life offers information and facts that require skills and competencies that previously were not needed.
Therefore, there is an urgent need for changes within the educational system that will facilitate the adjustment toward the requirements
of modern society. That process can be facilitated by the teacher by supporting students for active learning, learning through
experience, use of new forms, strategies, and methods of work, and especially by supporting intercorrelation between educational
contents.
Correlation between subjects in frames of one subject, but also intrasubject relations requires knowledge from teachers for
contents and goals from both subjects, but also a motivation to do this in. This also reflects a deeper understanding of teaching content
and applied teaching strategies and affects students’ achievements.
During the teaching process, this can be easily achieved by using the approach of integration and correlation that allows the
creation of content and functional relation between current knowledge and new knowledge, to foster critical thinking, to a long-lasting
knowledge, and the ability efficiently to apply that knowledge and skills in everyday living.
For the needs of our study, we made analyses of the current study plans and programs used in the first cycle of studies (first
three grades from 1st to 3rd grade) in primary education in Macedonia, particularly to study programs in Mathematics and Physical
and health education. We aim to identify the possibilities for establishing an integration and correlation model in the elementary stage
of primary school and benefits from its implementation in mathematics and Physical and health education. The following criteria were
identified as basic elements for analyses: the number of classes for each subject, identifying the common standards and common goals
for the subjects physical and health education and mathematics, analysis of the thematic units and the planned contents and activities,
suggested methods and strategies for work, etc.
Following the analyses, many possibilities for intersubjects’ relations were identified. These possibilities were identified within
the standards, goals, and suggested subject contents. Applying this model in practice would also mean a greater preparedness of
teachers to improve their competencies to foster the quality of their teaching and outcomes from the teaching, manifested in the
knowledge and behavior of the students.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	integration & correlation in teaching, holistic approach in teaching, teaching mathematics, physical and health education
Subjects:	Social Sciences > Educational sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Educational Science
Depositing User:	Despina Sivevska
Date Deposited:	25 Jul 2024 07:15
Last Modified:	25 Jul 2024 07:15
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/34463

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