Base Knowledge
N/A
Teaching Methodologies
The content will be presented and worked out on a theory and practice approach. Thus, in the class context, will explore concrete examples of the most common studies and its instruments of data collection, in addition to promoting reflection on the analysis and discussion of results and conclusions obtained.
The assessment in this CU will be performed by students in one of two ways:
a) Continuous assessment: one written test, quoted of 0 to 5 values (25%); participation in classroom tasks, quoted, in total, from 0 to 5 values (25%); a group work, quoted of 0 to 10 values (50%);
b) Assessment by exam: Written test (100%).
Learning Results
Students should:
1. Know the main investigation lines in Play and Early Motor Development (PEMD), Motor Development (MD), and in Sport Sciences (SS), and identify predominant research methods;
2. Identify the procedures to use in the research by questionnaire and content analysis;
3. Acquire and understand the essential knowledge on Descriptive Statistics and Inferential Statistics demonstrating its usefulness on sports context.
Program
1. Subjects and investigation lines in Early Motor Development and Childhood Play and predominant research methods.
2. Questionnaires: Conception, validation and application.
3. Fundamental mathematic analysis and survey data statistics using adequate software.
Grading Methods
- - Frequency - 25.0%
- - Attendance and Participation - 25.0%
- - Individual and/or Group Work - 50.0%
- - Exam - 100.0%
Internship(s)
NAO
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