Le pause attive nella scuola primaria: La percezione delle insegnanti

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https://doi.org/10.7346/-feis-XXI-01-23_16

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Pause Attive, Scuola Primaria, Insegnanti, Clima Educativo, Funzioni Cognitive dei Bambini

Abstract

Il bisogno di movimento che caratterizza le attuali generazioni infantili, si è fatto pressante e preoccupante in relazione al fatto che, nonostante i continui progetti realizzati nella scuola primaria, poco sembra migliorare dal punto di vista della salute e della motivazione ad assumere stili di vita attivi. Tra i tanti progetti realizzati negli ultimi anni, le pause attive sembrano prendere piede per la loro semplicità applicativa e sostenibilità nel tempo. Presentate come ulteriore dispositivo per garantire ai bambini i livelli raccomandati di attività fisica quotidiana, si sono dimostrate molto efficaci sui livelli di benessere e attivazione cognitiva tanto da migliorare il clima di classe e facilitare l’azione didattica-educativa delle insegnanti. Proprio le insegnanti, coinvolte negli studi I-MOVE e ABS, di un gruppo di studio interuniversitario (Università di Bologna e Università Roma Tre), hanno risposto con molto entusiasmo alla pratica delle pause attive rendendosi conto, per prime, dei benefici evidenziati a livello di routine scolastica, ambiente di apprendimento e attivazione delle funzioni cognitive nelle/nei bambine/i. Il presente lavoro riporta dati riferiti proprio alla consapevolezza maturata negli insegnanti, rispetto all’applicazione delle pause attive nella loro giornata scolastica, in riferimento alla loro fattibilità, gestione e organizzazione a fronte di effetti considerati assolutamente positivi per il vissuto scolastico.

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2023-04-14

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Masini, A., Coco, D., Russo, G., Dallolio, L., & Ceciliani, A. (2023). Le pause attive nella scuola primaria: La percezione delle insegnanti. Formazione & Insegnamento, 21(1S), 107–113. https://doi.org/10.7346/-feis-XXI-01-23_16

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