The purpose of this study is to suggest the improvement plan of elementary school swimming education by grasping the operation condition of swimming education in 3rd grade of elementary school in Seoul area.
For this purpose, a questionnaire survey ...
The purpose of this study is to suggest the improvement plan of elementary school swimming education by grasping the operation condition of swimming education in 3rd grade of elementary school in Seoul area.
For this purpose, a questionnaire survey was conducted for teachers who have experience in swimming education in the third grade under the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education. Of the total 541 questionnaires collected, 493 items except duplicate questionnaires and questionnaires with low validity were analyzed. The frequency and percentage of the variables were calculated using the SPSS statistical program and x2 test was performed for some variables. The responses to the problems of swimming education were categorized and presented together with the questionnaire item analysis of the operation condition. The results of this study are as follows.
First, the operation condition of elementary school swimming education
The place of elementary school swimming education was relatively uniform except for the intramural swimming pool. It was found that the means of transportation for swimming education were frequently used in the order of walking, pool shuttle bus, chartered bus, and public transportation. As a result of examining the travel time (one - way) for swimming education, it was found that there could be a disruption in the operation of other curriculums. Regarding the condition of swimming education, the teacher in charge of swimming education recognized that there were problems about 'swimming education place', 'traffic accident in swimming education', 'financial · administrative support'.
Most of the elementary school swimming classes were operated by the professional swimming instructor. In regard to swimming education teaching methods, the teacher in charge of swimming education recognized that there were problems about ‘competence and attitude of professional swimming instructor ' and ' Number of students in swimming education ’.
The number of annual hours of swimming education was about half of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education manual, and it was found that other curriculum hours were used for swimming education. In relation to swimming education hours, the teacher in charge of swimming education recognized that there were problems with 'actual hours of swimming classes' and 'operation of other curriculum'.
Survival swimming education did not meet the guidelines of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education as a whole in terms of frequency and implementation methods. And the teacher in charge of swimming education recognized that there were problems in 'survival swimming education hours and frequency' and 'survival swimming education program'.
Second, improvement plan of elementary school swimming education
Teacher 's perception of the objectives of elementary school swimming education showed the highest rate of survival swimming ability. The teacher’s participation method in swimming class was the most frequently answered that the guidance from outside the water in the pool is appropriate. And it was founded that pool facility expansion is most needed for improvement of elementary school swimming education. In this study, based on the operation condition of elementary school swimming education, the improvement plans are as follows.
First, financial and administrative support for elementary school swimming education should be improved.
Second, there should be improvement of elementary school swimming education manual.
Third, teachers' perception about elementary school swimming education should be improved.