MODERN ASPECTS OF TEACHING PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Abstract

Introduction. Reforming the system of general secondary education in Ukraine creates new needs for physical education, which require the development of innovative approaches to organizing physical culture and health work in educational institutions. The lesson of physical culture, as the main form, should qualitatively solve the task of forming a physically developed personality, who possesses vital motor skills and know-how, consciously relates to physical activity, and has an active lifestyle. This actualizes the problem of determining modern approaches to the organization and teaching physical education, which is an important condition for ensuring the high quality of the educational process in physical education. The purpose of the study is to determine the requirements for teaching physical education at the current stage of reforming the general secondary education system in Ukraine. Research methods: theoretical analysis and generalization of data from scientific and methodological literature and documentary materials, system analysis method. Results. It was determined that modern approaches to the organization of a physical culture lesson are as follows: a differentiated approach to students taking into account the state of health, level of physical development, motor readiness and gender; optimization of the educational process using innovative methods of education and training; integrated approach in physical education; formation of students’ abilities and skills of independent physical exercises; provision of educational, recreational, developmental and instructional orientation through a comprehensive approach to solving lesson tasks; achievement of optimal motor activity by all students during every class; ensuring rational conditions for conducting classes in terms of material, hygienic, aesthetic, and moral and psychological requirements for them; taking into account the motives and interests of students in physical exercises; implementation of the competence approach; ensuring flexibility and the possibility of innovations. Conclusions. The implementation of these approaches to the modern lesson of physical culture will increase the effectiveness of the process of physical education in an educational institution. At the same time, it is necessary to pay attention to improving the qualifications of teachers in mastering modern types of motor activities offered by educational programs, acquiring digital competence for organizing the educational process in a distance form.