Author(s)

Jie Zhang ¹, Yan Cui ¹, Dong Liu ¹, Yiran Dan ¹, Xiuling Wu ²

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Physical Education and Tourism, Sichuan International Studies Vocational College, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610103, China
² School of Leisure Sports, Chengdu Sport University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 641499, China

Corresponding Author

Jie Zhang

ABSTRACT

As physical education curriculum reform continues to gain momentum in higher vocational colleges, the track and field courses, under the tutelage of the "elective system" and the "three self-directed approach" have experienced a decrease in student attendance, popularity of the course, and the quality of teaching assessment. To solve this problem, this paper suggests a competition based teaching model that has an active integration of competition practice with the course practice. This paper will discuss how one can enhance the physical fitness and athletic prowess of the students using engaging, rigorously graded and diversely structured tests. The selection is random and the control and experimental group are made out of the students taking a track and field course at a higher vocational college. Experimental group has a model of learning that is based on competitions which includes graded competitions, skill-building exercises, interesting challenges and teamwork exercises which is enhanced with regular testing and individualized instruction. The experimental group utilizes a conventional teaching model. There are profound variations between the experimental group in terms of the technical standardization, rhythm control, and coordination (17.0 ± 1.3) scores (p = 0.002 technical standardization, p = 0.005 rhythm control, and p < 0.01 coordination). As revealed in this research, competition-based learning model proves to be very effective in enhancing physical fitness and athletic skills and motivation to learn among students and make the course more attractive and viable.

KEYWORDS

Track and Field Courses in Higher Vocational Colleges; Teaching Model of Promoting Learning through Competition; Graded Competition; Personalized Training; Comprehensive Evaluation System

CITE THIS PAPER

Jie Zhang, Yan Cui, Dong Liu, Yiran Dan, Xiuling Wu, Exploration and Practice of the "Promoting Teaching and Learning through Competitions" Teaching Model
—Taking Track and Field Courses in Higher Vocational Colleges as an Example. Curriculum and Teaching Methodology (2025) Vol. 8: 18-26. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/curtm.2025.080803.

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