Volume 86 - Special Edition - Article I - 2016 - Physical Education in High School "Drops" in the Entrance Exam

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The paper examines the role of Physical Education within entrance examinations and ENEM, arguing that school practice often treats it as recreational rather than academically relevant. It reviews historical perspectives in Brazil, highlighting how education policies shaped Physical Education toward motor and sports training while limiting reflection. The study details how official exam frameworks include Physical Education in Languages, Codes and their Technologies and relates the approach to cognitive axes and competencies assessed for citizenship.

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Introduction

Theoretical Framework

Admission Exam Framework and ENEM Competencies

Cognitive Axes and Physical Education in Assessment

Volume 86-Special Edition-ARTICLE I -2016 FIEP BULLETIN 33-PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN HIGH SCHOOL "DROPS" IN THE ENTRANCE EXAM: IMPROVING KNOWLEDGE RICARDO YOSHIO SILVEIRA RIBEIRO Instituto de Cinesiologia Humana de São Paulo-Universidade Nove de Julho-São Paulo; SP; Brasil [ricardoyoshio67@yahoo.com.br](ricardoyoshio67@yahoo.com.br) doi: 10. 16887/86 .a1 .33 INTRODUCTION In high school the law that establishes the guidelines and bases for national education states that one of the purposes of this educational stage is: The consolidation and deepening of the knowledge acquired in primary school, enabling the continuation of studies (BRAZIL, 1996) . We understand that to pursue studies and enter higher education students must necessarily very important moment for the NATIONAL HIGHSCHOOL EXAM-ENEMand the entrance exam. Therefore, each curricular component should realize the proposed objectives for this stage of education and think of Physical Education these days is certainly a big challenge especially when we think of highschool. Cultural society in general understands that these lessons is the time to play, play and train the physical, as in other matters are "studying" is common and often the phrase when referring to the curricular component physical education: -What did you do in class physical education? What threw joked ...? What did you play ...? Historically in Brazil the physical education priority had their classes serving political, ideological interests,(ULASOWICZ; PEIXOTO 2004, p.63) and its essential feature included motors and sports practices for the training of athletes and the dichotomy the human being in body and mind; According to Vieira; Jorge (2003) were through use of methods of exercise and sport the general physical education classes were stripped of reflection and guided substantially in the making. In addition to this understanding we launched another very recurring thought: "-Physical Education does not fall in the entrance exam! The scope of this paper is to present and discuss the evidence of issues related to curriculum component physical education in ENEM and evidence of entrance examinations. Theoretical Framework In high school movement is studied from the relevance of the manifestations of bodily practices that are magnified in the context of activities of youth and physical education shall be included in the axis of languages, codes and its technologies.(BRAZIL, 2006) Despite the problems experienced by the Physical Education in the school context, we have some evidence of its importance: the inclusion of issues of curricular component Physical Education in tests of entrance exam and ENEM. In accordance with Resolution No 07 of 25 February 2010 of the Council of Teaching, Research and University Extension, University Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Art. 10-subparagraph 1, the first phase of the entrance exam will consist of a general knowledge test. "Proof of general knowledge will be composed of 90 objective questions, being 30 for each of the following areas specified in the PCN In high school: Languages, Codes and their technologies (elements of the Portuguese language and literature, English language, physical education and art) ..." (Unesp, 2010, emphasis added) . Despite the resolution on the inclusion of issues of curricular component, the physical education is still view with disbelief. According to the general coordinator of the course Anglo, Nicholas Marmo in terms granted to Uol Vestibular System (2009) . The collection of disciplines is unknown. "There are schools that already offer such content, but it is necessary that the Unesp disclose a program that will be charged," he said. "Physical education in school, to play football, volleyball, which will be charged? Another institution that includes the curricular component physical education in the proof is the National Institute of Educational Studies and Research - INEP, in accordance with the Reference M

FAQs

Why does the article focus on Physical Education in the entrance exam context?

It argues that Physical Education is often treated with skepticism, even though official exam structures include related content in ENEM and entrance assessments.

How is Physical Education represented in ENEM according to the article?

It is included under Languages, Codes and their Technologies, linked to competencies that require understanding and using body language in life and social identity contexts.

What cognitive axes does the paper connect to the ENEM assessment approach?

It outlines axes such as mastering languages, understanding phenomena, facing problem situations, building arguments, and preparing proposals, describing how these skills relate to the curriculum components.

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