Abstract

RODRIGUEZ-FERNANDEZ, José Eugenio; PEREIRA, Vânia; CONDESSA, Isabel  and  PEREIRA, Beatriz. Evaluation of an intervention program in schools. Learn through play. Rev. Port. de Educação [online]. 2020, vol.33, n.1, pp.56-74. ISSN 0871-9187.  https://doi.org/10.21814/rpe.18349.

In the school context, playtime is one of the most favorable moments for the accomplishment of play and free activities, voluntarily practiced, and, consequently, for the improvement of social relationships and of the practice of physical activity. In order to know the students' perception in terms of the diversity of play and of the interactions that occur at the playground, a mixed-methodology quasi-experimental study was designed, with a proposal of intervention through the game, in wich 161 students, aged 6 to 10 years, from an elementary school in the north of Portugal participated. For the data collection, an ad hoc questionnaire was preferably used, as well as field notes and video recordings. The results shows us a high participation in the proposal for reasons of interest and attractiveness, especially in boys; games with rules and in a large group are prefered by both genders; likewise, it is in these inter-gender relations that there is a bigger increase, especially in the students of the last year. Playful intervention programs should be promoted to create practical opportunities and to diversify the type of play practiced by students at school.

Keywords : Playtime; Social interactions; Games; Elementary school.

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