Curricular orientations for physical education in Colombia: A systematic review

Abstract

Introduction: In the school context, Physical Educa-tion (PE) with its theoretical and practical develop-ments, is a fundamental and compulsory area that contributes to the integral formation of students at all levels. Therefore, it is important to recognize the cur-ricular projections of the area in the different pedagogi-cal practices, as long as they frame formative intentions and respond to documents of the Colombian Ministry of National Education (MEN) such as the curricular guidelines, the pedagogical orientations and the cur-ricular orientations for physical education, recreation and sport. Objective: To understand the curricular orientations in the area of physical education for the basic secondary in Colombia during the last 20 years. Methodology: Documentary review was used from the systematic review, using the criteria established by the PRISMA method (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis) method in information sources such as databases and institu-tional repositories. For the analysis of the information, inductive logic is followed with a broad reading of the main ideas in the documents, to understand the cur-ricular orientations of PE. Results and discussion: Two curricular approaches emerge in the pedagogical practices of physical education; pedagogical-didactic conceptions and evaluation from the perspective of students and teachers. Conclusions: Traditional edu-cational dynamics in physical education predominate in the pedagogical and didactic budgets and also instru-mental evaluations in the evaluation, without the active participation of the students as the main subjects of education