Cooperative Learning and its application in Ecuadorian Physical Education

Abstract

Cooperative learning is an active methodology which promotes communication and encourages the creative part to achieve meaningful learning, however. The objective of the article was to analyze the application of cooperative learning in Ecuadorian Physical Education taking into account its curricular approaches, for which a documentary review of 18 documents was carried out, which included scientific articles, books and documents from the Ministry of Education. Important issues such as active methodologies, cooperative learning and curricular approaches to Physical Education were analyzed. It was concluded that cooperative learning applied in Physical Education classes will contribute to the integral development of the student, taking into account the curricular approaches as transversal axes, which will allow them to form entities with critical, creative and autonomous thinking in the construction of their own knowledge, which entails strengthening and consolidating learning and therefore the educational quality of the country.