On the effectiveness of the inclusion of practical exercises in the educational process as part of the studying of the history of physical culture and sport

• Alexander S. Sidorenko

  Alexander S. Sidorenko. Saint Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation. Saint Petersburg. Russia

Abstract. Within the general strategy of patriotic education of the younger generation, one of the important issues is the acquisition by young people of basic knowledge of history, especially national history, which will allow them to more consciously interpret the events taking place to-
day and understand the weight of the country in the world and its contribution to the development of modern civilization. The inclusion of practical trainings at sports facilities will contribute to increasing the interest of young people in studying the history of sports and their knowl-
edge. Objectives of the work: assessment of the depth of knowledge of 1st year students in the main sections of the history of physical education and sports by means of control testing; assessment of the effectiveness of including practical trainings in the educational process of 1st year students within the framework of the academic discipline "Physical Education" from the point of view of improving the knowledge of students. The work used empirical research methods: a pedagogical experiment and student surveys, theoretical research methods: data analysis and comparison and methods of mathematical statistics. According to the results of the final testing at the end of the theoretical course of the discipline "Physical Education", students of the experimental group, for whom practical classes were held instead of theoretical ones, gave 5,2 % more correct answers than students of the control group, the most significant differences between the groups were noted in
the sections "Antiquity and Antiquity" (14,8 %) and "Ancient Rus" (6 %). According to the survey data, about 87,2 % of students positively assessed the practice of including practical classes in the theoretical course of the discipline "Physical Education". The novelty and practical significance of the work is the opportunity for students to practically immerse themselves in the culture of different peoples of the world and assess the scope of their sports interests.
Keywords: students, history of sports, practical trainings.