The contextual interference effect (random practice yields better transfer and retention compared to blocked practice) detected in a study of 24 boys and 33 girls randomly selected (M age = 10.5 yr., SD = .6) performing a linear positioning motor task seemed to dissipate in extended transfer trials.

The Introversion/Extraversion dimension may interact with contextual interference, as random and blocked practice schedules imply distinct levels of variation. This study investigated the effect of different practice schedules in the acquisition of a motor skill in extraverts and introverts. Forty male undergraduate students (M = 24.3 yr., SD = 5.6) were classified as extraverts (n = 20) and introverts (n = 20) by the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and allocated in one of two practice schedules with different levels of contextual interference: blocked (low contextual interference) and random (high contextual interference). Half of each group was assigned to a blocked practice schedule, and the other half was assigned to a random practice schedule. The design had two phases: acquisition and transfer (5 min. and 24 hr.). The participants learned variations of a sequential timing keypressing task. Each variation required the same sequence but different timing; three variations were used in acquisition, and one variation of intermediate length was used in transfer. Results for absolute error and overall timing error (root mean square error) indicated that the contextual interference effect was more pronounced for introverts. In addition, introverts who practiced according to the blocked schedule committed more errors during the 24-hr. transfer, suggesting that introverts did not appear to be challenged by a low contextual interference practice schedule.

The knowledge of personal characteristics aids to individualize the way practice is scheduled and information is provided, as well as to selecting better suitable people to carry out certain functions. There is evidence that these individual characteristics, for instance personality traits, might affect the learning of motor skills. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of different practice schedules on the acquisition of a motor skill in extraverts and introverts. 96 undergraduate students were selected after answering the EPQ (Eysenck Personality Questionnaire). The task involved a sequential key-press and the design comprised two phases: acquisition (108 trials, at three task variations, except the constant groups, which performed only one variation) and transfer (immediate and delayed, 12 trials each). The participants were allocated in one of six practice groups, formed by the combination of Extraversion/Introversion trait and the practice schedule (constant, blocked and random). Measurement involved global error, relative timing error and absolute timing error. The results showed that, not only did learning occur, but also the performance of introverts, in comparison with extraverts, was higher at the beginning of acquisition and lower on transfer. As a conclusion, regardless of the xii practice schedule, individual characteristics of Extraversion/Introversion have influence over motor performance, as well as over motor learning.

Classificadas nos pólos extremos da Escala de Traços de Personalidade para Crianças (ETPC) quanto aos traços de personalidade Extroversão e Neuroticismo, sessenta crianças – 10,3 ± 0,8 anos, 28 meninos e 32 meninas – foram aleatoriamente alocadas em quatro grupos experimentais: baixa Extroversão, alta Extroversão, baixo Neuroticismo e alto Neuroticismo. A tarefa motora consistiu em arremessar o dardo de salão com a mão dominante em um alvo circular. Cinco tentativas foram executadas com fornecimento de conhecimento dos resultados. Os resultados indicaram associações entre a pontuação na tarefa e os escores dos grupos de Extroversão e de Neuroticismo.

Resumo -Com a chegada da pandemia de coronavírus no Brasil e com a migração do ensino presencial para o ensino remoto, o sistema educacional, como um todo, precisou se reinventar. Desde 1996 o ensino brasileiro passou a ser alicerçado pelo aprender a ser, aprender a fazer, aprender a conhecer e aprender a conviver e, na década de 1970, a Educação Olímpica (EO) propõe um ensino para o desenvolvimento integral de crianças e jovens. A EO, na Prefeitura Municipal de São Caetano do Sul, se faz presente há, pelo menos, dois ciclos olímpicos, caracterizando-se como uma proposta interdisciplinar. Em consonância com uma atitude colaborativa e de corresponsabilidade, foi proposto, aos professores de educação física da referida rede, um trabalho colaborativo de construção de sequências didáticas, cujo tema, foi: 'Olimpismo: educação e integração cultural para o desenvolvimento humano por meio do esporte'. Foram desenvolvidas seis sequências didáticas para as turmas de 1º a 9º ano do Ensino Fundamental e, ao final, além da produção destas sequências, observou-se que a experiência didática favoreceu, também, a formação de professores ao explorar, de modo temático, os objetos de conhecimento e objetivos de aprendizado; a ampliação do campo do conhecimento e os sentidos das práticas esportivas; o exercício do trabalho colaborativo; a ampliação dos domínios tecnológicos a serviço do desenvolvimento da área do conhecimento e a criação de espaços de trocas, diálogos e problematizações, favorecendo o aumento dos domínios conceituais.Palavras-chave: Educação Olímpica; pandemia; trabalho colaborativo; ensino remoto; esporte. OLYMPIC EDUCATION IN TIMES OF PANDEMIC AND DISTANCE LEARNINGAbstract -With the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic in Brazil and the migration from face-to-face education to distance learning, the educational system, as a whole, needed to reinvent itself. Since 1996, Brazilian education has been based on learning to be, learning to do, learning to know and learning to live together and, in the 1970s, Olympic Education (OE) proposes teaching for the integral development of children and young people. OE, in São Caetano do Sul, has been present for at least two Olympic cycles, being characterized as an interdisciplinary proposal. In line with a collaborative and co-responsible attitude, it was proposed to the physical education teachers of the referred network, a collaborative work of construction of didactic sequences, whose theme was: 'Olympism: education and cultural integration for human development through the sport'. Six didactic sequences were developed for classes from the 1st to the 9th grade of elementary school and, in the end, in addition to the production of these sequences, it was observed that the didactic experience also favored the training of teachers by exploring, in a thematic way, the knowledge objects and learning objectives; the expansion of the field of knowledge and the meanings of sports practices; the exercise of collaborative work; the expansion of technological domains at the service of ...