
Víctor Arufe-GiráldezUniversity of A Coruña | UDC · Faculty of Educational Studies
Víctor Arufe-Giráldez
PhD in Sciences of Physical Activity and Sp
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Introduction
Víctor Arufe-Giráldez is editor-in-chief of two scientific journals, the Sportis Scientific Journal and EDUCA International Journal for Educational Quality. He currently works at the Faculty of Educational Studies, University of A Coruña. Víctor does research in Physical Education, School Sport and Psychomotricity. Their current project is 'Didactic of Physical Education & School Sport'.
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October 2009 - present
September 2003 - October 2009
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Publications (173)
Background. Based on the fundamental principles of training, the methodology that each coach develops in the planning of sessions can be effective in improving the performance of their athletes. Study purpose. Therefore, the general objective pursued in this study was to find out the type of work carried out by the coaching staffs in their differen...
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major changes in people's lifestyle, health, and social relationships, especially impacting children and adolescents. The objective of this work has been to know the peculiarities of the use of technological devices and the levels of physical activity (PA) during the pandemic, both in Ibero-American and E...
After the closure of the Spanish Primary Education Centres in March 2020, academic and educational institutions began the 2020-2021 academic year with the obligation to abide by the anti-Coronavirus protocols. Consequently, students of all academic levels, and especially school-age children, have experienced, to a greater or lesser degree, a learni...
In recent years, we have come aware of the importance of digital games-based learning environments among young learners. In order to produce a sustainable environmental education that is interactive, persuasive, and action-oriented, it should be interactive and persuasive. This article explains the insights gathered during the teaching of cognitive...
La lectura, entendida como un valor educativo y cultural, constituye una herramienta para identificar, desarrollar y construir lectores desde las primeras etapas de la vida colaborando a su formación. La Actividad Física (AF) es también un valor que contribuye a mejorar la calidad de vida de las personas. El objetivo de este estudio ha sido analiza...
El desarrollo de la competencia motriz en la primera infancia y el trabajo de psicomotricidad se ha convertido en el eje principal del desarrollo humano. Este estudio tiene como principal objetivo conocer la opinión del profesorado que imparte la sesión de psicomotricidad en centros educativos de Educación Infantil. Se indaga sobre qué entienden po...
En la etapa de Educación Primaria, sobre todo en el último ciclo, se puede observar cada vez con más frecuencia que el alumnado va cambiando sus rutinas y actividades hacia otras actividades de carácter más sedentario. Este acontecimiento, puede ser origen de enfermedades no transmisibles (ENT). El incremento del tiempo destinado al uso de disposit...
In the last two decades, research has proliferated in the field of pedagogical models used in school Physical Education. The growth is so high that it is necessary to do a quick review to know which models currently exist and which are emerging. The objective of this work is to collect all the models or pedagogical approaches present in the scienti...
Nota importante: Este pdf se ha generado para traducir el artículo original publicado en inglés al español. Se ruega citar siempre la fuente del artículo oficial en inglés que se puede descargar aquí https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/3/2586 Este artículo puede no contener mejoras realizadas en el paper oficial, de ahí que sea solamente de consulta...
El juego es primordial en la infancia especialmente para trabajar contenidos vinculados a la Educación Física. En la actualidad existen múltiples tipos de juego para realizar con los niños de 3 a 6 años en las clases de Educación Física o psicomotricidad. El objetivo de este estudio es conocer qué tipos de juegos emplean en las sesiones de Educació...
Introduction: The home lockdown due to the appearance of SARS-CoV-2 in Spanish society led to changes in certain habits in children and adolescents. These habits were related to the practice of physical activity and the implications of higher rates of sedentary activities. This lockdown lasted from March to June 2020. The aim of this study was to d...
Research in relation to elite football has shown a positive impact in the improvement of different variables related to training processes, as well as in the evaluation and analysis of performance. The objective of this review is to offer an overview of the most recent scientific publications in relation to high-performance Spanish football. For th...
Background: In the last 10 years, gamification has entered the educational field incrementally. The subject of Physical Education has been one of the scenarios where multiple gamified learning environments were carried out. The objective of this work was to evaluate and analyze the scientific evidence of the pedagogical proposals and didactic exper...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned in recent years about child physical inactivity. The pandemic caused by COVID-19 meant in many countries the establishment of a period of confinement with the deprivation of movement of children. The aim of this paper is to analyse whether, during the period of confinement, the WHO recommendations rega...
The pandemic caused by COVID-19 meant, in many countries, the establishment of a period of confinement in which families were forced to restrict movement and social contacts with the consequent risk of inactivity. Our objective as to analyze the degree of psychosocial well-being, sociodemographic aspects and use of technological means depending on...
This paper presents a review of the research carried out internationally in recent years regarding textbooks, teaching materials, and the field of physical education. The objectives to which this article aims are as follows: To offer a compilation of current research papers published in the Scopus, Web of Science, and Dialnet databases and to provi...
Between March and June 2019, the SARS-CoV-2 virus broke out in Spain. The lockdown in response entailed the modification of certain habits in the infant-juvenile population, such as those related to the practice of physical activity and the implications derived from it. The aim of this study was to learn the impacts that lockdown had on manual dext...
This chapter addresses the elements to take into account for the creation of a gamified learning environment in Higher Education, specifically in the university classroom. It investigates various didactic proposals for gamification at the University made by different authors in recent years and the variables they have addressed in their study, how...
Gamification along with a whole range of other active methodologies are being incorporated into university classrooms due to their potential benefits for student learning. The aim of this paper was to analyse how a multimodal learning environment based on gamification could affect the final grades of university students in a subject taught at the F...
Disruptive behaviors in physical education cause conflicts among students and, consequently, an abnormal development of classes. Therefore, finding the variables that can solve them is an urgent aspect to achieve an adequate learning environment in the 21st century school. The aim of this study was to analyze what happens to disruptive behaviors in...
El currículo de Educación Física ecuatoriano es abierto y flexible lo que ha permitido la contextualización de sus contenidos en lo motriz, social, afectivo y cognitivo vinculando la aplicación de sus enfoques curriculares. El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo analizar la incidencia de un programa de Educación Física bien estructurado sobre el d...
El currículo de Educación Física ecuatoriano es abierto y flexible lo que ha permitido la contextualización de sus contenidos en lo motriz, social, afectivo y cognitivo vinculando la aplicación de sus enfoques curriculares. El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo analizar la incidencia de un programa de Educación Física bien estructurado sobre el d...
Background:
habits related to diet and physical activity in children were modified due to the lockdown that Spain had between March and June 2019 because of the health crisis caused by the appearance of SARS-CoV-2. The aim of the study was to know the impact that the lockdown had on physical fitness values in children aged 11-12.
Methods:
the st...
Worldwide, studies reveal that a significant proportion of adults and children do not meet the recommended guidelines for physical activity (PA). Therefore, it is crucial that proxy determinants for child physical activity enhancement could be identified. Parents have been considered to have a key role in child adherence to physical activity. Thus,...
Background:
During the great lockdown in Spain due to SARS-CoV-2, in between the months of March and June 2020, dietary and physical activity habits were modified in children. The aim of the study was to determine the impact of the lockdown on anthropometric parameters in children aged 11/12 years.
Methods:
Fifty Spanish children aged 11/12 year...
Parkinson’s disease can be approached from various points of view, one of which is music therapy—a complementary therapy to a pharmacological one. This work aims to compile the scientific evidence published in the last five years (2015–2020) on the effects of music therapy in patients with Parkinson’s disease. A systematic review has been performed...
The General Assembly of the United Nations established 17 sustainable development goals in its 2030 agenda, and urban mobility is in the sights of political authorities to empower sustainable cities and communities. This work consists of a review of the literature published within the Spanish context concerning public bicycle systems and urban mobi...
El fútbol sala es un deporte con un importante nú¬mero de practicantes. Su reducido campo de juego y la rapidez en las acciones de los jugadores anima a inves¬tigar sobre sus parámetros configuradores para conocer estrategias que mejoren el rendimiento deportivo. El objetivo de este trabajo es revisar los artículos publica¬dos entre los años 2015 y...
Artículo Revisión. Efectos de los programas de Educación Física en el desarrollo motriz, cognitivo, social, emocional y la salud de niños de 0 a 6 años. Una revisión sistemática. Vol. 7, n.º 3; p. 448-480, septiembre 2021. https://doi.org/10.17979/sportis.2021.7.3.8661 448 Efectos de los programas de Educación Física en el desarrollo motriz, cognit...
The effects of video games on different educational and psychological variables in children have been studied by multiple researchers. However, there are few works that address the study of pedagogical proposals for the classroom based on their mechanics and dynamics. The aim of this study was to analyse the effects of a learning experience inspire...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that a large majority of children do not reach its recommendations on physical activity for health, i.e., 60 min a day of moderate to vigorous physical activity. The objective of this study was to know the index of habitual physical activity in different contexts where the child interacts: school index...
La historia de la humanidad está ligada a la presencia del hecho educativo, la transmisión de conocimiento, la importancia de la mejora en los saberes y el aprendizaje de valores prosociales. En paralelo, la fascinación del estudio del sistema nervioso y, en términos coloquiales, el cerebro como su órgano más citado, ha estado presente desde los pr...
CAPÍTULO 4. Creación de un Entorno de Aprendizaje Gamificado inspirado
en La Casa de Papel, Víctor Arufe Giráldez y Rubén Navarro Patón..... 65
¿Por qué gamificar el aula?, 65.—¿En qué se basa la gamificación?, 66.—
La creación de un Entorno de Aprendizaje, Gamificado (EAG) en 5 pasos,
67.—1.er Paso. Adquirir información sobre gamificación y analiz...
The purpose of the study was to find out whether a short 6-week intervention on motor competence can reduce the Relative Age Effect (RAE) of preschool children born in the first quarter, compared to those born in the fourth quarter of the same year. Seventy-six preschool children (5.20 � 0.54 years) from Lugo (Spain) participated. A quasi-experimen...
Introduction: Futsal is a sport that is practiced almost everywhere in the world and that has been gaining in number of followers throughout the years. The objective of this work has been to carry out a review of the scientific literature from 2015 to 2020 that addresses the field of Futsal, selecting only articles related to children, adolescents...
The practice of physical activity (PA) is a healthy habit that offers health benefits. In contrast, the lack thereof may be associated with an increase in diseases, even at an early age. The objective of this study was to analyze the association between unhealthy behaviors, such as tobacco consumption and problematic internet use, and the practice...
The objectives of this study were (1) to investigate the presence of preschool children with severe motor difficulties (SMDs) and (2) to evaluate the existence of differences in the motor competence (MC) of preschool children from public and private schools based on gender. A total of 581 preschool children (4.66 ± 0.52 years) from Galicia (Spain)...
Physical Education presents a certain diversity of methodological approaches on the part of
the teachers who teach it, given its eminently practical nature. The aim of this study was to
determine the possible influence of gender and years of teaching experience on the methodological
preferences of Preschool and Primary Education teachers who teach...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the differences on motor competence between 5-year-old boys and girls and to investigate the existence of Relative Age Effect (RAE) on their motor competence. A total of 232 preschool children were evaluated of whom 134 (57.8%) were boys and 98 (42.2%) were girls. The Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2...
The period of confinement motivated by the COVID-19 pandemic and established by the governments of different countries has influenced the lifestyle of millions of children, not being able to continue carrying out multiple educational activities as they did until confinement. The objective of this research was to determine and analyze whether the li...
Background:
One of the great challenges facing today's society is the need to combat overweight and obesity in schoolchildren. This study aimed to analyze the impact of a cycle of didactic talks-given to families by a specialist in pediatrics, a specialist in nutrition and dietetics and a specialist in physical exercise-on childrens' snack choices...
Este libro aborda, de forma clara y sencilla, desde una perspectiva integral el trabajo de la competencia motriz en niños de 0 a 6 años, fomentando el desarrollo psicológico, social, afectivo y emocional en la primera infancia.
Está destinada a profesionales de la educación y de la Educación Física y Deportiva. Profesores, pedagogos, educadores, m...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether a Relative Age Effect (RAE) exists in motor competence of preschool children. The hypothesis was that motor competence, assessed by the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 (MABC-2), would be higher in preschool children born in the first quarter of the year compared to those who were born in...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the differences on motor competence between boys and girls aged 4 years old and investigate the existence of Relative Age Effect on their motor competence. In total, 132 preschool children were evaluated, of whom 60 (45.50%) were girls and 72 (54.5%) were boys. The distribution of the participants was from quar...
Resumen El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar qué ocurre con la motivación respecto a la educación física durante la escolarización obligatoria. Participaron 743 estudiantes de Primaria (n = 311) y Secundaria (n = 432) de los cuales, 333 eran niños y 410 niñas; M edad = 12.99, DT= 2.07. Se hallaron diferencias estadísticamente significativas e...
Gamificar actividades, retos y contenidos se ha ido convirtiendo en una tendencia en los últimos años, y la enseñanza y el aprendizaje de la Educación Física han estado siempre conectados con esta evolución y con las nuevas propuestas llegadas de profesionales de diferentes ámbitos.
Después de la publicación del primer volumen seguimos con la aven...
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the lives of many people.
Objective:
The aim of the present study was to analyse the physical activity (PA) and daily routine among children (0-12 years) during lockdown and to establish the main relationships among the variables.
Methods:
A quantitative study with a descriptive-comparative and cross-sectional...
Music therapy has many positive effects on people's well-being. In older people, with Parkinson's disease, it may be an alternative non-pharmacological therapy to help alleviate the different symptoms that this disease presents. The objective of this study is to descriptive and analyze the knowledge that a sample of patients with Parkinson's diseas...
La Educación Física presenta cierta diversidad de enfoques metodológicos por parte del profesorado que la imparte, dado su carácter eminentemente práctico. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar la posible influencia del género y años de experiencia docente en las preferencias metodológicas del profesorado de Educación Infantil y Primaria que i...
¿Por qué gamificar el aula?
¿En qué se basa la gamificación?
La creación de un Entorno de Aprendizaje, Gamificado (EAG) en 5 pasos,
1.er Paso. Adquirir información sobre gamificación y analizar experiencias
2.º Paso. Conocer los intereses del alumnado, 68.—
3.er Paso. Definir y establecer correctamente los objetivos de aprendizaje a
alcanzar
4.º Pa...
Introducción: Las TIC están presentes en muchos hogares estableciendo cambios en la comunicación social y estilo de vida. En el año 2020 se ha declarado en España el estado de alarma con un importante periodo de confinamiento debido a la aparición de una nueva pandemia mundial COVID-19. A través de este trabajo se realiza una radiografía del equipa...
Resumen. La Educación Física en Educación Infantil concentra un gran protagonismo en el desarrollo óptimo de cada una de las esferas del niño: física, social, afectivo-emocional y psíquica. Dotar de una gran información y formación a los futuros docentes de Educación Infantil, enseñando los contenidos a tratar desde esta materia es una pieza clave...
Background:
Promoting healthy lifestyles in children, has become a priority for public health institutions. However, electronic devices with screens encourage sedentary behaviors. The aim of this study was to analyze the evolution of the habits of physical activity practice and television watching in a cohort of 20 years of research in Spanish chi...
El objetivo de este estudio fue realizar un análisis de los estereotipos de género del alumnado gallego de Educación Primaria y Educación Secundaria en función de la edad, etapa educativa y género en Galicia. La muestra, que elegida por conveniencia según a los centros que se tuvo acceso, estuvo constituida por 856 estudiantes de entre 10 y 16 años...
This research aim was to determine what happens to physical self-concept during compulsory schooling.
1419 students from Primary (n = 619) and Secondary School (n = 800) participated: 640 boys and 779 girls;
Mage = 12.81, SD = 1.93. There were statistically significant differences in age and educational stage,
regarding physical condition (PhC) (p...
O futebol é um fenômeno sociocultural que chama a atenção de grande parte da população. O objetivo deste trabalho é fazer uma revisão da literatura científica dos últimos cinco anos que aborda o campo do futebol espanhol, selecionando para análise de conteúdo apenas artigos relacionados à participação de mulheres, crianças e aqueles que abordam var...
There are serious warnings of sedentary lifestyles among children. Therefore, it is necessary to take measures from school, especially in Physical Education (PE) classes. One way to do this, it is paying attention to the motivational climate and enjoyment in PE classes because these two factors are related to the intention to be physically active b...
Currently, there is a problem related to violence and tolerance towards violence, and the levels of empathy of the subjects can affect this, in addition to the practice of physical activity. The present study sought to define and contrast an explanatory model of victimization, empathy and attitude towards physical education, and to analyze the exis...
En los últimos años, han proliferado las políticas socio-deportivas municipales encaminadas a la promoción del uso compartido de bicicletas en diferentes localidades del territorio español. El presente artículo tiene como objetivo, por un lado, conocer si el impacto del clima, temperaturas y precipitaciones medias influye en el uso de las bicicleta...
El aula de Educación Física se convierte en un escenario óptimo para el trabajo de múltiples contenidos que inciden positivamente en el desarrollo social, afectivo, emocional, psíquico y físico del alumnado. La gamificación, los videojuegos y la innovación son un buen medio para mejorar el aprendizaje de contenidos del currículo. A través de esta p...
The main objective of the study was, on the one hand, to evaluate which variables of intrinsic satisfaction, perception and beliefs about the causes of success in sports influenced in having a profile of high or low sports addiction and, on the other hand, to analyze the differences in the degree of addiction and its subscales according to various...
This research aim was to determine what happens to physical self-concept during compulsory schooling. 1419 students from Primary (n = 619) and Secondary School (n = 800) participated: 640 boys and 779 girls; Mage = 12.81, SD = 1.93. There were statistically significant differences in age and educational stage, regarding physical condition (PhC) (p...
El currículo de Educación Infantil y el de Educación Física en la etapa de primaria, promueve contenidos relacionados con la prevención de accidentes y los primeros auxilios (PPAA). El enfoque globalizador y los proyectos interdisciplinares se han mostrado como efectivos y pedagógicamente recomendados. El área de Educación Física tradicionalmente e...
El objetivo principal del estudio fue, por un lado, evaluar qué variables de satisfacción intrínseca, percepción y creencias sobre las causas del éxito en el deporte influían en tener un perfil de adicción deportiva alto o bajo y, por otro, analizar las diferencias en el grado de adicción y sus subescalas en función de diversas variables de entrena...