2nd International Conference on Social Science and Technology Education (ICSSTE 2016)

Analysis of Current Situation of Fancy Rope Skipping Curriculum in Regular

Institutions of Higher Learning in Province

Zhang Yongmao Southwest Petroleum University, Sichuan 610500

Abstract — This paper adopts the research years, some new actions such as the martial arts, methods such as literature material method, gymnastics, dance and art gymnastics are questionnaire investigation method, expert combined into the traditional rope skipping, interview method and mathematical statistics to which is called fancy rope skipping. It is a investigate and study the conditions of fancy rope newly emerging popular sports. It is fashionable skipping curriculum in 22 universities in Sichuan. with music accompaniment, various types and The research shows that the university teachers patterns and both simple and complicated highly recognize the fancy rope skipping curriculum; actions. It is challenging and has good fitness construction of teaching resources should be effects. So it is popular at home and abroad with strengthened; cultivation of the professional its unique charm. It is an effective aerobic teaching staffs should be strengthened; in terms of exercise; it can boost the development of organs teaching materials, more premium teaching and is good for physical and mental health. In materials with high pertinence and professionalism addition, it can help build the body, develop the are needed; the promotion and implementation of intelligence and improve the physical quality of the curriculum system of fancy rope skipping students. It is characteristic of ‘exercising the should be boosted in different steps and stages; body, the mind and figure’, which accords with cultivation of the professional teachers should be the characteristics of body and mind enlarged; related scientific research of the development of students in universities. Most curriculum system of fancy rope skipping should be importantly, it is better than other sports events strengthened. in terms of safety and stadium. Hence it is worth promoting and popularizing and should be Key Words: Sichuan Province; regular institutions attached great importance to. of higher learning; fancy rope skipping; the current Fancy rope skipping curriculum is just set up in situation; analysis the domestic universities, which is conducted in 1.INTRODUCTION several institutions of high learning. There are still many problems, such as the limited ability Rope skipping is a traditional sports event in our of teachers, certain difficulties, insufficient country, which was invented in the Tang cognition and attention of the leaders etc; many Dynasty; it can be regarded as an event of aspects such as teaching contents, teaching competitive sports and also a recreational mode, material and teaching method should be which is of great value in fitness, recreation and improved. Through investigating the current cultivating the tastes. Rope skipping is a simple situation of fancy rope skipping curriculum of and easy sports event for the masses. In recent

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the regular institutions of higher learning in Data; I’ve also consulted the books and Sichuan, this paper hopes to provide realistic monographs of related fields and mastered the evidence and support for construction and current research situation at home and abroad, implementation of the curriculum system of thus having provided sufficient theoretical basis fancy rope skipping of the regular institutions of for this research. higher learning in Sichuan. 2.2.2 Questionnaire investigation method. I have handed out 50 questionnaires to the teachers and 2. Research Object and Method 1000 to the students (500 to boys and 500 to 2.1 Research Object girls) in 22 regular institutions of higher This paper takes the teachers and students of 22 learning in Sichuan Province. I have adopted the regular institutions of higher learning of method such as small sample resurvey method different levels and features in Sichuan as the and expert logic test method to test the investigation object, including Sichuan reliability and validity of the questionnaires so University, Sichuan Normal University, as to guarantee the scientificity and Southwest Jiaotong University, Southwest objectiveness of data. 50 questionnaires for Petroleum University, , teachers are retrieved, with the valid retrieval , Southwestern University ratio of 100%; 945 questionnaire for students of Finance and Economics, University of are retrieved and the valid questionnaires are Electronic Science and Technology of , 939 (434 for boys and 505 for girls), with the Chengdu University of Information Technology, valid retrieval ratio of 99.4%. Neijiang Normal University, Leshan Teachers 2.2.3 Expert interview method. Gain the College, Xichang College, Yibin University, theoretical and technical support through China West Normal University, Chengdu interviewing the domestic educational and Polytechnic, Southwest Medical University, teaching experts, fancy rope skipping experts Chengdu University of TCM, Chengdu and some of the directors of sports departments University of Technology, of of the universities so as to gain the persuasive Science & Engineering, Sichuan Agricultural research results. University, Sichuan University of Arts and 2.2.4 Mathematical statistics method. Classify Science, . Through the effective questionnaires and makes statistical comprehensive investigation of students and handling of the investigation results through teachers in these 22 regular institutions of SPSS. higher learning, this paper aims to study the current situation of opening and implementation 3. Result and Analysis of fancy rope skipping curriculum in the 3.1 Cognition of Teachers and Students of universities of Sichuan. Universities about the Fancy Rope Skipping 2.2 Research Method Curriculum 2.2.1 Literature material method. In order to guarantee the pertinence and effectiveness of research, I have selected the related literature of fancy rope skipping curricula through the library of Southwest Petroleum University and Chengdu Sport University, CNKI and Wanfang

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Chart 1 Cognition Investigation Results of Cognition them. of Teachers and Students of Universities about the 3.2 Analysis of Current Situation of Teaching Fancy Rope Skipping Curriculum Team of Fancy Rope Skipping Curriculum Know Not know Investigation shows that although physical Willing to attend Unwilling to attend education teachers of universities go through Teacher 78% 22% strict training and examination, yet teachers who 90% 10% receive training of fancy rope skipping are Student 81% 19% severely insufficient, due to the fancy rope 82.3% 17.7% skipping has not been fully recognized and attached more importance to. Statistical results

show that fancy rope skipping is highly Through investigating fancy rope skipping recognized by teachers and students. However, curriculum of 22 universities, the attraction teachers still lack the skills and teaching ability degree of the curriculum to students is shown in of fancy rope skipping curriculum, which shows the above chart: students in universities pay that software construction such as teaching team much attention to fancy rope skipping cannot guarantee normal teaching yet. curriculum. Among the investigated students,

81% of the students know something about Chart 2 Investigation Chart of Teaching Team of fancy rope skipping project; most of them know Fancy Rope Skipping Curriculum No=50 it through recreational programmes, large-scale performances and gymnastic lessons in primary Received schools. 82.3% of the students say that if the training Did not receive raining schools open fancy rope skipping curriculum, Fancy Rope Skipping Curriculum they are willing to choose it. Statistical data Teaching Team 6 show that students in universities are interested 44 in fancy rope skipping curriculum, which shows Investigation Conditions that the fancy rope skipping attracts the students; Proportion of the total number 12% it accords with the features of contemporary 88% undergraduates who are fashionable. Fancy rope skipping is loved by students due to its trendy As the base of talent cultivation, universities and novel style, multiple patterns and flexible must attach importance to cultivation and representation methods, which accords with the improvement of the qualities of teachers. psychological features of contemporary Investigation result in Chart 2 shows that 12% undergraduates. of the teachers have received related training of Similarly, as is shown in Chart 1 about fancy rope skipping project and 88% of them investigation of teachers in 22 universities, the have not. Meanwhile, Chart 1 shows that 90% result shows: 90% of the teachers are interested of the teachers are willing to accept training in fancy rope skipping curriculum and are related to fancy rope skipping, which shows that willing to learn it and impart it to students. physical education teachers have active learning These data fully show that fancy rope skipping attitudes and that we do not provide enough greatly attracts students and teachers from opportunities of learning fancy rope skipping for universities and can be widely recognized by teachers. On one hand, schools can make PE

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teachers learn the frontier knowledge and skills investigation of the books related to fancy rope of fancy rope skipping; on the other hand, skipping in the libraries, it is seen that the schools can provide related training so as to source of teaching materials is limited and make the PE teachers learn from each other and implementation of teaching materials is not boost the development of curriculum unified. Therefore, to strengthen construction of construction. teaching materials of fancy rope skipping is a 3.3 Opening Ratio and Mode of Fancy Rope long-term important job. Skipping Curriculum (2) Class hour. For the school that take the fancy Among the investigated schools, the opening rope skipping as the elective curriculum, the ratio of this curriculum is not optimistic; number of class hour in two years and four compared with universities in other provinces, semesters reaches 72-144, in which theoretical the opening ratio is relative low. It is mainly curricula take up 4-8 class hours. For some opened as the elective curriculum, schools with worse opening conditions, only extracurricular club lesson and special lecture. one-semester elective curriculum is opened. Elective curricula mainly face the students, Some provide special teaching contents in the especially the junior and senior students; mixed curriculum; the number of class hour of extracurricular club is the extension of special teaching curriculum is only 18-36 and curriculum teaching; the special lecture usually even less. The occupation ratio of class hour of invites the experts to communication with fancy rope skipping remains low; many of them students within a small scale. Through just use the first 10 minutes of a class hour to investigation of universities of Sichuan Province, make students warm up. the opening ratio and mode of fancy rope 3.5 Curriculum Teaching Venue and Equipment skipping is not ideal. Fancy rope skipping has not high requirements 3.4 Teaching Implementation of Fancy Skipping of venue and equipment, so it is of venue and Curriculum equipment advantage. It is a sports that can be (1) Use of teaching material. Fancy rope popularized and conducted in universities. At skipping project develops in our country late present, the venue and sports equipment of and its time in universities is short, thus universities in Sichuan can basically satisfy the covering not many contents. Investigation of the teaching of fancy rope skipping and effectively schools that open the curriculum shows that all help finish the basic training and tasks of the schools own the teaching materials of extracurricular activities. The main requirement compulsory curriculum of physical education; is the stereo equipment. Through investigation from the contents of teaching materials for the of stereo equipment, 75.5% of the students are elective curriculum of physical education, the satisfied; 25.5% are not satisfied. The main contents related to fancy rope curriculum are not reason is that the stereo equipment has small comprehensive and small-sized, basically about power and volume and students at the back the introduction of the project and basic skills. cannot listen to music clearly. Meanwhile, the Among the investigated schools, only Chengdu practice atmosphere of such curriculum is not Sport Institute and Southwest Petroleum that good. University purchased the professional teaching material--Fancy Rope Skipping. Through

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4. Conclusion and Suggestion to carry out the curriculum system of fancy rope 4.1 Conclusion skipping. In the implementation process, it Only a few universities in Sichuan open the needs to combine the development of the times, fancy rope skipping curriculum; compared with the actual conditions of the school and the the universities in other provinces, the abilities of teachers open or partly open fancy curriculum opening rate is relatively low. rope skipping curriculum. Investigated from the teaching staff, schools that (3) Strengthen the related research work of the open the curriculum, opening methods, survey curriculum system of fancy rope skipping. of project interest, curriculum recognition, Construction design of the curriculum system of implementation of teaching materials, venue and fancy rope skipping is a complicated work from equipment of fancy rope skipping curriculum of theory to practice. Curriculum construction, as regular institutions of higher learning in Sichuan, the most important link of curriculum system, is it is known that they are highly recognizing the very important in the implementation process, fancy rope skipping curriculum; professional so it must be deepened and refined. It is teachers of fancy rope skipping are insufficient, suggested to set up the curriculum objects, so it is difficult for many universities to open the choose the curriculum contents, formulate the fancy rope skipping curriculum; more good outline and compile the teaching material by teaching materials are needed. centering on the special association and sports 4.2 Suggestion institute. In addition, set up fair and reasonable (1) Enlarge publicity of fancy rope skipping in teaching and competition assessment system, universities, overcome the difficulties and explore the viable teaching modes and methods actively carry it out. At present, the opening so as to boost the concrete and comprehensive ratio of fancy rope skipping curriculum in implementation of the curriculum system. universities of Sichuan is not that high. From (4) Strengthen cultivation of professional the current situation, leaders of many schools teachers of universities. In order to have not attached much importance to fancy comprehensively carry out the curriculum rope skipping. Rope is relatively cheap; it is also system of fancy rope skipping in the universities, durable. As long as the school leaders support it construction of teaching power needs to be and gradually promote it, it will form certain strengthened. Fancy rope skipping requires scales. It requires us to enlarge the publicity of correct and clear teaching ideas and teachers of fancy rope skipping as well as its related higher professional qualities. Teachers should knowledge so as to make more people fully know more about fancy rope skipping sports, realize the significance and value of fancy rope master the skills of related tactics and correctly skipping and actively create conditions for distinguish the differences between teaching of opening fancy rope skipping curriculum. fancy rope skipping and teaching of other (2) The curriculum system needs to be boosted curricula. Gradually strengthen training of in different steps and stages. To learn the related teachers, further strengthen their guiding thought and target of the curriculum, innovation awareness and improve their actively explore the teaching rules of fancy rope business levels and comprehensive abilities. skipping curriculum and steadily publicize it is Schools and related functional departments the quality guarantee for universities in Sichuan should create the favorable learning

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