Contributions of Cooperative Games in School Physical Education

An Integrative Review

Abstract

Cooperative games allow the student to be socially included, motivate and learn the basic elements of the individual's formation. In this sense, the objective of this study was to describe the contributions of cooperative games in school Physical Education. An integrative review study was used as a methodology in articles published in the Lilacs, SciELO, DOAJ and Dialnet databases from 2006 to 2020, available online in Portuguese and Spanish through combinations of exact descriptors and synonyms for the terms “cooperative games” and “physical education”. Twenty articles were found and, after applying the filters and the inclusion/exclusion criteria, eight articles were selected for the final sample. It was verified that the application of cooperative games in the didactic-pedagogical actions of the teachers has several advantages, such as reducing the dropout of students in physical education classes, reducing the lack of interest in participation, as well as the inclusion of students with other colleagues. Although cooperative games are applied in Physical Education classes, it is important to add this content to the component's curriculum so that values ​​such as solidarity, mutual respect and teamwork are constantly reinforced during classes and can be transferred to social life, which denotes their contribution to the individual and collective behavior of students.