CONTENT AND METHODOLOGY OF STUDYING BIOMECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS IN «BIOMECHANICS»

Abstract

The academic discipline «Biomechanics» is studied by students who obtain a bachelor's degree in the specialty «014.11 Secondary education (Physical education)». The greatest difficulty for students of the «Physical Education» specialty when studying «Biomechanics» is the understanding, assimilation, and use of biomechanical characteristics, which include biokinematic, biodynamic, and bioenergetic characteristics. A careful analysis shows that modern textbooks [1–5], [7–9] provide certain information about the main biomechanical characteristics, but do not provide a full, scientifically balanced disclosure of them and high-quality understanding and assimilation by students. There is an urgent need to improve the content and methodology of studying biomechanical characteristics.

The purpose of the article is to reveal the author's version of a scientifically balanced improvement of the content and methodology of studying biomechanical characteristics at a level accessible to students.

Research methods: theoretical research method in critical analysis of modern textbooks; empirical method in testing the author's content and methodology for studying biomechanical characteristics.

Scientific novelty: the classification of biomechanical characteristics into three groups is substantiated: biokinematic, biodynamic, bioenergetic; scientifically sound content and methodology for studying biomechanical characteristics are developed.

Conclusions. 1. A thorough analysis of the achievements and shortcomings of traditional content and methods of studying biomechanical characteristics shows that modern textbooks provide certain information about the main biomechanical characteristics, but do not provide a fullfledged scientifically balanced disclosure of them and high-quality understanding and assimilation by students. 2. Сlassification of biomechanical characteristics is grounded into three groups: biokinematic, biodynamic, and bioenergetic. 3. The author's content and methodology for disclosing the basic laws of biomechanics and biomechanical characteristics have been introduced, which ensure a full-fledged scientifically balanced disclosure of educational material at a level accessible to students.