Subtopic Deep Dive
Expressive Movement and Body Expression Training
Research Guide
What is Expressive Movement and Body Expression Training?
Expressive Movement and Body Expression Training refers to pedagogical methods in physical education, dance, and theater that develop body awareness, emotional expression, and creativity through structured movement activities.
This subtopic examines curricula integrating corporal expression into primary teacher training and early childhood education. Key studies analyze motor skills' role in holistic development (Alonso Álvarez and Pazos Couto, 2020, 26 citations) and emotional competencies via adventure pedagogy (Fernández Gavira et al., 2021, 19 citations). Approximately 10 papers from 2010-2022 focus on Spanish educational contexts.
Why It Matters
Training enhances emotional intelligence in physical education students, as shown in Bisquerra’s model application (Fernández Gavira et al., 2021). It improves social skills for hearing-impaired primary students using traditional games and tech tools (Fernández Gavira et al., 2021). Integrates movement with second language learning from early age (González-Valero et al., 2022) and connects body expression to math concepts like time (Arias García and Fernández Díez, 2022).
Key Research Challenges
Teacher Training Gaps
Initial training for primary teachers inadequately covers body expression contents, contrasting planned guides with actual elements (Sánchez and López, 2018, 10 citations). Programs lack depth in expressive corporal awareness (Prados Megías, 2020, 8 citations).
Interpersonal Communication Analysis
Sport contexts demand mixed methods for observing multimodal athlete-coach interactions (Izquierdo and Anguera, 2021, 17 citations). Systematic observation struggles to integrate qualitative-quantitative data.
Inclusive Curricula Design
Adapting tools for hearing-impaired students requires blending traditional games with technology (Fernández Gavira et al., 2021, 15 citations). Linking movement to non-motor subjects like math poses integration challenges (Arias García and Fernández Díez, 2022, 5 citations).
Essential Papers
Importancia percibida de la motricidad en Educación Infantil en los centros educativos de Vigo (España)
Yolanda Alonso Álvarez, José María Pazos Couto · 2020 · Educação e Pesquisa · 26 citations
Resumen Hasta la actualidad, ha sido mucha la documentación que se ha publicado a cerca de la importancia de la motricidad en el desarrollo integral de los niños y niñas. Con esta investigación pre...
Development of Emotional Competencies as a Teaching Innovation for Higher Education Students of Physical Education
Jesús Fernández Gavira, Santiago Castro-Donado, Daniel Medina-Rebollo et al. · 2021 · Sustainability · 19 citations
The objective of the work presented is to develop emotional competencies in higher-education students by following Bisquerra’s five-block model. With the methodological support of adventure pedagog...
Physical activity and movement integrated into the second language teaching from an early age: a systematic review (Actividad física y movimiento integrados en la enseñanza de una segunda lengua desde una edad temprana: una revisión sistemática)
Gabriel González-Valero, Rosario Padial Ruz, Raquel García-Molina et al. · 2022 · Retos · 19 citations
Background: the main objective of this paper is to analyse the effectiveness of physical activity and movement based intervention programmes for teaching and learning a second language (L2) in earl...
The Analysis of Interpersonal Communication in Sport From Mixed Methods Strategy: The Integration of Qualitative-Quantitative Elements Using Systematic Observation
Conrad Izquierdo, M. Teresa Anguera · 2021 · Frontiers in Psychology · 17 citations
The objective to which this manuscript is oriented to is focused on the analysis of interpersonal communication in sport. The multimodal essence of human nature adopts special characteristics in in...
Design of Educational Tools Based on Traditional Games for the Improvement of Social and Personal Skills of Primary School Students with Hearing Impairment
Jesús Fernández Gavira, Paola Espada-Goya, Virginia Alcaraz Rodríguez et al. · 2021 · Sustainability · 15 citations
The proposed work aims to offer an educational proposal with which to approach the Physical Education class with hearing impaired students through the use of different tools, with special attention...
Análisis de los contenidos de Expresión Corporal impartidos en la formación inicial de los docentes de Primaria
Galo Sánchez, Marga López · 2018 · Educación XX1 · 10 citations
El presente artículo aborda el análisis de la formación inicial de los docentes de Primaria en la disciplina de Expresión Corporal con el objetivo de contrastar los contenidos planificados en las g...
Art education through movement: the corporal expression in physical education
Javier Coterón López, Galo Sánchez Sánchez · 2010 · DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) · 9 citations
Art Education in school provides values of creativity and aesthetic understanding to the training and development of the individual, linked intimately to the culture in which the educational act is...
Reading Guide
Foundational Papers
Start with Coterón López and Sánchez Sánchez (2010, 9 citations) for core integration of corporal expression in physical education; follow with Terrón López et al. (2013) on non-verbal training for emotional intelligence.
Recent Advances
Study Alonso Álvarez and Pazos Couto (2020, 26 citations) for motor skills in early education; Fernández Gavira et al. (2021, 19 citations) for emotional competencies; González-Valero et al. (2022) for movement in language learning.
Core Methods
Core techniques: Bisquerra’s five-block emotional model with gamification (Fernández Gavira et al., 2021); mixed methods systematic observation (Izquierdo and Anguera, 2021); narrative creative paths for expressive awareness (Prados Megías, 2020).
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Research Agent uses searchPapers and citationGraph to map 10+ papers from Alonso Álvarez (2020) on motor skills in early education, revealing clusters around Spanish physical education. exaSearch finds related works on emotional competencies; findSimilarPapers expands from Fernández Gavira et al. (2021).
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Analysis Agent applies readPaperContent to extract Bisquerra’s model details from Fernández Gavira et al. (2021), then verifyResponse with CoVe checks claims against abstracts. runPythonAnalysis with pandas quantifies citation trends across 26-cited Alonso Álvarez (2020) and others; GRADE grading scores evidence strength in teacher training gaps.
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Synthesis Agent detects gaps in inclusive body expression curricula via contradiction flagging between Sánchez (2018) and recent works. Writing Agent uses latexEditText, latexSyncCitations for Fernández Gavira papers, and latexCompile to produce reports; exportMermaid visualizes motor skill development flows from Coterón López (2010).
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Deep Research workflow conducts systematic reviews of 50+ related papers, chaining searchPapers → citationGraph → structured report on expressive training evolution from Coterón López (2010). DeepScan applies 7-step analysis with CoVe checkpoints to verify motor skill impacts (Alonso Álvarez, 2020). Theorizer generates hypotheses linking body expression to emotional intelligence from Prados Megías (2020).
Frequently Asked Questions
What defines Expressive Movement and Body Expression Training?
It involves pedagogical methods using movement in physical education to build body awareness and emotional expression, as in curricula analyzed by Sánchez and López (2018).
What are common methods?
Methods include adventure pedagogy and gamification for emotional competencies (Fernández Gavira et al., 2021), traditional games for inclusive skills (Fernández Gavira et al., 2021), and mixed systematic observation for communication (Izquierdo and Anguera, 2021).
What are key papers?
Top cited: Alonso Álvarez and Pazos Couto (2020, 26 citations) on motor skills; Fernández Gavira et al. (2021, 19 citations) on emotional training; foundational Coterón López and Sánchez Sánchez (2010, 9 citations) on art through movement.
What open problems exist?
Challenges include bridging planned vs. actual teacher training contents (Sánchez and López, 2018), scaling inclusive tech tools (Fernández Gavira et al., 2021), and quantifying expressive awareness gains (Prados Megías, 2020).
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