Abstract

Obesity is becoming an increasingly common occurrence among primary school children in the UK, with lack of physical activity being one of the main factors contributing to this trend. Therefore, physical education teachers in primary schools are under increasing pressure to deliver core curriculum lessons in a manner that motivates and engages students.

This project was intended to assist physical education teachers in the development of engaging and motivating physical activities that will inspire children to stay active. Studies have shown that children are most likely to engage in physical activity if it involves games, preferably with a mentor guiding them through the process of learning new sports and exercising. Furthermore, music has been proven to increase children's engagement during exercise.

This project involves an in-depth analysis of the necessary functions of the application as well as research regarding the design of the application based on UX and UI principles and the latest trends. Based on the findings, the researcher developed a clickable prototype that was tested by physical education teachers.

Development of a clickable prototype of a mobile application aimed at assisting PE teachers in delivering lessons through a learning-through-play approach