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Cristiana D'Anna

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Biografia

Dipartimento di Scienze dell’Educazione e dello Sport dell’Università Telematica Pegaso, dove è responsabile scientifico del “Centre for Sport Science and Human Performance. È docente della Scuola dello Sport (Campania e Molise), formatrice nazionale e componente del Centro Didattico e Ricerche della Federazione Ginnastica d’Italia (FGI). È impegnata da anni nella formazione dei docenti, sia nell’ambito dei corsi di specializzazione per il sostegno che nei corsi di aggiornamento promossi da MI/CONI/CIP, per l’aggiornamento degli insegnanti di tutti gli ordini e gradi di scuola. La sua attività di ricerca riguarda la didattica dell’educazione fisica e sportiva con particolare focus sul ruolo della corporeità nei processi di apprendimento anche in ottica inclusiva.

Cristiana D'Anna is Associate Professor of Methods and Didactics of Motor Activities at the Department of Education and Sport Sciences of the Pegaso Telematic University, where she is scientific head of the “Centre for Sport Science and Human Performance”. She is a lecturer at the School of Sport (CONI) (Campania and Molise), a national trainer and a member of the Educational and Research Center of the Gymnastics Federation of Italy (FGI). She has been involved in teacher training for many years, both in the context of specialization courses for support teacher and in the training courses promoted by MI/CONI/CIP, for the teachers of all school orders and grades. Her research activity regards the teaching of physical and sports education with a particular focus on the assessment of motor development and on the role of corporeity in learning processes also from an inclusive perspective.

Facoltà

Facoltà di Scienze umane, della formazione e dello sport

Materia d'insegnamento

Teoria e metodologia delle attività motorie e riabilitative 

Ricevimento

Martedì dalle ore 9:30 alle 11:30

Modalità di prenotazione degli uffici

Link collegamento google Meet - prenotazione ricevimento via mail al docente

Pubblicazioni

D’Anna, C., Carlevaro, F., Magno, F., Vagnetti, R., Limone, P., & Magistro, D. (2025). Sex differences in gross motor competence in Italian children aged 3–11 years: a large-scale cross-sectional study. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology10(1).

 

D’Anna, C., Basadonne, I., Aquino, G., Minghelli, V., & Limone, P. (2025). Relationships Between Motor Skills and Academic Achievement: An Exploratory Study on Italian Primary School Children. Education Sciences15(2), 124.

 

Miatto, E., Maulini, C., Tafuri, D., Magnanini, A., Bellantonio, S., & D’Anna, C. (2024). Per una formazione inclusiva del docente di sostegno: una ricerca esplorativa nel Centro-Sud Italia. In Ricerca didattica e formazione degli insegnanti. Modelli, approcci e metodologie (pp. 854-863). PensaMultimedia Editori.

Cristiana D’Anna, Fabio Carlevaro, Francesca Magno, Roberto Vagnetti, Pierpaolo Limone, Daniele Magistro (2024). Gross Motor Skills Are Associated with Symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in School-Aged Children. CHILDREN, vol. 11, ISSN: 2227-9067, doi:10.3390/children11070757

Cristiana D'Anna, Pasqualina Forte, Elisa Pugliese (2024). Trends in Physical Activity and Motor Development in Young People—Decline or Improvement? A Review. CHILDREN, vol. 11, p. 1-18, ISSN: 2227-9067, doi:10.3390/children11030298

Forte P., Gentilozzi C., Pugliese E., Lucaccioni L., D'Anna C. (2024). Embodied Learning in Kindergarten School: Perspectives and Limits. GIORNALE ITALIANO DI EDUCAZIONE ALLA SALUTE, SPORT E DIDATTICA INCLUSIVA, vol. 8(2), ISSN: 2532-3296, doi: 10.32043/gsd.v8i2.1165

Coppola, Silvia, D'Anna, Cristiana, Minghelli, Valeria, Vastola, Rodolfo (2024). Ecological dynamics approach in physical education to promote cognitive skills development. JOURNAL OF HUMAN SPORT AND EXERCISE, vol. 19, p. 792-802, ISSN: 1988-5202, doi: 10.55860/k7ynwe36

D'Anna C., Maulini C. (2024). Promuovere l'Inclusività e la Qualità dell'Educazione Fisica nella scuola primaria: uno studio esplorativo. NUOVA SECONDARIA, vol. 10, p. 226-237, ISSN: 1828-4582

Pugliese E., Bashir M., Forte P., D'Anna C. (2024). EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON LEARNING ABILITY AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN CHILDREN: A REVIEW. GIORNALE ITALIANO DI EDUCAZIONE ALLA SALUTE, SPORT E DIDATTICA INCLUSIVA, ISSN: 2532-3296, doi: 10.32043/gsd.v8i2.1164

D'Anna, C., Gomez Paloma, F. (2024). Observing from a biopsychosocial perspective during play activities in physical education: good practices from the EduFiBES project. In: Cristiana D'Anna e Filippo [...] d Sport of Children and Youth: Researches – Best Practices – Situation. MOTOR ACTIVITIES, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT, p. 207-224, LECCE:PENSA MULTIMEDIA SRL, ISBN: 979-12-5568-095-6, ISSN: 2611-0148

Minghelli, V., D'anna, C., & Vastola, R. (2023). A biopsychosocial approach to plan inclusive learning environments in physical education. Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 23(9), 2492-2502.

Forte, P., Pugliese, E., Ambretti, A., & D’Anna, C. (2023). Physical Education and Embodied Learning: A Review. Sport Mont, 21(3). DOI: 10.26773/smj.231020

Pugliese, E., Forte, P., D’Anna, C. (2023). Cognitive vs ecological dynamic approach: a synthetical framework to guide effective educational choices. Journal of Physical Education and Sport ® (JPES), Vol. 23 (issue 9) , Art 285, pp. 2480 - 2485, September 2023 online ISSN: 2247 - 806X; p-ISSN: 2247 – 8051; ISSN - L = 2247 - 8051 ©

D’Anna, C, Forte, P., Vivona, A., Pugliese, E., Gomez Paloma F. (2023). Physical Fitness and Potential Intelligence in Primary School: A correlational Study. Res J Sport Health Psychol 5(1): 136

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36266/RJSHP/136

Ambretti, A., Iannaccone, S., & D'anna, C. (2023). Traditional games in virtual environment. Italian journal of health education, sport and inclusive didactics, 7(1).

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32043/gsd.v7i1.879

D'Anna, C., Pugliese, E., Forte, P., & Ambretti, A. (2023). Video feedback in learning sport specific skills. Cognitive approach vs ecological approach. Italian journal of health education, sport and inclusive didactics, 7(2). DOI: https://doi.org/10.32043/gsd.v7i2.874

D’Anna, C. & Ambretti, A. (2023). L’educazione Fisica nelle Indicazioni Nazionali per il Curricolo 2012: un  bilancio critico. QTimes – webmagazine Anno XV – vol. 1_n. 1, 2023, pp.73-90. Doi: 10.14668/QTimes_15106

Ambretti, A., Sorrentino, C. & D’Anna, C. (2022). Universal design for learning and motor sports activities: the inclusive potential of a flexible and integrated curriculum. In Italian journal of health education, sports, and inclusive didactics, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.32043/gsd.v6i2.638

D’anna, C., Iannaccone, S. & Ambretti, A. (2022). Partnership for inclusion. Sport as educational alliances promoter. In Italian journal of health education, sports, and inclusive didactics, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.32043/gsd.v6i2.633

D'Anna, C., Coppola, S., & Vastola, R. (2022). Transfer goal: real task in physical education as representative learning environment. In Italian Journal of Health Education, Sports, and Inclusive Didactics, 6(1).https://doi.org/10.32043/gsd.v6i1.592

D’Anna, C. Romano, B. & Vastola, R. (2021). Planning learning environments rich of affordance to lead the learners in the successful performance of a motor task: a preliminary study. InItalian Journal of Health Education, Sports, and Inclusive Didactics - Anno 5(3), pp..115-126. https://doi.org/10.32043/gsd.v5i3.423

D’Anna, C., Albano, D., Romano, B. & Vastola, R. (2021). Physical education between neuroscience and complexity: the systemic perspective applied to inclusive didactics. In Italian Journal of Health Education, Sports and Inclusive Didactics Anno 5(2), pp.340-350.  https://doi.org/10.32043/gsd.v5i2.377

Minghelli, V. & D’Anna, C. (2021). Integrated teacher training embodied cognition-based research data. In Italian Journal of Health Education, Sports and Inclusive Didactics, Anno 5(3), pp.78-93.

Minghelli, V., D’Anna, C. & Gomez Paloma, F. (2021). Bio-psycho-social approach to motor-sport activities in educational field: a multidimensional functioning. In Italian Journal of Health Education, Sports, and Inclusive Didactics - Anno 5(2), pp.223-232. Https://doi.org/10.32043/gsd.v5i2.372

Albano, D., D’Anna C. & Vastola, R. (2021). Push up, explosive push up and freefall tests to evaluate the upper body power: A preliminary study in aerobic gymnastics. In Journal of Human Sport and Exercise, 16(3proc), S973-S979.https://doi.org/10.14198/jhse.2021.16.Proc3.13

Damiani, P., Minghelli, V., D’Anna, C. & Gomez Paloma, F. (2021) L’approccio Embodied Cognition based nella formazione docenti. Un modello formativo ricorsivo per le competenze integrate del docente, in “Annali online della Didattica e della Formazione Docente”, Vol. 13, n. 21/2021, pp. 106-128.

D’Anna C., D’Alessandro A & Vastola R. (2020). Swimming, back pain and electromyography: A brief review. Journal of Human Sport and Exercise. Vol. 15. doi: 10.14198/jhse.2020.15.Proc4.20.

D’Anna, C. (2016). Le abilità grosso-motorie per un’intelligenza potenziale. Analisi comparativa tra un gruppo di ginnaste e un gruppo di alunne della scuola primaria. In Educazione Fisica e Sport nella Scuola, vol. 256-259; feb. 2016, p. 31-37, ISSN: 1722-9545.

D’Anna C., Mucci M. & Vastola R. (2020). Perceived motor competence and self-efficacy in children: Competitive sports vs sedentary lifestyle. In Journal of Human Sport & Exercise. Vol. 16/2020. doi:10.14198/jhse.2021.164.12  

Palumbo C., Ambretti A. & D’Anna C. (2020). Preventing of Early School Leaving: Sport as Protective Factor. In Journal of Sports Science – pp.25-31, vol.8. ISSN:2332-7839. DOI:10.17265/2332-7839/2020.01.005.

D’Anna C., Minghelli V., Gomez Paloma F. (2020). Inclusive motor activities and life skills development in educational field. In Italian Journal of Health Education, Sport, and inclusive Didactics. Anno 4 n.1– gennaio – marzo 2020. Roma: Edizioni Universitarie Romane, pp.24-30. https://doi.org/10.32043/gsd.v4i1sup.153

D’Anna, C. & Gomez Paloma, F. (2019) La professionalità del docente di Educazione Fisica nella scuola primaria. Riflessioni, scenari attuali e prospettive. Annali online della Didattica e della Formazione Docente. Vol. 11, n. 18/2019, Ferrara: Università degli studi di Ferrara; pp. 50 – 68. ISSN: 2038-1034.

Damiani, P., D’Anna, C., Gomez Paloma, F. (2019). ICF and SEN: a National project for identification toward quality-of-life model.Education Sciences & Society, 1/2019, Milano: Franco Angeli, pp. 13 – 28. ISSN: 2284-015X. http://dx.doi.org/10.3280/ess1-2019oa7956

D’Anna, C., Forte, P., Gomez Paloma, F., (2019). Physical education status in European school’s curriculum, extension of educational offer and planning. Journal of Human Sport & Exercise. Vol. 14 3/2019.

doi: 10.14198/jhse.2019.14.Proc4.43

D’Anna, C., Tafuri D., Forte, P., Gomez Paloma F. (2019). Comparison of two pre-jump techniques for equal feet take off jump in aerobic gymnastics: a pilot study. Journal of Physical Education and Sport, Vol. 19 issue 3, June  2029

Pastena, N., D’Anna, C., Damiani, P. & Gomez Paloma, F. (2015). Disturbi specifici di apprendimento ed embodied cognitive science. Dalla biogenesi all’educazione. In L’integrazione scolastica e sociale. Rivista pedagogico-giuridica. Vol.14 n.3/2015 pp.263-279. Trento: Edizioni Centro Studi Erickson. ISSN 1720 996X 

D'Anna, C. & Gomez Paloma, F. (2015). Dynamic stretching versus static stretching in gymnastic performance. In Journal of Human Sport and Exercise. Vol. 10. Pag.437-446 ISSN:1988-5202.DOI: doi:10.14198/jhse.2015.10

D’Anna, C. & Rio, L. (2015). Competitive sport and self-concept in adolescent. In Journal of Human Sport and Exercise. Vol. 10. Pag.425-429 ISSN:1988-5202.  DOI: doi:10.14198/jhse.2015. 10..

Gomez Paloma F., D'Anna C., Zotti C. (2015). Il corpo nell’ apprendimento. Da oggetto di valutazione a soggetto di cognizione. In Formazione & Insegnamento. Vol. 1. Pag.337-354 ISSN:1973-4778. DOI:107346.

Galdi, M.R., D’Anna, C., Pastena, N. & Gomez Paloma, F. (2015). Gross-motor skills for potential intelligence descriptive study in a kindergarten. In Procedia: Social & Behavioral Sciences. Vol. 174. Oxford: Elsevier, pp.3797-3804 ISSN: 1877-0428.10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.01.1115

Gomez Paloma F., Rio L. & D’Anna C. (2014). Physical self-efficacy in women’s artistic gymnastic between recreational and competitive level. In Journal of Human Sport and Exercise. Vol. 9. Pag.341-347 ISSN:1988-5202. DOI:10.14198/jhse.2014.9

Gomez Paloma, F., D'Anna, C., & Agrillo, F. (2013).  Social-educational evolution of crawling. In Journal of Human Sport and Exercise. Vol. 8. Alicante: Universidad de Alicante, pp.180-191 ISSN:1988-5202.

Gomez Paloma, F., Agrillo, F. & D'Anna, C. (2013). Parent’s perception about motor-sport activity in Italian primary school. In Journal of Human Sport and Exercise. Vol. 8. Alicante: Universidad de Alicante, pp.165-179 ISSN:1988-5202.

Candela, M., Conte, R., Pastena, N., D’Anna, C. & Gomez Paloma, F. (2013). The role of dancing in the educational process In Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. Vol. 106. Oxford: Elsevier, pp.3069-3074 ISSN:1877-0428. DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.12.354.

Barbato, R., Milite, S., D’Anna, C.& Gomez Paloma, F. (2013). A possible interaction between mind, corporeality, and language. In Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. Vol. 106. Oxford: Elsevier, pp. 191 – 197. ISSN: 1877-0428.10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.12.022

Rio, L., Pastena, N., D’Anna, C., Gomez Paloma, F. (2013). Motor literacy project as ideal setting for tests administration in SEN identification. In Procedia: Social & Behavioral Sciences. Vol. 106. Oxford: Elsevier, pp. 1857 – 1865. ISSN:1877-0428.

Pastena, N., D’Anna, C.& Gomez Paloma, F. (2013). Autopoiesis and dance in the teaching learning processes. In Procedia - Social & Behavioral Sciences. Vol. 106. Oxford: Elsevier, pp. 538-542 ISSN:1877-0428.  DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.12.061 

Gomez Paloma, F., D’Anna, C., Rio, L. & Pastena, N. (2013). Embodiment Cognitive Science in educational field. In Procedia: Social & Behavioral Sciences.  Vol. 106. Oxford: Elsevier B. V.; pp. 1054- 1062. ISSN: 1877-0428.

Conte, R., Candela, M., D’Anna, C., Pastena, N. & Gomez Paloma, F. (2013. A pilot study on the role of emotions through the body in the educational context. In Procedia - Social & Behavioral Sciences. Vol. 106. Oxford: Elsevier, pp. 181-190 ISSN:1877-0428.    DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.12.021

Agrillo, F., D’Anna, C. & Gomez Paloma, F. (2012). Educazione motoria nella scuola primaria: dalle neuroscienze alla prassi educativa.  In Chinesiologia. Vol. 1, pp.16-21 ISSN:1824-7911.

Acone, L., Agrillo, F., D’Anna, C. & Gomez Paloma, F. (2012). Lo spazio incantato della fiaba. Dall’onda dialettica e formativa alle interferenze mente-corpo. In Rivista Internazionale di Edaforum Lifelong Lifewide Learning. Anno 8/ n. 20 – 10/2012. ISSN: 2279-9001