(1.Depatment of Physical Education,Kunming Institute of Medical Sciences,Kunming 650031,China;2.School of Physical Education,Yunnan Normal University,3.Attached Middle School,Yunnan Normal University,Kunming 650092,China;4.Teacher Training School of Panlong Region,Kunming 650021,China;5.The First Primary School of Tuodong,Kunming 650021,China) Abstract: The authors randomly selected students in two form five classes in No.1 Elementary School of Tuodong, Kuanming city, Yunnan province, and in two form one classes in Affiliated Middle School of Yunnan Normal Uni-versity, to conduct the experiment on cooperative learning of physical education, and revealed the following find-ings: the cooperative learning mode is suitable for class teaching in elementary and middle schools, can effective enhance class teaching efficiency, improve student’s mental health, and boost their social adaptation ability; coop-erative learning does not have much influence on the change of student’s physical shape and capacity, but can en-hance student’s skills in events in skill category; male students like cooperative learning more than female students do, having a relatively significant effect. Key words: physical education in primary and middle schools;cooperative learning;physiological effect;mental health |