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Direct linkPasco, Denis; Ennis, Catherine D. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2015
Background: Students' prior knowledge plays an important role in learning new knowledge. In physical education (PE) and physical activity settings, studies have confirmed the role of students' prior knowledge. According to Placek and Griffin, these studies demonstrate that: "our students are not empty balls waiting to be filled with…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Models, Exercise Physiology, Prior Learning
Gutierrez, David; Garcia-Lopez, Luis M. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2012
Background: Previous research has revealed the existence of gender differences in physical education. Most descriptive studies show that boys are more physically active than girls, have greater self-perception of enjoyment and competence in physical education, attach more importance to sports and participation in them and demonstrate higher game…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Play, Females, Audiences
Bowles, Richard; O'Sullivan, Mary – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2012
Background: Extra-curricular sport is an important aspect of life in Irish primary schools. Team invasion games hold a dominant position and, within this category, Gaelic games are extremely popular. Teachers have, historically, played a significant role in the promotion of Gaelic games through the organization of inter-school competitions. The…
Descriptors: Research Design, Physical Education, Sportsmanship, Interviews
Fry, Joan Marian; Tan, Clara Wee Keat; McNeill, Michael; Wright, Steven – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2010
Background: Revisions of the Singaporean physical education (PE) syllabus in 1999 and 2006 included a conceptual approach to teaching games. The games concept approach (GCA), a form of constructivist pedagogy, was a distinct departure from the direct teaching methods traditionally used in the country. Following the GCA's introduction into a PE…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Student Teachers, Physical Education, Educational Change
Dismore, Harriet; Bailey, Richard – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2010
Background: Previous research has identified a number of factors that appear to influence attitudes toward physical education, but little research has focused upon the transition between Key Stages (KS) 2 and 3, when many children transfer from primary to secondary schools. Nevertheless, there are clues that this transition can be a significant…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Physical Education, Middle Schools, Females
Hastie, Peter A.; Curtner-Smith, Matthew D. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2006
Background: Sport Education (SE) and Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) are two curriculum models that were developed to help students participate in fair and equitable ways and challenge their thinking beyond the replication of techniques and skills. Given that the general aim of both models is to employ more democratic pedagogies and…
Descriptors: Research Design, Physical Education, Middle Class, Tests
