ERIC Number: EJ735810
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Jan
Pages: 15
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 40
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0273-5024
Effects of Cooperative Learning on the Performance of Sixth-Grade Physical Education Students
Barrett, Tim
Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, v24 n1 p88-102 Jan 2005
The purpose of this investigation was to assess the effects of a cooperative learning strategy in physical education on academic learning time, the percentage of correct trials, the total number of trials, and the number of correct trials. A cooperative learning strategy, PACER (Performer and Coach Earn Rewards), was implemented in a sixth-grade physical education class. Four children (two boys and two girls) participated. An ABAB withdrawal design was used to assess the effects of PACER during an 18-day unit of instruction. Functional relationships were demonstrated for the percentage of correct trials for all participants. Interestingly, low-skilled students performed as well as their average- and highly skilled counterparts. (Contains 2 tables and 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Time on Task, Rewards, Physical Education, Learning Strategies, Cooperative Learning, Performance, Grade 6, Females, Males, Accountability, Psychomotor Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Group Instruction, Nontraditional Education, Intervention, Investigations
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 6
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Language: English
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