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Cheng, Shu; Coolkens, Rosalie; Ward, Phillip; Iserbyt, Peter – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2022
Purpose: Our purpose was to investigate the effect of generalization of participation in parkour from physical education classes to organized parkour recess. Methods: A total of 143 (64 girls and 79 boys) third-grade elementary school children received a 12-lesson parkour sport education season in physical education. Voluntary participation in…
Descriptors: Generalization, Physical Education, Recess Breaks, Grade 3
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Tsuda, Emi; Ward, Phillip; Li, Yilin; Higginson, Kelsey; Cho, Kyuil; He, Yaohui; Su, Jianzhen – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2019
Purpose: Common and specialized content knowledge (CCK and SCK) and performance are requirements in the Society of Health and Physical Educators America initial physical education teacher education (PETE) standards, yet relationships among these requirements are unclear. The authors examined relationships among CCK, SCK, and performance. Method: A…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Majors (Students), Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Specialization
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Zhang, Peng; Ward, Phillip; Li, Weidong; Sutherland, Sue; Goodway, Jackie – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of Play Practice (PP) instruction on the performance of table tennis skills. Fifty-six college students in four intact classes were taught by two instructors using PP and Skill-focused Instruction (SI). A nonequivalent control/comparison group experimental design with pre and post measures was…
Descriptors: Research Design, Play, Racquet Sports, Educational Research
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Ko, Bomna; Wallhead, Tristan; Ward, Phillip – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2006
A well-designed professional development (PD) program serves to deepen and extend teachers' subject matter knowledge and extend and refine their teaching practices. However, professional development programs often fail to achieve sustained change in teacher practices and improvement in student learning. In this study the authors attempt to find…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Prior Learning, Workshops, Teaching Methods