This paper reviews the use of the classroom ecology paradigm in teaching research in
physical education. The review traces the development of a research program beginning in …

In this article we provide a review of theory and research on the use of peers to influence
learning outcomes in physical education. First, we summarize the empirical literature on the …

The purpose of this article is to present Sport Education, Tactical Games, and Cooperative
Learning as valuable instructional models in physical education. Situated learning is used …

The purpose of this study was to explore (a) a teacher's perspective of the implementation of
cooperative learning in an elementary physical education program, and (b) the students' …

This paper is intended to conceptualize motivation research in physical education from an
integrated perspective in that the motivation research and its findings are situated in the …

Physical education teachers and the programs that prepare them find themselves in the
early part of the 21st century in a public policy environment that differs significantly from that …

Two instructional approaches that have been of interest in promoting sport have been the
Sport Education Model (SEM) and the Traditional Style (TS) of teaching physical education …

The purpose of this study was to describe and interpret the instructional ecology of
Cooperative Learning in elementary physical education classes. Data collection included a …

This study examined the participation and perceptions of a cohort of sixth-grade girls as they
participated in a season of floor hockey that followed a sport education format. Thirty-five …

Student achievement motivation has become a complex construct in physical education
because of the competitive nature of sports and physiological discomfort associated with …