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T1 Game-centered approaches in a PETE program
A1 Walton-Fisette, Jennifer L.
A1 Mitchell, Stephen A.
A2 Ediciones Universidad de Valladolid
AB In this article we will describe the use of Game-Centered Approaches (GCAs) within an undergraduate Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) program. Specifically, our intent is to show the progression of how GCAs are implemented as well as the GCA experiences pre-service teachers receive within this program. The specific program, at Kent State University (KSU) in Ohio, USA, is a typical four year teacher education licensure program (five years if students choose to also pursue a Health Education teaching license). It includes general education, content-based, and pedagogical courses, culminating with a student teaching field experience. Students are first exposed to, and then increasingly study and implement GCAs as they progress throughout the program. This manuscript is organized chronologically in that first we describe the prior experiences of our undergraduate students and their ability to understand GCAs as an innovation. Second, we outline the practical experiences provided to students early in their program of study. These experiences provide initial exposure to GCAs across all game categories (invasion, net/wall, striking/fielding, target – Almond, 1986) and combine the implementation of GCAs with the Sport Education curriculum model (Siedentop, Hastie & van der Mars, 2011). Third, we describe the latter stages of the PETE program in which the emphasis transitions from GCA content to GCA pedagogy. Teaching methods and content courses include the pedagogy of GCAs at both the elementary and secondary levels, and Ohio’s state assessment procedures during student teaching require a focus on assessment of children’s learning while participating in GCAs.
SN 1578-2174
YR 2015
FD 2015
LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/23789
UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/23789
LA spa
NO Agora para la educación física y el deporte, 2015, N.1, pags.61-76
DS UVaDOC
RD 12-jul-2024