Teacher and Student's Perspectives on Their Experiences within Hybrid Sport Education-Cooperative Learning Pedagogical Model Units in Elementary Physical Education

• Published in: Journal of teaching in physical education Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 452 - 460
• Main Authors: Gil-Arias, Alexander, Harvey, Stephen, Morante, Óscar M, Claver, Fernando, Fernández-Río, Javier
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Human Kinetics, Inc 01-07-2023
• Subjects: Athletics; Barriers; Blended Learning; Cooperation; Cooperative Learning; Elementary School Students; Elementary School Teachers; Experiential Learning; Foreign Countries; Males; Personal Autonomy; Physical Education; Program Effectiveness; Skill Development; Social Development; Student Attitudes; Student Motivation; Student Participation; Teacher Attitudes; Spain
• ISSN: 0273-5024
• DOI: 10.1123/jtpe.2021-0304

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate teacher and students' perspectives on their experiences within three consecutive hybrid sport education and cooperative learning pedagogical model units. Method: Fifty elementary school students (M[subscript age] = 10.52; SD[subscript age] = 0.39) and a 36-year-old male teacher participated in three consecutive hybrid cooperative learning/sport education units (24 lessons). Semistructured interviews were conducted to gather data and gain a rich, insiders' perspective of their experiences. Results: Three main themes (including several subthemes) were generated from the data analysis--students' enthusiasm and involvement (autonomy support, motivation, and engagement); students' learning (technical-tactical learning, cooperative skills, and social learning); and teacher challenges. Conclusions: Findings from the current study showed that a teacher's use of three consecutive hybrid sport education/cooperative learning pedagogical model units promoted a learning environment where students were involved in authentic sport experiences that fostered the development of students' learning across all domains.