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Tables of Contents for Putting Research to Work in Elementary Physical Education
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
vii
Acknowledgments
xii
Introduction: Reading Research---A Commonsense View
xiv
Guidelines for Reading Research
xx
Part I The Basics--Numbers, Time, Space, Equipment, and Behaviors
How Equipment and Class Size Make a Difference
3
4
Who Gets the Teacher's Attention?
7
4
More Days per Week Equals More Learning
11
4
Modifying Equipment to Fit the Students
15
8
Part II Managing the Class
Reducing Disruptive Student Behaviors
23
5
Active Supervision and Student Learning
28
4
Teaching Social Behaviors
32
5
Recording and Classifying Teacher Management Behaviors
37
5
Teaching Fair Play in the Gym and School
42
7
Part III Interactions Among Students
Using Trained Peer Tutors
49
4
Peer-Mediated Accountability and Successful Practice
53
8
Part IV Strategies for Teaching and Learning
Can Learners Guide Their Own Practice With Self-Talk?
61
4
Using Environmental Cues to Guide Practice
65
8
Part V The Voices of Students
Kindergarten Children Describe Physical Education
73
6
Third-Grade Children Describe Physical Education
79
5
Children Describe the Mile-Run Fitness Test
84
5
Children Describe What They Learn in Physical Education
89
5
High School Seniors Recall Elementary Physical Education
94
7
Part VI Teachers in the Workplace--Training, Experience, and Context
Preservice Classroom Teachers in the Gym
101
5
Is Daily Physical Education Worth the Price?
106
5
The Impact of Inclusion on Physical Education Teachers
111
7
How Five Years of Experience Changed a Teacher
118
6
How Veterans and Rookies Planned a Class
124
7
Part VII Assessment As Part of Teaching
Using Skill Assessment to Build Effective Lessons
131
4
Is Peer Assessment Both Practical and Accurate?
135
8
Part VIII The SPARK Studies: A Program for Teachers and Children
The Impact of SPARK on Children's Fitness and Activity
143
4
The Impact of SPARK on Catching, Throwing, and Kicking
147
4
How Well Do Children Like Various Physical Education Activities?
151
6
Part IX Reviewing Studies of the Effects of Physical Education
The Legacy of Elementary School Physical Education
157
10
Part X The Trois-Rivieres Studies: Long-Term Effects of Physical Education
Twenty-Year Follow-Ups of Participants in a Model Program
167
5
Conclusion Finding Different Ways to Make Research Serve Teaching
172
4
Appendix A Annotated Bibliography of Selected References on Reading and Understanding Research
176
4
Appendix B Annotated List of Selected Journals, Indexes, and Research Retrieval Sources
180
3
Appendix C Learning From Studies of How Teachers Read and Understand Research
183
5
Appendix D Annotated Bibliography of Selected Reports and Articles on How Teachers Read, Understand, and Use Research
188
6
Appendix E Annotated Bibliography of Selected Books Presenting Models of Teaching or Curriculum That Are Grounded on Research-Based Knowledge
194
6
References
200
4
Index
204
2
About the Authors
206