Scheduled for Pedagogy Symposium—Learning to Cooperate, Cooperating to Learn: Examining the What, How, and Why of Peer-Assisted Learning in Physical Education, Tuesday, March 30, 2004, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM, Convention Center: 208


Strategies of Cooperative Learning in Physical Education: What Works

Tim Barrett, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Cooperative learning strategies have impacted learning objectives in the cognitive and affective domains in the general classroom and demonstrate quite an impressive history. A number of strategies across subjects and grade levels have proven to be effective in increasing student learning (i.e., achievement tests) and affective or social development (e.g., self-esteem, respect for others). There is little known, however, concerning the effects of cooperative learning strategies in physical education across each of the three learning domains. In this presentation, an in-depth analysis of empirically assessed, cooperative learning strategies specific to physical education will be discussed: Performer and Coach Earn Rewards (PACER) and Jigsaw II in Physical Education (Jigsaw II-PE). Specifically, empirical data will be presented, reflecting what we know works in the name of cooperative learning in physical education.
Keyword(s): assessment, professional development, research

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