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Océane Cochon Drouet; Nicolas Margas; Valérian Cece; Vanessa Lentillon-Kaestner – European Physical Education Review, 2024
Jigsaw is an attractive cooperative method for implementing physical education (PE). However, Jigsaw is a demanding method for students and teachers and requires time. Thus, the time required for the implementation of Jigsaw is important with respect to its potential effects on students. Previous findings regarding the effects of Jigsaw on…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Physical Education, Gender Differences, Physical Activity Level
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Drouet, Océane Cochon; Lentillon-Kaestner, Vanessa; Roure, Cédric; Margas, Nicolas – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2023
Purpose: Jigsaw is a popular cooperative method, but its effect on students' motivation in physical education (PE) remains uncertain. The purpose of this study was to estimate this Jigsaw effect and to explore whether the type of sport taught in PE modified this effect. Method: Overall, 136 middle-school students participated in two PE sequences…
Descriptors: Athletics, Cooperative Learning, Student Motivation, Physical Activity Level
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Damián Iglesias; Javier Fernandez-Rio; Pablo Rodríguez-González – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2023
Purpose: This paper aimed to examine moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) levels in physical education. Method: A review of reviews was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. The screening process, data extraction, assessment of the risk of bias, and analysis of the…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activity Level, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students
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Coudevylle, Guillaume R.; Top, Valentin; Robin, Nicolas; Anciaux, Frédéric; Finez, Lucie – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2021
The present study examines, in the context of physical education (PE) classes, if having the opportunity to report disadvantages before performing a physical test could reduce students' self-reported level of fear of failure. Forty-six students (31 males, M[subscript age] = 14.2 years and 15 females, M[subscript age] = 12.5 years) from a middle…
Descriptors: Barriers, Fear, Failure, Self Esteem
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Vors, Olivier; Gal-Petitfaux, Nathalie; Potdevin, François – European Physical Education Review, 2015
Since 2010, French middle schools with a high enrolment of difficult students have benefited from a compensatory policy called "Écoles Collèges et Lycées pour l'Ambition, l'Innovation et la Réussite" (ECLAIR) (Primary and Secondary Schools for Ambition, Innovation and Success). These difficult students frequently misbehave, disengage…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Foreign Countries, Physical Education, Teaching Methods
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Amade-Escot, Chantal; Venturini, Patrice – Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, 2015
This paper examines the respective contribution of two theoretical approaches to teaching and learning: the classroom ecology (CE) framework from Anglo-American research and the joint action in didactics (JAD) framework, which is part of French "didactique" research. This theoretical comparison is grounded in data from a case study in a…
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Teaching Methods, Case Studies, Middle Schools
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Evin, Agathe; Sève, Carole; Saury, Jacques – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2014
Introduction: One of the aims of physical education (PE) is to develop social skills such as cooperation, teamwork, and mutual helping among students. Cooperation is a broad research topic, implicating several disciplines in the human sciences (e.g. psychology, sociology, linguistics, philosophy). It is also an important topic in various domains…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education, Cooperation, Trust (Psychology)
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Andre, Amael; Louvet, Benoit; Deneuve, Pascale – British Educational Research Journal, 2013
The aim of this research was to study the impact of cooperative learning on changes in cooperative behaviours and acceptance amongst pupils with learning disabilities related to risk-taking. One hundred and sixty-eight French first year middle school pupils participated in this study. Thirty-six pupils with learning disabilities were mainstreamed…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Risk, Foreign Countries, Middle School Students