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Tsuda, Emi; Ward, Phillip; Sazama, Debra; He, Yaohui; Lehwald, Harry; Ko, Bomna; Santiago, José A.; Xie, Xiuye – Physical Educator, 2022
The purpose of this study was to create a valid and reliable volleyball common content knowledge (VB-CCK) test in secondary physical education contexts in the United States. Two physical education teacher educators served as content experts and developed test items for the VB-CCK test. We then established content validity with a group of…
Descriptors: Team Sports, Knowledge Level, Test Validity, Test Reliability
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Hastie, Peter A.; Wang, Wei; Liu, Hairui; He, Yaohui – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of Play Practice instruction on the badminton content knowledge and skill of a cohort of Chinese physical education majors. Method: Seventy-two second-year students participated in semester-long courses following either the principles of Play Practice or skill-focused instruction. A…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Racquet Sports, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Foreign Countries
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Tsuda, Emi; Ward, Phillip; Atkinson, Obidiah J.; He, Yaohui; Sazama, Deb – International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 2023
Common content knowledge (CCK) is fundamental for quality instruction and critical to be acquired among physical education preservice teachers (PSTs). The purpose of this study was to develop a soccer CCK test for PSTs and to examine the validity and reliability of the test using Rasch measurement modeling. Two content experts developed a test in…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Test Construction, Test Validity
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Tsuda, Emi; Ward, Phillip; Ressler, James D.; Wyant, James; He, Yaohui; Kim, Insook; Santiago, José A. – International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 2023
The aim of this study was to develop a valid and reliable basketball common content knowledge (CCK) instrument for preservice teachers (PSTs; BB-CCK-T) in secondary physical education contexts in the United States. The research team used four steps to develop the BB-CCK-T. In the first step, two content experts determined the scope and weight of…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Team Sports
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Tsuda, Emi; Ward, Phillip; Kim, Junyoung; He, Yaohui; Sazama, Debra; Brian, Ali – European Physical Education Review, 2021
The purpose of this study was to develop a valid and reliable common content knowledge (CCK) instrument for pre-service teachers who teach fundamental tennis in secondary schools. The instrument, called the tennis CCK test for pre-service teachers (CCK-Tennis), was administered to 117 undergraduate students who were enrolled in physical education…
Descriptors: Racquet Sports, Test Construction, Test Validity, Knowledge Base for Teaching
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He, Yaohui; Ward, Phillip; Wang, Xiaozan; Yang, Guang – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2022
Purpose: To examine the relationships among demographic variables, common content knowledge (CCK), and specialized content knowledge (SCK) of Chinese physical education teachers in teaching soccer. Methods: One hundred twenty-nine physical education teachers' CCK was assessed using 27 multiple choice questions, and SCK was assessed using content…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Physical Education Teachers
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Ward, Phillip; Devrilmez, Erhan; Ayvazo, Shiri; Dervent, Fatih; He, Yaohui; Iserbyt, Peter; Ince, Levent; Kim, Insook; Ko, Bomna; Li, Weidong; Tsuda, Emi – Quest, 2021
Transnational research involves research in one country that benefits that country, and where the findings are compared to the extant studies in the larger field. It also involves the search for common effects and situational influences (i.e., country and culture-specific) toward a particular research topic. In this study we examine the…
Descriptors: Researchers, International Cooperation, Group Dynamics, Social Networks
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Tsuda, Emi; Ward, Phillip; Li, Yilin; Higginson, Kelsey; Cho, Kyuil; He, Yaohui; Su, Jianzhen – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2019
Purpose: Common and specialized content knowledge (CCK and SCK) and performance are requirements in the Society of Health and Physical Educators America initial physical education teacher education (PETE) standards, yet relationships among these requirements are unclear. The authors examined relationships among CCK, SCK, and performance. Method: A…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Majors (Students), Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Specialization
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He, Yaohui; Ward, Phillip; Wang, Xiaozan – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2018
Purpose: Teacher knowledge of rules, techniques, and tactics is called common content knowledge. Such knowledge is essential for effective teaching of physical education. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of a test of soccer common content knowledge. Method: Rasch modeling was used to evaluate the validity and…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Standards, Teacher Effectiveness