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Motor Competence Assessment in Physical Education -- Convergent Validity between Fundamental Movement Skills and Functional Movement Assessments in Adolescence
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O'Brien, Wesley; Philpott, Conor; Lester, Diarmuid; Belton, Sarahjane; Duncan, Michael J.; Donovan, Brian; Chambers, Fiona; Utesch, Till – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2023
Background: The meaningful assessment of motor competence is well positioned for school-based curricular emphasis, through the integration of motor skills and movement patterns in both primary, and second level school physical education. Aligned with the growing interest in holistic motor competence assessment in physical education, the aim of…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Physical Education, Adolescents, Gender Differences
What Is "Effective" CPD for Contemporary Physical Education Teachers? A Deweyan Framework
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Armour, Kathleen; Quennerstedt, Mikael; Chambers, Fiona; Makopoulou, Kyriaki – Sport, Education and Society, 2017
It is widely argued that continuing professional development (CPD) for physical education (PE) teachers is important, yet questions remain about "effective" CPD. We consider these questions afresh from a Deweyan perspective. An overview of the CPD/PE-CPD literature reveals conflicting positions on teachers as learners. Considering the…
Descriptors: Professional Continuing Education, Physical Education Teachers, Instructional Effectiveness, Faculty Development
Progression in Physical Education Teachers' Career-Long Professional Learning: Conceptual and Practical Concerns
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Armour, Kathleen; Makopoulou, Kyriaki; Chambers, Fiona – European Physical Education Review, 2012
This paper considers the issue of learning "progression" in pedagogy for physical education (PE) teachers in their career-long professional development (CPD). This issue arose from an analysis of findings from three research projects in which the authors were involved. The projects were undertaken in different national contexts (Ireland,…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Foreign Countries, Physical Education Teachers, Professional Development
School-University Partnerships and Physical Education Teacher Education Student Learning: A Fruitful Division of Labour?
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Chambers, Fiona; Armour, Kathleen – European Physical Education Review, 2012
Tikunoff, Ward & Lazar (1980) argue that parity or "equality of status" (p.12) is one of the most important ingredients of successful collaboration. During the placement of students on teaching practice (TP), therefore, it can be argued that school and university personnel should be equal partners if the collaboration is to be…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Physical Education, Qualitative Research, Physical Education Teachers