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Sgrò, Francesco; Coppola, Roberto; Schembri, Rosaria; Lipoma, Mario – European Physical Education Review, 2021
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a tactical games model instructional plan on game-play volleyball performances of elementary school students, taking into account their skill level. In total, 39 fourth-grade students (average age: 8.9 years) participated in a 13-week unit, in which each lesson exaggerated the use of…
Descriptors: Team Sports, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods, Psychomotor Skills
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Alesi, Marianna; Costa, Sebastiano; Bianco, Antonino; Pepi, Annamaria – European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2021
Structured motor tasks may affect cognitive development by creating a cognitively challenging "enriched environment', giving opportunity for social cooperation, increasing the joy to learn through play, improving the sense of mastery and competence. The study investigated the association between motor and cognitive exercises, through a…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Kindergarten, Young Children, Emergent Literacy
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Yesilkaya, Eda; Best, Paul; Byrne, Bronagh; Marshall, Gerry – Child Care in Practice, 2021
A body of research indicates the importance of interventions for promoting the development and progress of children with visual impairments. However, the research available on suitable interventions for this population is relatively sparse. The purpose of this review is to identify, collate and appraise the available research evidence on…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Barriers, Intervention, Blindness
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Bardaglio, Giulia; Marasso, Danilo; Magno, Francesca; Rabaglietti, Emanuela; Ciairano, Silvia – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2015
Background: Standard physical education (PE) programs and the team-teaching methodology have rarely been evaluated to investigate their real efficacy in changing children's motor skills. Aims: The aims of this study are two-fold: The first aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of a PE program for improving coordinative motor skills in the team…
Descriptors: Team Teaching, Teaching Methods, Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers