ERIC Number: EJ1458146
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
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The Effect of Content Knowledge on Content Development, Task Adaptations, and Children's Task Performance in Elementary School
Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, v44 n1 p20-28 2025
Purpose: We investigated the effect of a content knowledge workshop on a teacher's content development in terms of selected task types, task adaptations, and in turn children's task performance during a six-lesson crawl swimming unit in elementary school. Methods: One physical education teacher taught two 6-lesson units of the front crawl before (comparison) and after (experimental) the workshop to different children (n = 88). Task types, task adaptations, and task performance were collected live by trained observers. Results: The number of tasks taught increased from 48 to 61 after the workshop. Informing tasks decreased 28% (p=.005) and applying tasks increased 11% (p=.039). Task adaptations increased from 123 to 211 (p=.021). A significantly higher proportion of tasks was correctly performed by more children in the experimental group. Discussion/ Conclusion: The content knowledge workshop caused a substantial shift in the teacher's content development, which resulted in more children correctly performing the tasks.
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Program Effectiveness, Faculty Development, Teacher Workshops, Physical Education Teachers, Aquatic Sports, Student Diversity, Difficulty Level, Performance, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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