Both teachers and students' experience after implementing TPSR integrated into sport education model program

Abstract Abstract   The purpose of this study was to explore both teachers' and students' experience after implementing TPSR strategies integrated into sport education model program. The participants contained two high... [ view full abstract ]

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Abstract

  The purpose of this study was to explore both teachers' and students' experience after implementing TPSR strategies integrated into sport education model program. The participants contained two high school PE teachers and their students for 20 PE lessons in ten weeks. The research methods used qualitative research approach to collect data including in-depth interview, teachers’ teaching diaries and students’ learning worksheets. The results showed that teachers' experiences were as follows: 1. The innovative teaching could improve teachers' professional growth. 2. To promote students' cooperation with work division and responsibility. 3. TPSR could promote classroom management. 4. TPSR could enhance team cohesion, reduce the opposition among different teams. 5. It has better learning effects to put two lessons together than just a single lesson, sport season can be shortened based on various situation. Students' learning experiences were as follows: 1. Level of respect:  behave the attitude and behavior of respect others, emotional management and peacefully resolve the conflict. 2. Level of effort and cooperation: active participation, positive learning attitude, self-affirmation and teamwork. 3. Level of self-direction: goal-oriented with self-regulation learning, beyond the spirit of winning or failure. 4. Level of help and leadership: caring and helping others, leadership. It was concluded that "integrating TPSR into sport education model" can improve teachers' teaching innovation and professional growth, positively enhance students' personal and social responsibility and affective behaviors. In the future, it is worthy to develop an integrated TPSR into sport education model in PE curriculum and teaching, which will enhance students' comprehensive learning effects in cognitive, psychomotor and affective domains.

Keywords: character education, cooperative learning, affective behavior

Keywords: character education, cooperative learning, affective behavior