Effects of Two Instructional Approaches on Skill Development, Knowledge, and Game Performance

Effects of the Sport Education Model on University Students Game Performance and Content Knowledge in Basketball

“…These findings support our hypothesis and the findings of Pritchard et al (2008) who discovered that the Sport Education model was more effective in improving student's offensive performance. This increase in performance may be contributed to the instructional features of Sport Education.…”

“…Teachers' adherence to instruction and content, that is fidelity of implementation (Mowbray et al, 2003), was measured using a 10-item checklist by Pritchard et al (2008), with benchmarks highlighting the instructional features of each model. The trained observers made decisions as to whether an item was representative of the lesson (see Table 3).…”

“…The study of Pritchard et al (2008) found that Sport Education student's (n=47) volleyball game performance to improve over time compared to those being taught with the traditional method of teaching. The features of affiliation and modified game play provided students with the opportunity to improve their skills over an extended time of learning.…”

“…In addition to playing skills, one must exhibit tactical awareness to be an effective player. Research on Sport Education has produced some promising results on the development of skill and game performance Browne et al, 2004;Pritchard et al, 2008;Hastie et al, 2009;Richards et al, 2012;Hastie et al, 2013). discovered that sixth grade students participating in a Sport Education season of ultimate frisbee improved their skill competence.…”

“…Specifically, the aim of this study was to examine the effect of Sport Education on (1) overall efficiency based on game statistics, (2) offensive game performance as measured by the Basketball Offensive Game Performance Instrument (BOGPI) , and (3) content knowledge from the beginning to the end of the season. Based on the findings of previous studies Pritchard et al, 2008;Hastie et al, 2009;Hastie et al, 2013), it was hypothesized that students participating in a Sport Education-based basketball intervention unit would exhibit greater increase in (1) game efficiency, (2) offensive game performance, and (3) content knowledge compared to their counterparts in a traditional approach basketball unit.…”