The Development of Skill and Knowledge During a Sport Education Season of Track and Field Athletics

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

“…This increase in performance may be contributed to the instructional features of Sport Education. For instance, Hastie et al (2013) believed that the features of affiliation and formal competition promote the benefits of Sport Education compared to a traditional method of teaching. Indeed, due to the embedded features of the model students are held accountable for their actions over a season of learning.…”

“…The test included questions on the following categories: history of basketball (5 questions), rules (10 questions), game performance (10 questions) and basketball vocabulary (15 questions). Sport Education has shown to improve the content knowledge of students during a season of participation Hastie et al, 2009;Hastie et al, 2013). In the current study, the traditional class devoted the majority of their time to the development of basketball skills and participating in game play.…”

“…However, results did not show a significant improvement in volleyball content knowledge in either group from the beginning to the end of the season. In a more recent study, Hastie et al (2013) suggested that an extended period of time engaged in a unit of instruction can lead to positive improvements. In that study, involving participants from three different high schools (n=119), students' skill and technical performance, as well as content knowledge of three different track and field events improved following a season of Sport Education.…”

“…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.…”