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  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,416 Views
14 Pages

Effect of the Jigsaw Method on Self-Reported Practices by Physical Education Teachers: A Textual Analysis

  • Océane Cochon Drouet,
  • Patrick Fargier,
  • Nicolas Margas and
  • Vanessa Lentillon-Kaestner

19 April 2023

Jigsaw is a cooperative teaching method that is easy to implement and may engage teachers who use it. Previous studies have mainly focused on the effects of the Jigsaw method on students and rarely on teachers. The present study aimed to determine wh...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Current Challenges and New Perspectives on Physical Education)
  • Study Protocol
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,116 Views
20 Pages

“ACTIVE VALUES”: An Interdisciplinary Educational Programme to Promote Healthy Lifestyles and Encourage Education in Values—A Rationale and Protocol Study

  • José Francisco Jiménez-Parra,
  • Noelia Belando-Pedreño,
  • Jorge López-Fernández,
  • Antonio Joaquín García-Vélez and
  • Alfonso Valero-Valenzuela

12 August 2022

Numerous investigations show the need to intervene with school children and young students in order to mitigate socio-educational difficulties such as social conflict, and public health problems such as sedentary lifestyles and childhood obesity. Thi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sports and Health Science, Technology and Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
7,429 Views
16 Pages

Educational Research on the Use of Virtual Reality Combined with a Practice Teaching Style in Physical Education: A Qualitative Study from the Perspective of Researchers

  • Daniel Bores-García,
  • Roberto Cano-de-la-Cuerda,
  • María Espada,
  • Nuria Romero-Parra and ,
  • Diego Fernández-Vázquez,
  • José Manuel Delfa-De-La-Morena,
  • Víctor Navarro-López and
  • Domingo Palacios-Ceña
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

(1) Background: the scientific literature has shown that students’ active involvement in the teaching–learning process significantly improves their learning outcomes. (2) Methods: this study shows the perceptions of seven researchers on t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Teaching and Learning with Virtual/Augmented Reality)
  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
9,885 Views
18 Pages

9 February 2021

Over the last decade, policy makers have urged universities to innovate their teaching methodologies. Although educational research has shown that active methods lead to improvements in learners’ performance more than traditional lectures in small cl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
7,096 Views
20 Pages

At the core of architecture education are the design studio classes, where students test ideas, build physical models, and propose design projects in a shared creative environment. The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 created a large disruption of this stat...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Computer Aided Architectural Design)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,584 Views
17 Pages

21 January 2025

The goal of this study was to follow students’ developing understanding of the concept of the refraction of light when using a dialogic–constructivist teaching approach—Attentive Teaching. This is a multiple-case study. The particip...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Active Teaching and Learning: Educational Trends and Practices)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,474 Views
15 Pages

24 February 2024

Students enrolled in secondary schools often fail to engage in moderate to vigorous levels of physical activity (MVLPA) due to inadequacies in their physical education programs. Physical education teachers (PETs) foster student involvement in MVLPA....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Physical and Sports Education: Observation, Assessment, and Teaching Strategies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
6,228 Views
10 Pages

Quantum Physics Literacy Aimed at K12 and the General Public

  • Caterina Foti,
  • Daria Anttila,
  • Sabrina Maniscalco and
  • Maria Luisa Chiofalo

Educating K12 students and general public in quantum physics represents an evitable must no longer since quantum technologies are going to revolutionize our lives. Quantum literacy is a formidable challenge and an extraordinary opportunity for a mass...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from the 1st International Electronic Conference on Universe (ECU 2021))
  • Abstract
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,052 Views
1 Page

Quantum Physics Literacy Aimed at K12 and General Public

  • Caterina Foti,
  • Daria Anttila,
  • Sabrina Maniscalco and
  • Marilù Chiofalo

Teaching quantum physics to K12 students and the general public represents an inevitable must, while quantum technologies revolutionize our lives. Quantum literacy is a formidable challenge and an extraordinary opportunity for a massive cultural upli...

(This article belongs to the Proceedings of The 1st Electronic Conference on Universe)
  • Article
  • Open Access
54 Citations
10,535 Views
20 Pages

A Hybrid TGfU/SE Volleyball Teaching Unit for Enhancing Motivation in Physical Education: A Mixed-Method Approach

  • Alexander Gil-Arias,
  • Sergio Diloy-Peña,
  • Javier Sevil-Serrano,
  • Luis García-González and
  • Ángel Abós

Grounded in self-determination theory, this pre-experimental study analyzed the effects of a hybrid teaching games for understanding/sport education (TGfU/SE) volleyball teaching unit on students’ motivational outcomes, using a mixed-method app...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Advances in Self-Determination Theory in Physical Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,442 Views
16 Pages

23 June 2023

The provision of advanced specialized content knowledge (SCK) that facilitates in-service teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) is one aspect of physical education (PE) worth attention. To some extent, instructional models for training...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Teaching Methods in Sustainable Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
6,787 Views
11 Pages

Low levels of physical activity and sedentary behaviour are a growing health problem globally. Physical inactivity is associated with increased risk of numerous ailments, cardiovascular disease and mortality. Our primary aim was to perform a feasibil...

(This article belongs to the Section Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion)
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
8,118 Views
13 Pages

Learning Basketball Using Direct Instruction and Tactical Game Approach Methodologies

  • Sergio González-Espinosa,
  • Javier García-Rubio,
  • Sebastián Feu and
  • Sergio J. Ibáñez

26 April 2021

This study was to analyze and compare the learning acquired by the students in the sport of basketball in two different methodologies. The sample was composed of 40 students divided into two groups. The intervention programs had previously been valid...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sports Science for Children)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,835 Views
14 Pages

5 December 2021

Even though energy balance concepts are fundamental to solutions of problems in a number of disciplines in the agricultural and life sciences, they are seldom demonstrated in a laboratory activity. Here, we introduce a simple domeless net radiometer...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Student-Led Research in Atmospheric Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
53 Citations
9,777 Views
22 Pages

Implementation of a Hybrid Educational Program between the Model of Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR) and the Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) in Physical Education and Its Effects on Health: An Approach Based on Mixed Methods

  • Gregorio García-Castejón,
  • Oleguer Camerino,
  • Marta Castañer,
  • David Manzano-Sánchez and ,
  • José Francisco Jiménez-Parra and
  • Alfonso Valero-Valenzuela
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

The present study investigates the effect of an educational program hybridized between the Model of Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR) and the Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) in physical education classes on the health and psychosocial...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue School-Based Approaches for Health Promotion and Prevention of Health Problems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
7,934 Views
15 Pages

Influence of Virtual Reality and Gamification Combined with Practice Teaching Style in Physical Education on Motor Skills and Students’ Perceived Effort: A Mixed-Method Intervention Study

  • Diego Fernández-Vázquez,
  • Víctor Navarro-López,
  • Roberto Cano-de-la-Cuerda,
  • Domingo Palacios-Ceña and ,
  • María Espada,
  • Daniel Bores-García,
  • José Manuel Delfa-de-la-Morena and
  • Nuria Romero-Parra
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

14 February 2024

This mixed-method study examined the impact of combining virtual reality (VR) and gamification (GAM) with the practice teaching style (PTS) on students’ motor skills and perceived effort in physical education. Participants (n = 75) were divided...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Technology-Enhanced Learning and Teaching and Sustainable Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4,034 Views
12 Pages

Optical Medium Approach: Simplifying General Relativity and Nonlinear Electrodynamics for Educational Purposes

  • Saken Toktarbay,
  • Nurzada Beissen,
  • Manas Khassanov,
  • Temirbolat Aitassov and
  • Amina Sadu

5 December 2024

This paper explores the optical approach to simplifying complex concepts in general relativity (GR) and nonlinear vacuum electrodynamics. The focus is on using optical analogies to simplify the understanding of spacetime curvature and interactions in...

(This article belongs to the Section Physics Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,801 Views
11 Pages

Stability Properties of Geometrothermodynamic Cosmological Models

  • Nurzada Beissen,
  • Medeu Abishev,
  • Manas Khassanov,
  • Temirbolat Aitassov and ,
  • Sagira Mamatova and
  • Saken Toktarbay
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

28 September 2023

We consider a particular isotropic and homogeneous cosmological model, in which the equation of state is obtained from a thermodynamic fundamental equation by using the formalism of geometrothermodynamics (GTD). The model depends effectively on three...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Geometrothermodynamics and Its Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,286 Views
12 Pages

23 September 2024

This study aims to explore the impact of Multimedia-Assisted Teaching (MAT) on the quality of physical education (PE) instruction in universities, with a particular focus on badminton courses. A quasi-experimental design was employed, including pre-t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Psychological Advances in Physical Education and Sport Teaching (2nd Edition))
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
6,392 Views
12 Pages

An Approach to Quantum Physics Teaching through Analog Experiments

  • Stefan Aehle,
  • Philipp Scheiger and
  • Holger Cartarius

12 October 2022

With quantum physics being a particularly difficult subject to teach because of its contextual distance from everyday life, the need for multiperspective teaching material arises. Quantum physics education aims at exploring these methods but often la...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Teaching and Learning Quantum Theory and Particle Physics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
6,449 Views
15 Pages

12 March 2023

This study assessed the Chinese health physical education curriculum model recently suggested to meet the recommended physical education curriculum reforms addressing the declining physical and mental health of students in China. We used video analys...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Behaviors in Educational Settings)
  • Article
  • Open Access
43 Citations
5,974 Views
18 Pages

Quantification of Internal and External Load in School Football According to Gender and Teaching Methodology

  • Juan M. García-Ceberino,
  • Antonio Antúnez,
  • Sebastián Feu and
  • Sergio J. Ibáñez

The design of teaching tasks determines the physical and physiological demands that students are exposed to in physical education classes. The purpose of this study is to quantify and compare, according to gender and teaching methodology, the externa...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sport, Physical Activity and Public Health: Influence of Age and Gender)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,442 Views
11 Pages

Adaptation and Validation of the Constructivist Teaching Practices Inventory in Elementary Physical Education (CTPI-EPE) for Brazilian Physical Education Pre-Service Teachers

  • Ana F. Backes,
  • Valmor Ramos,
  • Ricardo T. Quinaud,
  • Vinicius Z. Brasil and ,
  • Humberto M. Carvalho,
  • Sergio J. Ibáñez and
  • Juarez V. Nascimento
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

Constructivism is used as a powerful theoretical outlook to support teaching, learning, and curriculum in physical education and sport. The Constructivist Teaching Practices Inventory in Elementary Physical Education (CTPI-EPE) is a valid instrument...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Physical Education and Health at School Age)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,445 Views
17 Pages

15 February 2024

This paper focuses on Wegner’s concept of learning to examine how experienced physics teachers conceptualize and explain their professional identity. Participants were four female physics teachers with more than 15 years of teaching experience....

(This article belongs to the Section Teacher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,637 Views
23 Pages

19 September 2023

This study aims to comprehensively explore the core competencies required of physical education teachers in universities, within the context of modernizing higher education. The goal is to build an index system that conforms to the development of the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Physical and Sports Education: Observation, Assessment, and Teaching Strategies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
8,872 Views
12 Pages

In this study, the impacts of sports gamification on college students’ learning motivation and learning performances were explored by training students majoring in physical education to play tennis. A total of 150 students from a physical educa...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Neuroeducation, Motivation and Physical Activity in Students of Physical Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
62 Citations
8,626 Views
13 Pages

Augmented Reality as a Resource for Improving Learning in the Physical Education Classroom

  • Antonio-José Moreno-Guerrero,
  • Santiago Alonso García,
  • Magdalena Ramos Navas-Parejo,
  • María Natalia Campos-Soto and
  • Gerardo Gómez García

Recently, there has been a proliferation of technopedagogical practices, based on the application of active teaching and learning processes through the use of information and communication technologies (ICT). The main objective of this work is to ana...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Neuroeducation, Motivation and Physical Activity in Students of Physical Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,277 Views
32 Pages

30 November 2025

This study addresses a critical gap in understanding Artificial Intelligence (AI)’s role in education by empirically investigating and comparing the distinct perceptions of teachers and students regarding AI’s role in a comprehensive rang...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Artificial Intelligence and Educational Psychology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,612 Views
14 Pages

Effects of the Comprehensive and Technical Models of Sports Teaching in Secondary School Students

  • Javier Portillo,
  • Pablo Abián,
  • Alfredo Bravo-Sánchez,
  • Alberto Dorado-Suárez and
  • Javier Abián-Vicén

17 April 2023

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of different teaching methodologies (comprehensive vs. technical), developed during a unit of ultimate frisbee, on the physical demands, technical–tactical variables, game performance and physi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Technology-Enhanced Learning and Teaching and Sustainable Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,793 Views
24 Pages

Application Research of a V2X Semi-Physical Simulation Platform in Vehicle–Road Collaboration Experiments

  • Lei Wang,
  • Heng Zhang,
  • Yue Huang,
  • Jian Liu and ,
  • Kaixuan Ji and
  • Bohao Shi
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

As a core application of V2X technology, vehicle–road collaboration enables dynamic coordination among road users (pedestrians, vehicles), infrastructure, and networks through real-time, omnidirectional information exchange. This system represe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,281 Views
17 Pages

Are Psychophysiological Wearables Suitable for Comparing Pedagogical Teaching Approaches?

  • Vesna Geršak,
  • Tina Giber,
  • Gregor Geršak and
  • Jerneja Pavlin

30 July 2022

This study describes how wearable devices can be used in elementary schools to compare some aspects of different teaching approaches. Upper arm wearables were used as an objective tool to compare three approaches when teaching science: (i) classical...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sensors and Wearable Technologies for Cognitive Aid)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
7,061 Views
18 Pages

7 January 2025

Under the pedagogical concept of sustainable development, an increasing number of interdisciplinary pedagogies are being applied in physical education, moving away from traditional face-to-face teaching methods. This study investigated the influence...

  • Article
  • Open Access
105 Citations
11,176 Views
13 Pages

Implementation of E-Proctoring in Online Teaching: A Study about Motivational Factors

  • Carina S. González-González,
  • Alfonso Infante-Moro and
  • Juan C. Infante-Moro

24 April 2020

Most online teaching institutions still do not offer complete remote teaching, requiring the physical presence of the student in the evaluation process (for supervisory reasons), which could aggravate the evaluation and certification in massive open...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Opportunities and Challenges for the Future of Open Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,063 Views
18 Pages

Influence of the Pedagogical Model and Experience on the Internal and External Task Load in School Basketball

  • María G. Gamero,
  • Juan M. García-Ceberino,
  • Sergio J. Ibáñez and
  • Sebastián Feu

The methodology used by the teacher in Physical Education sessions conditions the physical fitness of the students, since the design of the tasks determines the physical and physiological demands to which they are exposed. This study aimed to quantif...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue 2nd Edition of Sport Modalities, Performance and Health)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,514 Views
29 Pages

9 July 2021

Sustainable architectural education is offered in colleges and universities all over the world. Studies have emphasized the importance of sustainable architectural education in introductory courses of architecture major programs, but methods and stra...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Design Education for Sustainability)
  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
245 Views
8 Pages

To address the Issues of high-cost and rigid scenarios in traditional network penetration teaching, we explored an online virtual simulation platform to develop a scenario-driven and task-oriented teaching model. A comparative experiment was conducte...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
8,421 Views
16 Pages

8 February 2022

Fundamental motor/movement skills (FMS) describe the basic skills necessary to complete physical tasks, and are a key aspect of primary school physical education (PE) programs. Yet, specific teaching styles for FMS development have been relatively un...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Un(der)explored Avenues in Motor Development Research)
  • Article
  • Open Access
885 Views
26 Pages

The flipped classroom model is increasingly recognised as a viable alternative to traditional teaching methods; however, its effectiveness largely depends on factors such as instructional design, implementation strategies, and the specific educationa...

(This article belongs to the Topic Education for Sustainable Development and Science Teaching)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
6,417 Views
18 Pages

8 December 2020

This work presents the results of two-year-long pedagogical research, the aim of which was to demonstrate the applicability of the usage of a new strategy in education—Integrated e-Learning (INTe-L)—through its introduction into project-b...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,370 Views
21 Pages

14 March 2024

As the core course of civil engineering, the teaching quality of bridge engineering and the learning effectiveness of students are crucial for the construction of bridge engineering. The traditional teaching of bridge engineering courses tends to be...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Education: Theories, Practices and Approaches)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,202 Views
17 Pages

5 July 2022

The purpose of this study was to develop an evaluation tool that could help pre-service teachers develop their teaching skills. As for the research method, the Delphi technique was used to collect opinions from physical education professor evaluation...

(This article belongs to the Collection Sustainability, Motivation and the Teaching-Learning Process in Physical Education and Sport)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
9,565 Views
19 Pages

18 January 2025

The aim of this study was to investigate and analyze how first-grade high school students experience a positive classroom environment (excitement, competition, connectedness, satisfaction, and aspiration) by applying gamification as a teaching strate...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
36 Citations
26,514 Views
16 Pages

9 March 2023

The importance of achieving an inclusive education to ensure parity and equality between genders is a worldwide challenge. Consequently, it is essential to rethink the various places and spaces within the school environment where gender inequalities...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
3,122 Views
10 Pages

Effect of Teaching Methods on Motor Efficiency, Perceptions and Awareness in Children

  • Gaetano Raiola,
  • Tiziana D’Isanto,
  • Felice Di Domenico and
  • Francesca D’Elia

Currently, physical inactivity and sedentariness in children are becoming increasingly common, resulting in children’s poor ability to perform basic motor patterns. It is important to find strategies that instructors can adopt to improve awaren...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Physical and Sport Education, Physical Activity and Health Promotion)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
6,246 Views
20 Pages

23 January 2024

In response to challenges in traditional offline experiments in optical physics, such as high trial-and-error costs, expensive equipment, limited design parameters, and restricted explanations of instrument structures and principles, this paper propo...

(This article belongs to the Section Optics and Lasers)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,440 Views
18 Pages

Designing Physical Education Courses Based on Musical Environment: Using Spinning as an Example

  • Ying Shuai,
  • Xian Liu,
  • Shao-Shen Wang,
  • Yee Cheng Kueh and
  • Garry Kuan

The design of physical education (PE) lessons is an ongoing research project that encompasses elements such as teaching ideas, teaching objectives and teaching methods. Music is regarded as the pinnacle form of beauty and combining it with PE not onl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
6,190 Views
16 Pages

18 September 2024

Background: Teaching style has a significant influence on students’ learning outcomes. This study focused on identifying teaching profiles in Physical Education characterized by high directiveness, using structure and control behaviors that imp...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Psychological Advances in Physical Education and Sport Teaching (2nd Edition))
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,942 Views
17 Pages

When it comes to teaching social and affective outcomes pertaining to health and physical activity within Physical Education (PE) settings, such learning historically has been observed as manifesting itself as hoped-for-by-products rather than intent...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Promoting Physical Activity in and through Schools)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
6,604 Views
18 Pages

16 February 2022

This paper describes a case study of a novel teaching method where the “Teaching with Industry” (TWI) model–industry practitioners incorporated as co-instructors in a semester-long classroom setting–is enhanced by using new vi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,264 Views
16 Pages

Older Physical Education Teachers’ Wellbeing at Work and Its Challenges

  • Henry Lipponen,
  • Mirja Hirvensalo and
  • Kasper Salin

This article examines older physical education (PE) teachers’ wellbeing over the course of their career in Finland. The study highlights challenges to physical and mental functioning as well as how teachers respond to these challenges. The six...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Physical Education: Present and Future)

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