Research Impact: There is a proliferation of Game Based Approaches (GBAs) and Non-Linear Pedagogy (NLP) approach in research literature. Although comparisons between approaches have arisen at a theoretical level, there is no comparison of the influence that these approaches have on learners. Addressing this issue, we asked: what is the message that the use of these approaches sends? Answering that, we identified and compare the main features of NLP and GBAs and we found that questioning and decision-making are two key differences between these, otherwise, similar approaches. Furthermore, these differences implied variances in the teaching-learning process and outcomes of games within each approach.
Barquero-Ruiz, C. & Kirk, D. (in press) If ‘the medium is the message’, what do students learn to do in NLP and GBAs within physical education?, Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/25742981.2023.2216188
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