Research Impact: The book includes seven chapters of a very practical nature mainly for physical education teachers but also for coaches involved in youth sport coaching. It introduces first some conceptual considerations related to pedagogy, […]
Tag: Antonio Calderon
Be aware and share: Reflections from an awarded team-teaching experience
Recently we (Antonio, Ann and Dylan) have been selected as the Faculty of Education and Health Sciences winners of the Team-Teaching Excellence Award. Despite these turbulent times, and thanks to the collective investment into this […]
Publication: Digital pedagogy and cooperative learning
Research Impact: This research aims to explore: (a) whether Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) model and cooperative learning (CL) facilitate preservice teachers’ perception of TPACK and academic achievement; and (b) whether there is a relationship […]
Publication: Enacting a new curriculum models-based framework supported by digital technology within a learning community
Research Impact: The most significant conclusion drawn from this research is that teacher engagement in a learning community was paramount to these teachers’ development of effective practice when designing and teaching a models-based curriculum enhanced […]
Publication: Teacher agency in enacting physical education in a period of curriculum change
Research Impact: This paper explores the role of teacher agency in one teacher’s enactment of a new school subject (Leaving Certificate Physical Education). The paper presents three teaching episodes whereby the process of achieving […]
Publication: An integrated blended learning approach for PE teacher education programmes
Research Impact: When introducing blended learning in a (physical education) teacher education programme, we suggest designing an aligned and integrated approach structured in blocks, where all instructional components are interconnected and informing each other, enhancing […]
Publication: Transcultural impact of learning to teach sport education on preservice teachers’ perceived teaching competence, autonomy, and academic motivation.
Research Impact: A quasi-experimental pre- and post-test mixed-methods design was followed, with a total of 163 preservice teachers from three different countries (Spain Chile and Mexico) to compare the impact of the experience of learning […]
Publication: Teaching recommendations for a safe and responsible physical education in the new normal
Research Impact: This is a report that has been created by the Teaching Physical Education advisory group of the Spanish Council of Physical Education (COLEF). It defines basic pedagogical, health and safety orientations for physical […]
Publication: Exploring primary pre-service teachers’ use of ‘assessment for learning’ while teaching primary P.E. during school placement
Research Impact: Despite the consensus regarding the value of school placement experiences for primary pre-service teachers (PSTs) in teacher education programmes, challenges remain in PSTs’ ability to transfer the knowledge gained on assessment for learning […]
Publication: Self-made materials to teach athletics in physical education
Research Impact: As supported by relevant publications, the self-made materials pedagogical approach encourages student participation, cooperative learning and inclusive practices in physical education. It can promote cross-curricular learning and value-based education. This article aims to […]
