Learner-Oriented Teaching and Assessment in Youth Sport

This book is a comprehensive instructional toolkit for sport educators to empower children and young people in collaborative, independent learning of sport and games. It brings together pedagogical dimensions and involves learners as active agents in promoting democratic learning environments. It covers key themes in contemporary sport pedagogy and provides practical strategies and activities for game-based learning.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 180 pages
Publication date: 29 January 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive and learner-centered instructional toolkit empowers children and young people to engage in collaborative and independent learning of sports and games (SGs). Written by a team of experts with extensive experience in using student-centered approaches, the book offers a unique perspective by integrating the pedagogical dimensions inherent in the teaching-learning process of SGs. These dimensions include the instructional system (teaching strategies), the social system (interactional climate), the task system (learning tasks and activities), and the assessment (for learning) system.

The book demonstrates how to effectively involve learners as active agents in promoting more democratic learning environments and equitable interactions between sportspersons. It introduces key concepts and evidence-based examples of best practices, providing practical instructional strategies, learning tasks, and activities in each chapter. As the chapters unfold, the reader is guided on how to create game-based tasks that cater to diverse learner skill levels, align tasks, learning goals, and learner needs, and foster creativity development activities.

The book addresses key themes in contemporary sport pedagogy, such as the constraints-led approach, appropriateness, learner-designed games, and the use of technology. It is an essential resource for trainee and in-service physical education teachers and sports coaches working with children or young people, offering valuable insights and practical strategies for effective teaching and learning in the SG context.

Weight: 260g
Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367690090