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Publication Date: 2020
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Task Adaptations as a Function of Content Knowledge: A Functional Analysis
Iserbyt, P.; Coolkens, R.; Loockx, J.; Vanluyten, K.; Martens, J.; Ward, P.
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, v91 n4 p539-550 2020
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to investigate how teachers' pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) in the form of task adaptations differed as a function of content knowledge. Method: Participants were three elementary school teachers (two females and one male) and their students (n=66). Functional analysis of instructional events (i.e., adaptations) between teachers and students was used to examine PCK before and after a content knowledge workshop in crawl swimming. The appropriateness of the adaptations was measured and all data were collected through live observation by trained observers. Results: All teachers increased their average number of task adaptations per lesson after the content knowledge workshop. Appropriateness of adaptations increased substantially for two teachers but decreased for one teacher. Discussion/Conclusion: Functional analysis of student-teacher interactions is a valuable tool to examine teachers' PCK. The interrelationship between student- and teacher behavior can be modified through a content knowledge workshop.
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Aquatic Sports, Foreign Countries, Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Behavior, Student Behavior, Teacher Workshops, Behavior Change, Physical Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Belgium
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