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Perceptions And Use Of Teaching Strategies For Fundamental Movement Skills In Primary School Physical Education Programs, Danielle Salters, Sara Scharoun Benson Jan 2022

Perceptions And Use Of Teaching Strategies For Fundamental Movement Skills In Primary School Physical Education Programs, Danielle Salters, Sara Scharoun Benson

Human Kinetics Publications

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 unexplored. Through a mixed-methods design, experiences and perceptions of different PE teachers (preservice, specialist, and generalist) were explored. The Spectrum of Teaching Styles (STS) survey was used to quantify self-reported use of teaching styles that may be used by PE teachers (N = 102). Semi-structured, qualitative interviews with a subset of participants (N = 11) were employed to explore how PE teachers perceive …