Transfer of Content Development across PETE Practicums Fatih

Transfer of Content Development across PETE Practicums Fatih Dervent Phillip Ward Erhan Devrilmez Emi Tsuda

Purpose Changes in the instructional tasks and SCK scores from methods to final practicum.

Participants Five physical education preservice teachers female n = 3 male n = 2

Settings Methods Practicum Final Practicum

Final Practicum Methods Practicum • On site preparation • None • 6 -8 students • Whole intact classes • Different sports • Flag football – team handball • Receiving constant feedback • Debrief sessions • • Once a week supervision None

Data Sources 105 video-recorded lessons from two units of the methods practicum and one unit from the final practicum.

Content Development Rink (1979) Informing tasks - An initial task in a sequence of instruction Extension tasks -Tasks that make the initial task more difficult or easier. Refining tasks - Tasks that focus on improving the technique or tactics Applying tasks - Games and assessment tasks. Modified version of content development Ward et al. , (2017) Extension-applying Extension tasks that occur in games Refining-applying Refining tasks that occur in games Applying games Tasks as games Applying non-games Tasks for assessment

Categories and the formula E+EA+R+RA+AG+AN I

Coders training Three coders completed a five-phase training with at least 95% success rate

Data Analysis Data analyzed and reported descriptively

Results Changes in SCK index scores and use of instructional tasks Methods Practicum Final Practicum

Mean Changes in mean SCK index scores

Percentage Changes in use of instructional tasks

Percentage Changes as a function of sport Invasion games

Percentage Changes as a function of sport Net games

Discussion Increase in the SCK index scores Methods Practicum Final Practicum

Discussion ● Decrease in the informing task ● The use of extending tasks maintained ● Increase in the use of refining tasks ● Type of sport did not vary

Limitation ● Small sample size ● Absense of control group ● Multiple groups in either setting

Implication Preservice teachers can be taught to use and apply content knowledge in a PETE program

Dervent, F. , Ward, P. , Devrilmez, E. & Tsuda, E. (in press). Transfer of content development across practica in physical education teacher education. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. fatih. dervent@marmara. edu. tr Fatih Dervent Phillip Ward Erhan Devrilmez Emi Tsuda