Teaching Games for Understanding: Theory, Research, and Practice,Used

Through Teaching Games for Understanding: Theory, Research, and Practice, you can gain a comprehensive perspective of the teaching games for understanding (TGfU) model, seeing it in context of its influences and evolution; tap into the latest research and findings in the model, learning from worldwide experts in each of the topics covered; consider how students learn best, what should be taught, and why it should be taught using the TGfU model; and learn how to apply the TGfU approach at all educational levels.Teaching games for understanding (TGfU) is a dynamic approach to sport education that has gained worldwide popularity over the past 25 years. Now, through Teaching Games for Understanding: Theory, Research, and Practice, readers can discover the latest refinements and uptodate research from the world's highestregarded experts on the topic.This book presents a comprehensive look at the TGfU model and provides multiple perspectives from 17 contributors in 6 countries. As such, it is a valuable resource for preservice and inservice teachers, teacher educators, and coaches around the world. It details the history, theory, research, and practice of the approach (also known as the tactical games model and the games sense model) and enables readers to better understand and apply TGfU.Teaching Games for Understanding includes the following features: Opening scenarios or quotes to make the material relevant and draw the reader in Discussion questions for each chapter to facilitate understanding and provide teachers with a readymade starting point for review of the material Chapterending summaries that present an overview of the material to help students test their understanding and recall the contentsNever before has a book presented such an allencompassing analysis of the TGfU model. Every angle is covered. The book explores why and how to involve students in the construction of games, how to use the model in curriculums at the elementary and secondary levels and in teacher education programs, and how assessment factors in. It examines how to integrate the model with sport education, covers the social interactions and decisionmaking processes involved in the model, and details the implications of modelbased instruction for research on teaching. It also presents reallife stories of teachers successfully implementing this approach. Finally, it takes a look at the future direction for TGfU, considering its continuing evolution.Highly readable and widely applicable, Teaching Games for Understanding: Theory, Research, and Practice is a vital text in the field of sport education, affording readers a solid foundation for understanding and using TGfU.