Fostering Students’ Physical Literacy through Academic Conversations: Using Think-Pair-Share as a Teaching Strategy in Physical Education

Abstract

According to SHAPE America, the goal of physical education “is to develop physically literate individuals.” Whitehead suggests that physically literate is a process that can be enriched with the development of the cognitive and affective learning domains through academic conversations. Although common to other content areas, the Think-Pair-Share teaching strategy in physical education is unique and can be utilized to develop Physical Literacy. Think-Pair-Share can be an effective way to engage students in academic conversations to achieve physical literacy and enrich a quality physical education with a little planning. This article introduces the Think-Pair-Share to foster students' physical literacy using a three-phase strategy.

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Francis J. Lynott

Francis J. Lynott III ([email protected]) is an associate professor of Physical & Health Education Pedagogy in the School of Education at Peru State College, Peru, NE.

Tracy Nelson

Tracy Nelson coordinates and instructs in the Physical Education Teacher Education Program at South Dakota State University, Brookings in Brookings, SD, and is the executive director for SHAPE South Dakota.

Hyun-Ju Oh

Hyun-Ju Oh is an associate professor in the Department of Recreation and Sport Pedagogy at Ohio University in Athens, OH.