Game-Based Approaches: Pedagogical Principles

Shane Pill, Linda Griffin, Claudio Farias

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Abstract

This chapter looks back at the foundations of game-based approaches (GBAs), from Mauldon and Redfern's seminal proposal on games' categories to the successive iterations and recent extensions of that idea. It also clarifies possible ways of using a GBA in physical education classes, from the original step-based progressions to more dynamic frameworks encompassing a wider range of teaching styles. Pedagogies related to the development of thinking of players are reinforced, highlighting one of the most attractive features of GBAs: participation in modified games. The summary combines the overarching principles of a GBA as conceived in the collection of international perspectives offered in this chapter.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGame-based Approaches in Physical Education
Subtitle of host publicationInternational applications
EditorsClaudio Farias, Shane Pill, Linda Griffin
Place of PublicationNew York
PublisherRoutledge, Taylor & Francis
Chapter1
Pages3-10
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-032-72332-7
ISBN (Print)978-1-032-72333-4, 978-1-032-72330-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2025

Keywords

  • physical education
  • game-based approaches
  • pedagogy

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