Children learning lacrosse from teachers learning to teach it: The discovery of pedagogical content knowledge by observing children’s movement

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 297-309

  Barrett, Kate R ^a   Collie, Sarah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental sequences; Modified lacrosse; Observation of movement; Pedagogical content knowledge

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPORT; TEACHING;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; SPORTS; TEACHING;

EID: 0030228363     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.1996.10607957     Document Type: Article

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