A five-stage process for the development and validation of a systematic observation instrument: The system for observing the teaching of games in physical education (SOTG-PE)

European Physical Education Review

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 97-113

  Roberts, Simon ^a   Fairclough, Stuart ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

child activity; lesson context; physical education; teacher interactions; teaching games

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857520614     PISSN: 1356336X     EISSN: 17412749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356336X11430653     Document Type: Review

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