Teaching Physical Education for Learning

Rink, Judith

ISBN 10: 0073376523 / ISBN 13: 9780073376523

Published by McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Teaching Physical Education for Learning
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0073376523
• ISBN 13: 9780073376523
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Focusing on physical education for kindergarten through grade 12, this user-friendly text emphasizes teaching strategies, theories, and skills to give students a foundation for designing an effective learning experience. This new edition focuses on the Physical Education National Beginning Teaching Standards with updates in assessment and student motivation, and the addition of a brief introduction to Mosston's styles of teaching.

About the Author

Judith E. Rink is a professor in the Department of Physical Education at the University of South Carolina, Columbia. She has published numerous books, research and articles related to effective teaching of physical education. She has been an editor of both the Journal for Teaching Physical Education and the Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. Dr. Rink was the chairperson of the committee to develop national content standards for physical education and has been the recipient of the NASPE Hall of Fame Award, the Curriculum and Instruction Academy Honor Award and the American Education Association Special Interest Group Outstanding Scholar Honor Award. She is currently the program director the South Carolina Physical Education Assessment Program and is working with the National Association for Physical Education and Sport to develop performance indicators and assessment materials for the national standards.