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Play with Purpose: inquiry strategies to use with players to develop thinking or make thinking visible

Learning Through Sport

A GBA for games and sport teaching in physical education and sport coaching had been described often as 'discovery' or 'guided discovery' teaching. Worthington (1974) suggested the coach designs the game knowing this 'teachable moment' will occur, and waits for its arrival to 'freeze play'.

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Including Critical Thinking and Problem Solving in Physical Education

Learning Through Sport

Developments in curriculum frameworks around the world have formalised a rationale for critical thinking, problem solving and creativity in PE as elements in both curriculum design and in the wording of student achievement standards. Critical thinking can be learned.