Effect of Tactical Games Approach Model

Abstract

In this paper, effect of tactical games approach model in elementary school PE class was examined used with diagnosis and summartive evaluatlon and formative evaluation.In 2003, 34 elementary schools in all over Japan were asked to implement flag football unit based on tactical games approach model and given some material on the unit. Basic model for the PE lesson was offered to each school. Teachers in each school have made lesson plan and implemented flag football unit. From 28 classes, the result of diagnosis and summartive evaluation and from 22 classes the result of formative evaluation of the unit were returned.Effect of units was analyzed based on the result of these evaluation from the viewpoint of grade, length of unit, class size and number of player in games. Flag football unit was accepted so positively by pupils in general. There was no significant difference in effect from each points of view. This means that tactical games approach model was so effective in all domains in PE lesson. On the other hand, different evaluation between 2 classes, even so based on the same unit plan, was found.This shows the needs of developing properly PE teacher's education program for the instructing games.