Comparative studies commonly show TGAs improving tactical skill, skill execution, affective, procedural knowledge and/or physical activity, while TAs improve skill execution and technical skill¶
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q2 i? Across the 24 included comparative studies, TGAs commonly improved tactical skill, skill execution, affective outcomes, procedural knowledge and/or physical activity, whereas TAs improved skill execution and technical skill. → Ray Breed 2025
Evidence¶
Ray Breed 2025¶
Ray Breed, Riki Lindsay, Aden Kittel, Michael Spittle. (2025). Content and Quality of Comparative Tactical Game-Centered Approaches in Physical Education: A Systematic Review. Review of Educational Research. https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543241227236
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The review's synthesis of 24 included comparative studies in school PE, summarized narratively by the authors: "Studies commonly showed that TGAs improved student outcomes in tactical skill; skill execution; affective, procedural knowledge and/or physi- cal activity". No pooled effect sizes are reported for this overall pattern.
"Studies commonly showed that TGAs improved student outcomes in tactical skill; skill execution; affective, procedural knowledge and/or physi- cal activity; and TAs improved skill execution and technical skill."
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Related Claims¶
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- Intervention length may matter: a prior review found positive associations for decision-making and skill execution for interventions longer than 8 hours — related
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Comparative studies commonly show TGAs improving tactical skill, skill execution, affective, procedural knowledge and/or physical activity, while TAs improve skill execution and technical skill |
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Comparative studies commonly show TGAs improving tactical skill, skill execution, affective, procedural knowledge and/or physical activity, while TAs improve skill execution and technical skill |
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