Wiki and TGfU: a collaborative approach to understanding games education

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dc.contributor.authorBaert, Helena
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeWatkinson, Jane (Kinesiology and Recreation Management) Heine, Mike (Kinesiology and Recreation Management) Casey, Catherine (Education)en
dc.contributor.supervisorHalas, Joannie (Kinesiology and Recreation Management)en
dc.date.accessioned2008-09-11T21:10:58Z
dc.date.available2008-09-11T21:10:58Z
dc.date.issued2008-09-11T21:10:58Z
dc.degree.disciplineKinesiology and Recreation Managementen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science (M.Sc.)en_US
dc.description.abstractTechnology is becoming an integral part of teaching and learning in schools. This thesis explored the use of a wiki, a collaborative editable webpage within physical education teacher education. An interpretive inquiry investigated the perceptions of a cohort of 28 final year physical education teacher candidates (PETC) through an online group project. The objective of the assignment was for PETC to develop deeper understanding of the Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) approach. Information collected from reflective journals, writing samples and focus groups identified both enabling and constraining factors this wiki brought to the wiki project. Data analyses confirmed that the wiki facilitated collaboration among group members, improved writing skills and enhanced deeper understanding through scaffolding of one’s own ideas as well as those of others. In their efforts to work collaboratively, the students realized that establishing roles and responsibilities and creating more opportunity for communication were necessary ingredients for learning.en
dc.description.noteOctober 2008en
dc.format.extent1140233 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/3070
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectphysical educationen
dc.subjectwikien
dc.subjectteacher educationen
dc.subjecttechnologyen
dc.subjectcollaborationen
dc.subjectscaffoldingen
dc.titleWiki and TGfU: a collaborative approach to understanding games educationen
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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