ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Teaching Games for Understanding in Game Performance and Psychosocial Variables: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Control Trial.
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- What do we know about the effectiveness of the application of hybrid SE-TGfU model in physical education on learning outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of cooperative learning on students' learning outcomes in physical education: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Developmental Activities and Interventions on Decision-Making Skills in Soccer Players: A Scoping Review.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2026Article
- Teaching games for understanding in school handball: a controlled pre-post study with intact Brazilian physical education classes.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Review
- Systemic relationships between ecological-dynamic approach and active reflection: psycho-neuro-motor, cognitive, and physiological interactions in rugby pedagogy.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Effect of Active Pedagogical Models on Basic Psychological Needs and Intention to Do Physical Exercise.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- A socio-constructivist framework for tactical development in team sports: fostering critical thinking through collaborative learning.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Review
- Effects of mental fatigue on psychophysiological responses, kinematic variables and technical actions in small-sided soccer games: a time course analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Could the Hybridization of the SE/TGfU Pedagogical Models Be an Alternative for Learning Sports and Promoting Health? School Context Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Different authors have reported on the influence of the Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) intervention on game performance and psychosocial variables. This review aimed: (a) to explore the TGfU experimental studies; (b) to compare the effects of the TGfU vs. technical approach pedagogy on game performance; and (c) to determine the effect of the TGfU approach on game performance and psychosocial variables (motivational climate, task orientation, perceived competence and enjoyment). This systematic review with meta-analysis adheres to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Four databases (PubMed, WOS, EBSCO and Google scholar metasearch) were searched. Study quality was measured with the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) score. Thirteen studies were included. A pooled analysis of all interventions demonstrated a large significant improvement in decision making for TGfU when compared to technical approach pedagogy (SMD = 5.93, I2 = 98%; CI (95%) = 2.15-9.71;
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