Purpose: A systematic review of the research conducted on Cooperative Learning in Physical Education in the last 5 years (2014–2019). Method: Seven databases were used to select those articles that included information on the implementation of Cooperative Learning in the different educational stages. After the exclusion criteria, 15 articles were fully assessed based on eight criteria: (1) year and author; (2) country; (3) number of participants, educational level, and duration of implementation; (4) type of research; (5) curricular content; (6) purpose of the research; (7) most relevant results; and (8) learning environment. Results: Results showed how research focused more on secondary education, mainly in short-term interventions. Most studies used qualitative and/or mixed methods, and dealt evenly with sports, motor skills, and physical abilities, leaving body expression underrepresented. Regarding the goals of the studies, social learning was the most frequently assessed, focusing on motivation, group climate, and teacher–student interaction. Criticisms regarding the shortness of the experiences and their fragmentation can still be considered valid. Conclusion: This review can help researchers and practitioners conduct Cooperative Learning intervention programs in primary and secondary Physical Education. They must be rigorous when they claim that they implement this pedagogical model in schools.

A systematic review of the research conducted on Teaching Games for Understanding in Physical Education in the last six years (2014–2019), updating and expanding with new categories the last published review by Harvey and Jarret in 2014. Four databases were used to select those articles that included information on the implementation of Teaching Games for Understanding in different educational stages. According to PRISMA guidelines and including the PICO strategy after the exclusion criteria, 12 articles were fully assessed based on eight criteria: (1) year and author; (2) country; (3) number of participants, educational level, and duration of implementation; (4) type of research; (5) curricular content; (6) purpose of the research; (7) most relevant results; and (8) learning environment. The results showed how research focuses on both primary and secondary education, primarily in short-term interventions. Quantitative, qualitative and mixed research is used almost equally, and dealt evenly with sports and games, leaving motor skills, physical abilities and body expression underrepresented. Regarding the goals of the studies, motor and cognitive learning were the most frequently assessed, focusing on improvement of game development, such as tactical aspects, decision-making, technical skills or level of physical activity. The implementation of the model is carried out in too short a time to achieve significant outcomes. This review can help researchers and practitioners conduct Teaching Games for Understanding intervention programs in primary and secondary Physical Education. They must be rigorous when they claim that they implement this pedagogical model in schools.

Purpose: A systematic review of the use of peer assessment in Physical Education in the last five years (2016–2020). Method: Four databases were used to select those articles that included information on peer assessment in Physical Education in the different educational stages. According to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, including the PICO (participants, intervention, comparators, and outcomes) strategy, after the exclusion criteria, 13 articles were fully assessed based on seven criteria: (1) year and author; (2) country; (3) educational stage; (4) type of paper; (5) purpose; (6) content; and (7) outcomes. Results: the results show that the research was geographically dispersed, although Spain and the USA had half of the articles reviewed. The research was carried out at all educational stages, although a greater focus was observed in higher education than in primary and secondary education. Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed research was almost equally represented, and dealt mainly with sports and games. Regarding the goals of the studies, a diversity of research so great that it produced a lack of continuity and coherence in the literature on the subject was found. The research results on the use of peer assessment showed an increase in the level of motivation, perceived teaching confidence and competence, and teaching self-efficacy. More research is needed on the benefits of the use of peer assessment on the self-regulation of learning and the critical thinking of students.

The objectives of this study were two-fold: to analyse the perceptions of girls who have negative experiences of Physical Education (PE) and to compare this experience with their families’ perspectives on the emotional implications of this in their daily lives. Seven girls in the final year of compulsory secondary education in Spain participated in the study. These participants were selected according to the criterion of having had negative experiences in PE classes. Their families also participated, specifically seven mothers and four fathers. A qualitative methodology was used, with interviews, personal diaries and discussion groups being the instruments used to collect data. There were three categories of results: a) the role that students assume in PE; b) motivation towards PE and c) frustrating experiences of PE. The girls expressed frustration at the impossibility of passing certain sports tests, referring to contempt, and underestimation, by both their peers and teachers. The subjects were clear that the fact that they were girls clearly undermined them in PE classes. The families told of how difficult it had been at times to live with this situation throughout the girls’ school lives. This manuscript contributes to the existing literature on the subject, since, although gender has been addressed in terms of the experiences of girls in PE classes, this has not been complemented with the views of students’ families.

El objetivo del estudio es comprobar el poder de predicción de los medios de evaluación sobre las competencias en estudiantes de Educación Superior de Educación Física. Se llevaron a cabo dos estudios con muestras diferentes. Con la intención de determinar el grado de relación que podía existir entre dichas variables, se llevó a cabo un estudio descriptivo correlacional donde se midieron las competencias y los medios de evaluación. El análisis factorial exploratorio y el confirmatorio mostraron adecuadas medidas psicométricas de validez y fiabilidad de sendos instrumentos. La escala de competencias quedó compuesta por tres dimensiones (competencia genérica, competencia específica de Educación Física y competencia personal) y el instrumento de evaluación por dos dimensiones (medios de evaluación que requieren feedback y que no requieren). La principal conclusión indica que existe una relación positiva entre las competencias docentes y los medios de evaluación y además que los medios de evaluación que requieren feedback han predicho positivamente las competencias docentes en mayor medida que los medios que no lo requieren.

The evaluation is an important part of the teaching-learning process. The aim of this paper is to clarify some doubts and investigate the existing literature on student participation in their assessment and to compile a collection of instruments to promote it, thus seeking to facilitate its implementation. To this end, an analysis of shared assessment has been carried out, answering and refuting some of the most common myths associated with it, such as the role that assessment should have in teaching, the importance of transparency in assessment processes or the rigor of including students in their assessment. Thus, the scientific literature has provided answers to these questions and has shown the true potential of shared assessment, both for student learning in various aspects and for the democratization of teaching. Finally, and with the aim of making the article useful for its implementation, some mechanisms that help to promote shared assessment are presented. These mechanisms have been analyzed, showing how the inclusion of students in the assessment is worked through them, what benefits they have for their learning and how they can be associated to the usual tasks performed in any classroom.