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Including Critical Thinking and Problem Solving in Physical Education

Learning Through Sport

Developments in curriculum frameworks around the world have formalised a rationale for critical thinking, problem solving and creativity in PE as elements in both curriculum design and in the wording of student achievement standards. Critical thinking can be learned.

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Play with Purpose: inquiry strategies to use with players to develop thinking or make thinking visible

Learning Through Sport

Alternatively, the task outcome requirements may be to develop tactical creativity. This is where the guided or divergent discovery of new possiblities is the task intention. In this event, the teacher or coach is working with player thinking 'beyond' or 'outside' of what the player already knows, understands and can do.