Instructional Models for Physical Education

This new fifth edition of Instructional Models for Physical Education provides pedagogical knowledge and resources that support physical education teachers’ selection and use of instructional models and gives physical educators a plan for incorporating these models into their teaching.

Presented in two sections, Instructional Models for Physical Education first presents the rationale, pedagogical knowledge, and selection processes for model-based instruction (MBI). MBI is the commitment to use one instructional plan throughout a unit of instruction. The second section provides pedagogical knowledge for the selection, implementation, and assessment of instructional models used in P–12 physical education.

This new edition has been updated to be in alignment with the 2024 SHAPE America National Standards for Physical Education and refreshed throughout, providing significant updates and new additions designed to enhance the book’s utility and relevance for contemporary physical education programs, including a new chapter examining innovation in model-based instruction.

Instructional Models for Physical Education, Fifth Edition, includes everything the reader needs for planning, implementing, and assessing when teaching with instructional models. It helps readers incorporate research-based practices in their lessons, adapt activities, and teach to standards. This text can be used as the stand-alone text for courses on physical education teaching methods at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Gavin Colquitt, EdD, is currently a Professor and Executive Director at Appalachian State University’s Appalachian Institute for Health and Wellness in Boone, North Carolina, USA. Dr. Colquitt’s research in model-based instruction (MBI) specifically focuses on the Personalized System of Instruction, the Sport Education Tactical Model, and Differentiated Instruction using MBI. Dr. Colquitt has been recognized with several awards, including the Georgia Society for Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) Young Scholar Award and the Georgia State University Early Career Teaching Award.

Michael Metzler, PhD, was the seminal author of Instructional Models for Physical Education. He was Professor Emeritus in the Kinesiology and Health Department at Georgia State University, USA. He authored 11 books, most notably Instructional Models for Physical Education. He was elected as a Fellow in the National Academy of Kinesiology and received numerous awards for his scholarly and professional contributions. He received SHAPE America’s highest award, the Luther Halsey Gulick Medal. He served as the Associate Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Georgia State University.

Tony Pritchard, EdD, is a Professor in the Department of Health Sciences and Kinesiology at Georgia Southern University, USA. Dr. Pritchard utilizes his expertise in teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in the field of Physical Education Teacher Education. He received the Young Scholar Award from the Georgia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, plus the College of Health and Human Sciences Award for Teaching from Georgia Southern University.