The Tactical Games Model: Why The Tactical Game Model?

advantage of using model-based instruction.Why The Tactical Game Model?

The tactical game model uses student’s curiosity in a game structure to promote skill development and tactical knowledge needed for knowledgeable game application, when planning a tactical game model, the teacher plans a structure of learning task that have a game like assembly to develop students skills and tactics, leading the up to a modified or full version of the game. These game like assignments and modified games are called game forms. This model stresses the development of tactical awareness that facilitates skill application in smaller forms of games, so that students can apply what they have learned in the full version of a game when the time comes. Students

When deciding on instructional model teachers have to take things like gender and the base objective of the PE unit into consideration. The article states that Teachers preferred the tactical game model because students were more motivated when participating in this model. The TMG participants improve significantly in skill development declarative knowledge and game performance compared to other models (turner, 1996). Students would have a significant improvement in game play performance of skills and technical knowledge of the skill methods. This is partly because the environment of TMG supports the specifics of interactive behaviors in a classroom, increasing positive interaction and canceling out negative interaction giving students with lower skill levels a greater opportunity to learn. When students have more opportunities to learn, they are more motivated minimizing off-task behaviors creating a physically active atmosphere. Students enjoy the TGM because it increases their tactical ability and tactical awareness, allowing them to play at a higher game