Javier Fernandez-Rio
Biographic Data
| ID | 1598156 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Javier Fernandez-Rio |
| GIVEN NAMES | Javier |
| FAMILY NAME | Fernandez-Rio |
| SIGNATURE | FERNANDEZ-RIO J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Oviedo |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1368-3723 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 54 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 54 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Triadic Games
Modified games used in student-centered models like the Tactical Games Model (TGM) have followed dyadic structures (1vs1), and triadic games represent a step forward. They include the uncertain relationship between three players/teams that play the game. This modification increases complexity on the players’ decision making. The aim of the study was to assess the use of triadic games in secondary education students’ perceptions during a TGM learn…
A model fidelity check in cooperative learning research in physical education
Background Fidelity is an essential component of research, theory and practice in pedagogical models in physical education [Hastie, P. A., and A. Casey. 2014. “Fidelity in Models-based Practice Research in Sport Pedagogy: A Guide for Future Investigations.” Journal of Teaching in Physical Education 33 (3): 422–431. https://doi.org/10.1123/jtpe.2013-0141]. Reporting fidelity data has been recognized as a way to know whether student learning outcom…
Walking Soccer
Walking soccer, a modified version of traditional soccer designed for individuals with limited mobility, offers an innovative approach to teaching tactical and technical skills in physical education (PE). This non-contact sport, which prohibits running and physical contact, makes it accessible and safe for a wide range of participants, including older adults and children. The sport has been widely used in various settings since its establishment …
Cuando la pasión se convierte en presión
Promoviendo el cambio
Modelos únicos versus híbridos
El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar el impacto de un programa híbrido de educación deportiva (ED) y pedagogía no lineal (PNL), en comparación con un programa basado únicamente en PNL, en la motivación y la satisfacción de futuros docentes durante su formación inicial. Los programas se desarrollaron en el ámbito de la enseñanza universitaria del fútbol con el objetivo de dotar a los participantes de las competencias necesarias para aplicar est…
Cooperative and solidarity-based learning through a Freirean lens
Although studies on cooperative learning in school physical education have been conducted, a gap persists regarding the former from the perspective of social justice in South American contexts marked by inequalities. This study addresses this gap with the aim of exploring cooperative and solidarity-based learning in a Brazilian school in a precarious context through a Freirean lens. It is a case study that used interviews to explore the perspecti…
Quantitative insights into meaningful physical education in Spain
Background: Over the last few years, the Meaningful Physical Education (PE) approach has emerged as a framework aimed at transforming PE experiences into relevant and positive for all students. To date, most of the existing research on Meaningful PE has been conducted in English-speaking contexts, using qualitative research designs and mainly on teachers. This focus has left three notable gaps that the present study tried to address: the use of q…
Selecting (or not) physical education as an elective subject
Background: The interactions between behavior, environment and personal factors are the basis of the Social Cognitive Theory (Bandura, A. 1986. Social Foundations of Thought and Action. NJ: Prentice Halls). Within this theory, students’ behavior and motivation toward an activity is dependent on their feelings, thoughts and beliefs (Lodewyck and Pybus 2013. “Investigating Factors in the Retention of Students in High School Physical Education.” Jou…
Understanding Parents’ Views on Physical Education and Physical Activity
Parents’ supportiveness plays a crucial role in promoting healthy habits during childhood. Moreover, according to the literature, mothers’ and fathers’ attitudes toward physical education (PE) and physical activity (PA) are connected to their children's PA behaviors. This article shares data from a questionnaire to ascertain parents’ views on PE and PA. Results show that parents’ own negative experiences in PE were associated with a lower perceiv…
Motivational processes matter
Most motivational studies related to physical education (PE) have been conducted in contexts where PE was mandatory. This study aims to analyze the significance of motivational processes in predicting the choice of PE as an elective in secondary school. This is a retrospective study involving 1606 students aged 16–27 years ( M = 17.09; SD = 0.68) enrolled in 31 schools in Spain. Participants completed questionnaires to assess their perception of …
Effect of pedagogical models on novelty satisfaction in physical education
Pedagogical models in physical education (PE) have been shown to support students’ basic psychological needs. However, the role of these models in fostering novelty satisfaction remains unclear. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to examine the effect of these student-centred approaches on novelty satisfaction in PE students. A systematic search was conducted in five databases (Web of Science, Scopus, SPORTDiscus, ERIC, and…
Efectos de la Gamificación y el Aprendizaje Cooperativo en la Formación del Profesorado de Educación Física
Gamification in physical education teacher education. Effects on psychological health and personal well-being from a motivational perspective
What do we know about pedagogical models in physical education so far? An umbrella review
Background Research on pedagogical models in physical education has exponentially increased over the last two decades [Casey, A., and D. Kirk. 2020. Models-Based Practice in Physical Education. London: Routledge]. Moreover, several literature reviews on the effectiveness of the different pedagogical models have been conducted. Due to the large amount of research conducted on pedagogical models, there seems to be a need to organize and evaluate th…
Highly-structured cooperative learning versus individual learning in times of Covid-19 distance learning
This article focused on the distance-learning context created by the COVID-19. The objectives were to assess the differences between highly-structured cooperative learning (HSCL) and individual learning (IL) in university students' content knowledge, and to assess the impact of the teacher's highly-structured instruction on the variables that mediate CL. Students enrolled in a teacher training programme (n = 201, Mage = 20.38±4.97) were classifie…
Cómo Escribir Y Publicar Un Artículo Científico En Educación Física
You want to write and publish your first research paper in physical education, but you don't quite know where to start?We will try to help you from here!Our goal is to help you reach your goal.Without losing academic rigor, but under a prioritized didactic approach, we accompany you in this challenge that begins when facing a blank page for the first time.To this end, we share in this brief but intense essay, three sets of information for you to …
In-contest body acceleration profiles for the judo male and female weight divisions
Introduction This study aimed to determine the body accelerations (BA) profile of the judo contest of the male and female weight divisions and to ascertain the involvement of the vertical, mediolateral and anteroposterior axes in it. Methods Forty-eight male and forty-eight female national and international level athletes (some of them medalists in World, European and national championships) participated in a 5-min simulated contest (official fig…
Cooperative learning scale
The aim of this study was to adapt and validate the Spanish version of the Cooperative Learning Scale (CAT) for Portuguese and Brazilian higher education students. The study included 493 higher education students aged 17-45 years from a university in northern Portugal and 414 Brazilian university students aged 14-52 years from different universities in Brazil. To this adaptation, the original instrument, designed and validated for Spanish context…
Escala de aprendizagem cooperativa
O objetivo deste estudo foi adaptar e validar a versão espanhola da Escala de Aprendizagem Cooperativa (EAC) para estudantes portugueses e brasileiros do ensino superior. Participaram no estudo 493 estudantes do Ensino Superior com idades entre 17 e 45 anos de uma universidade do norte de Portugal e 414 estudantes universitários brasileiros com idades entre 14 e 52 anos de universidades do Brasil. Para a adaptação, o instrumento original, desenha…
Autoeficacia, autorregulación y aprendizaje cooperativo en estudiantes españoles y portugueses de Educación Secundaria
Los informes internacionales muestran resultados académicos y de abandono escolar mucho más positivos en la vecina Portugal que en España, pero las comparaciones deben tomarse con precaución. Son necesarios datos que reflejen las percepciones de los propios estudiantes sobre variables pedagógicas y psicológicas significativas para el aprendizaje. El objetivo de esta investigación fue comparar dos poblaciones similares de estudiantes de Portugal y…
Network analysis of physical activity and depressive and affective symptoms during Covid-19 home confinement
Physical activity seems to be an effective option for mitigating the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Public health policymakers should develop programs to promote physical activity in order to be able to cope with confinement or similar scenarios in the future
Advocating for Service-Learning as a pedagogical model in Physical Education
Background There seems to be a need to rethink education and shape the future to build more equitable societies. In line with this idea, Service-Learning (SL) has emerged as an educational approach to integrate curricular learning and the provision of a community service. Unfortunately, many SL implementations in Physical Education lack a concrete frame of reference to guide them.Purpose Using the model-based practice framework, this paper aims t…
La brecha digital destapada por la pandemia del coronavirus
INTRODUCCIÓN. El confinamiento de la población provocado por la pandemia del coronavirus obligó al profesorado y a las familias a hacer una transición casi instantánea de la enseñanza presencial a la enseñanza a distancia. Pero, ¿cómo ha incidido esta transición en la denominada brecha digital? El objetivo del estudio fue conocer el impacto del cierre de los centros educativos en las siguientes tres brechas digitales: de acceso, cognitiva y escol…
Cyberbullying in elementary and middle school students
Teachers' attitude and perception towards cooperative learning implementation
Motivation, basic psychological needs and intention to be physically active after a gamified intervention programme
The aim of the present study was to compare the possible effects of a gamified programme and a traditional instructional approach in secondary physical education at the level of intrinsic motivation, autonomy satisfaction, competence satisfaction, relatedness satisfaction, and intention to be physically active. A total of 54 year-nine students (14 ± 0.1 years) enrolled in two classes in the same high school participated. The school administration…
Self-made material in physical education
The COVID-19 pandemic caused drastic changes in education, which had to adapt to changing scenarios (online, face-to-face, hybrid teaching). Within physical education (PE), strategies such as 'do not use or share equipment' were proposed to avoid infections. These strategies fit with an emerging pedagogical model called the Self-made Material Model (SMM), which involves students creating their own PE equipment. The objectives of the present study…
Connections among physical activity, motivation, and depressive symptoms in adolescent girls
Adolescence can be a difficult period of life characterised, among many other things, by a significant increase in depressive symptoms among girls. Recent studies have suggested that sedentary habits and self-determined motivation can be associated with depressive symptoms. The main goal of the present study was to examine the associations between physical activity levels, sedentary behaviours, and self-determined motivation and depressive sympto…
Assessing class cohesion in primary and secondary education
High- versus low-structured cooperative learning in secondary physical education
Despite the research exploring the benefits of using cooperative learning in secondary physical education, several research gaps still remain, namely, limited research on its effects on prosocial behaviours, the impact on adolescents as they grow up, and the lack of assessment of differently structured cooperative learning frameworks. The goal of this study was to compare high- versus low-structured cooperative learning frameworks and assess thei…
Students’ perceptions on three-way pedagogical models hybridization
The goal of the present study was to explore Primary Education students’ views on their involvement in a three pedagogical models’ hybridization (Health-Based Physical Education, Cooperative Learning and Sport Education) based on their common features, links and frameworks (e.g. the influence of the models in the students’ basic psychological needs or motivation), as well as their limitations. A total of 115 year-5 and year-6 students (46.09% gir…
Effects of a Cooperative Learning Intervention Program on Cyberbullying in Secondary Education
The goal was to assess the effects of an intervention program, based on cooperative learning and involving the whole school community, on the emotional and social evolution of a student who had suffered cyberbullying. The student, her parents, the school administration, a teacher and the student's classmates agreed to participate in the study. A qualitative research design was used, which included interviews, discussion groups and diaries. The in…
Connection between the attitudinal style and students’ assessment responsibility in Physical Education
The goal of the present study was to assess to what extent the pedagogical approach influences physical education students' perceptions of their degree of responsibility in the assessment procedure.684 students (57.3% females and 42.7% males) from the four grades of secondary education with a mean age of 13.72 ± 1.12 years participated within this study.They all experienced the same learning unit on acrobatics under two different instructional ap…
Effects of three instructional approaches in adolescents' physical self-concept
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of three instructional approaches in secondary education students' physical self-concept after the implementation of an ultimate learning unit. A total of 274 (males: 151, females: 133) students (12 to 17 years of age) from an urban, coeducational high school (grades 8th to 12th) agreed to participate. They were distributed into three study groups in each grade: one group was taught using a Tra…
Using the TGFU tactical hierarchy to enhance student understanding of game play. Expanding the Target Games category. (El uso de la jerarquía táctica de TGFU para mejorar la comprensión del juego de l…
El uso de la jerarqua tctica de TGFU para mejorar la comprensin del juego de los estudiantes
Effects of three instructional approaches in adolescents' physical self-concept
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of three instructional approaches in secondary education students' physical self-concept after the implementation of an ultimate learning unit. A total of 274 (males: 151, females: 133) students (12 to 17 years of age) from an urban, coeducational high school (grades 8th to 12th) agreed to participate. They were distributed into three study groups in each grade: one group was taught using a Tra…
Teachers' attitude and perception towards cooperative learning implementation
Formative assessment, work regulation, organization, engagement, tracking and attendance in Spanish Universities
The Assessment Systems Scale, a 34-item questionnaire, has been proven a robust, reliable and valid instrument to evaluate assessment procedures at the university level. However, the sample used to validate it was rather small, and proper validation of instruments requires testing on multiple independent samples. The current studies evaluated the reliability and the validity of a reduced version consisting in only 23 items, as well as its interac…
The effect of a self-constructed material on children’s physical activity during recess
OBJECTIVE To analyze whether an intervention supported by free play with a self-constructed material increases the level of physical activity of students during recess. METHODS The participants were 166 children of third to sixth grade, between nine and 12 years old (average = 10.64; SS = 1.13). An experimental project was conducted with pre-test and post-test measurement, and a control group. Experimental group participants built cardboard paddl…
Connection between the attitudinal style and students’ assessment responsibility in Physical Education
The goal of the present study was to assess to what extent the pedagogical approach influences physical education students' perceptions of their degree of responsibility in the assessment procedure.684 students (57.3% females and 42.7% males) from the four grades of secondary education with a mean age of 13.72 ± 1.12 years participated within this study.They all experienced the same learning unit on acrobatics under two different instructional ap…
Creación de vídeos educativos en la formación docente
El objetivo fue valorar la respuesta de futuros docentes de Educación Primaria ante un proyecto de diseño, elaboración y presentación de un video educativo. 92 estudiantes (21,21 ± 2,13 años) que cursaban 3 er curso del Grado de Maestro en Educación Primaria accedieron a participar. Ante la no-existencia de un cuestionario específico de extracción de datos se elaboraron dos: A. para valorar las creencias de los participantes sobre los videos educ…
Facebook and sport education
Social networks had become so important that they constitute a way of life for many individuals, and Facebook is probably the most popular one. Society has become totally connected, but classrooms still remain rather isolated. The goal of the study was to extend the Sport Education Model (SEM) through a social network, Facebook, to promote parental involvement, assessing its impact at home. 41 parents of 49 grade 12th secondary education students…
Hybridizing pedagogical models
The goal of this study was to assess hybridizations conducted among pedagogical models (PMs) from 1st to 12th grade (six–18 years) in physical education (PE). Research articles selected were found through Web of Science, Medline, Scopus, SportDiscus (EBSCO), ERIC (ProQuest) and Google Scholar databases. The keywords associated with PMs (e.g. models-based practice and sport education (SE)), hybridization (e.g. hybrid), PE and educational levels (e…
Mermaids, dogs and chameleons
The goal of this research project was to assess the effects of an intervention programme based on theatrical improvisation in three different groups of Asperger Syndrome adolescents. It was organised around 2 single individual case studies and one small group, which included 11 participants. Study 1: a 14-year-old female adolescent of high sociocultural level within a mainstreamed high-school group. Study 2: a 12-year-old male adolescent of low s…
Effects of a Cooperative Learning Intervention Program on Cyberbullying in Secondary Education
The goal was to assess the effects of an intervention program, based on cooperative learning and involving the whole school community, on the emotional and social evolution of a student who had suffered cyberbullying. The student, her parents, the school administration, a teacher and the student's classmates agreed to participate in the study. A qualitative research design was used, which included interviews, discussion groups and diaries. The in…
Gamification and physical education. Viability and preliminary views from students and teachers
Background: A novel pedagogical approach that is becoming increasingly popular in educational contexts is called Gamification. To our knowledge, empirical research on its effectiveness in education is scarse, and almost absent in physical education.Purpose: The goal was to explore how Gamification can be used in physical education, and what experiential effects may have on students and teachers.Participants and settings: Two hundred and ninety st…
Student-designed games in secondary education. Effects and perspectives from students and teachers
The goal was to gain a deeper understanding of the extended use of student-designed games. 207 students (grades: eight, nine, eleven) from one school participated. They were randomly divided in Experimental (student-designed games) and Equivalent group (traditional instruction). Both experienced the same learning units (two, 12 sessions) over the same time (six weeks). The study followed a pretest, post-test, quantitative-qualitative research des…
Enseñanza y aplicación de los test de condición física en Educación Secundaria
Innovation in Physical Education (PE) implies to search different ways to improve the quality of the educational process. The Sport Education Model (SEM) is a pedagogical approach that allows students to get involve in sport learnings at the same time that they participate autonomously in cooperative teams. Despite of the multiple contents that have been taught in PE through the characteristics of the SEM, to date there is no experiences that hav…
Effects of an 8-Week Cooperative Learning Intervention on Physical Education Students’ Task and Self-Approach Goals, and Emotional Intelligence
Previous research highlighted the effectiveness of cooperative learning in the four learning domains: physical, cognitive, social and affective. However, recent reviews have called for more empirical research on social and emotional learning based on contemporary theories, frameworks and assessment tools. Little is known about the links between cooperative learning and two strong contemporary frameworks: the achievement goal theory and the four-b…
Linking Cooperative Learning and Emotional Intelligence in Physical Education
The present research had two complementary aims: (a) to examine the associations between cooperative learning (CL) and emotional intelligence (EI) in physical education (PE) and (b) to explore and compare the use of CL in PE in primary education (PED), secondary education (SED) and baccalaureate (BA). A total of 1332 students (682 males, 650 females) took part in the study. All participants were aged between 10 and 20 years old (M = 13.09; SD = 2…
Familias y Docentes
El cierre de los centros educativos en España ha supuesto una adaptación inmediata sobre la forma de garantizar el aprendizaje. Los docentes han tenido que adaptarse de manera inmediata a un entorno digital de enseñanza y las familias han debido de atender con garantías a las tareas virtuales de sus hijos. El presente estudio tiene dos objetivos: a) analizar las variables relativas a la relación existente entre la familia, los centros educativos …
Connections among physical activity, motivation, and depressive symptoms in adolescent girls
Adolescence can be a difficult period of life characterised, among many other things, by a significant increase in depressive symptoms among girls. Recent studies have suggested that sedentary habits and self-determined motivation can be associated with depressive symptoms. The main goal of the present study was to examine the associations between physical activity levels, sedentary behaviours, and self-determined motivation and depressive sympto…
Sport education as a cooperative learning endeavour
Background: A number of studies have contemplated aspects of cooperative learning that might emerge from a unit of sport education [Dyson, B., L. L. Griffin, and P. Hastie. 2004. “Sport Education, Tactical Games, and Cooperative Learning: Theoretical and Pedagogical Considerations.” Quest 56 (2): 226–240; Dyson, B. P., N. R. Linehan, and P. A. Hastie. 2010. “The Ecology of Cooperative Learning in Elementary Physical Education Classes.” Journal of…
Sport Education, Cooperative Learning and Health-Based Physical Education
The aim of this article is to explain how sport education, cooperative learning, and health-based physical education can be hybridized using an educative version of CrossFit as content in fifth and sixth grade to promote the abovementioned goals. The main features of the three models and the content used are fully described. Finally, recommendations for the key elements of the hybridization have been highlighted to help teachers use them
High versus low-structured cooperative learning. Effects on prospective teachers’ regulation dominance, motivation, content knowledge and responsibility
The goal of the article was to compare the effects of two different cooperative learning programmes on prospective teachers. A total of 332 students enrolled in a Teacher Training Programme agreed to participate. At the beginning of the semester, they all experienced low-structured cooperative learning (LSCL) for 10 sessions. At the end of this phase (T1), research variables were assessed and the groups were randomly divided into two different co…
Effects of a Theatrical Improvisation programme on students’ motor creativity
The goal was to assess the effects of a Theatrical Improvisation programme on students’ motor creativity. 163 Secondary Education students participated: the experimental group, who experienced a Theatrical Improvisation unit, and the comparison group, who experienced a Drama in Education unit (based on the current Spanish educational law). A pretest, posttest, quasi-experimental, comparison group design was followed. Results showed that the stude…
Students’ perceptions on three-way pedagogical models hybridization
The goal of the present study was to explore Primary Education students’ views on their involvement in a three pedagogical models’ hybridization (Health-Based Physical Education, Cooperative Learning and Sport Education) based on their common features, links and frameworks (e.g. the influence of the models in the students’ basic psychological needs or motivation), as well as their limitations. A total of 115 year-5 and year-6 students (46.09% gir…
Motivation, basic psychological needs and intention to be physically active after a gamified intervention programme
The aim of the present study was to compare the possible effects of a gamified programme and a traditional instructional approach in secondary physical education at the level of intrinsic motivation, autonomy satisfaction, competence satisfaction, relatedness satisfaction, and intention to be physically active. A total of 54 year-nine students (14 ± 0.1 years) enrolled in two classes in the same high school participated. The school administration…
Advocating for Service-Learning as a pedagogical model in Physical Education
Background There seems to be a need to rethink education and shape the future to build more equitable societies. In line with this idea, Service-Learning (SL) has emerged as an educational approach to integrate curricular learning and the provision of a community service. Unfortunately, many SL implementations in Physical Education lack a concrete frame of reference to guide them.Purpose Using the model-based practice framework, this paper aims t…
Psychology (37 works) · Physical Education and Pedagogy (25 works) · Mathematics education (24 works) · Physical education (20 works) · Pedagogy (19 works) · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (18 works) · Medicine (17 works) · Social Psychology (15 works) · Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport (11 works) · Social Psychology (11 works)