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This review aims to map and classify pedagogical models used in Physical Education based on evidence.

June 11, 2026Quest

Mapping Pedagogical Models in Physical Education: A Rapid Review for an Evidence-Informed Taxonomy

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Rapid review classifies pedagogical models in Physical Education, indicating their evidence base and application.

This review aims to map and classify pedagogical models used in Physical Education based on evidence.
Conducted a rapid review following PRISMA procedures.
Searched Web of Science for records from 2013 to 2025, yielding 6,144 records.
Classified models using three indicators: Dissemination and Transfer, Scientific Evidence, and International Consolidation.
Identified Sport Education, Cooperative Learning, and Teaching Games for Understanding as the most established models with extensive empirical support.
Noted Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility, Outdoor Adventure Education, and Service-Learning as having substantial but uneven international development.
Categorized Health-Based Physical Education as developing, while Self-Made Materials, Attitudinal Style, and Ludotechnical Model showed limited evidence and local applicability.

Álvarez-Sánchez et al. (2026) studied this question.

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