Table 1

Top-ten-cited studies about cooperative learning in physical education.

Author(s), year and countryTitleJournal (rank*)TypeCitations
TotalAverage per year
Dyson et al.
2004
USA
Sport education, tactical games, and cooperative learning: Theoretical and pedagogical considerationsQuest
(JCR-Q2)
Theoretical
approach
1729.11
Casey & Goodyear
2015
England
Can cooperative learning achieve the four learning outcomes of physical education? A review of literatureQuest
(JCR-Q2)
Review
study
10012.5
Dyson
2002
USA
The implementation of cooperative learning in an elementary physical education programJournal of Teaching in Physical Education
(JCR-Q1)
Intervention
study
994.71
Dyson
2001
USA
Cooperative learning in an elementary physical education programJournal of Teaching in Physical Education
(JCR-Q1)
Intervention
study
934.23
Dyson et al.
2010
USA
The ecology of cooperative learning in elementary physical education classesJournal of Teaching in Physical Education
(JCR-Q1)
Intervention
study
655
Casey & Dyson
2009
England
The implementation of models-based practice in physical education through action researchEuropean Physical Education Review
(JCR-Q1)
Intervention
study
6210.33
Fernandez-Rio et al.
2017
Spain
Impact of a sustained cooperative learning intervention on student motivationPhysical Education and Sport Pedagogy
(JCR-Q1)
Intervention
study
614.43
Barret
2005
USA
Effects of cooperative learning on the performance of sixth-grade physical education studentsJournal of Teaching in Physical Education
(JCR-Q1)
Intervention
study
563.11
Goudas & Magotsiou
2009
Greece
The effects of a cooperative physical education program on students’ social skillsJournal of Applied Sport Psychology
(JCR-Q1)
Intervention
study
543.86
Bodsworth & Goodyear
2017
England
Barriers and facilitators to using digital technologies in the cooperative learning model in physical educationPhysical Education and Sport Pedagogy
(JCR-Q1)
Intervention
study
478
Note: *Rank quartile (Q) at Journal Citation Reports (JCR) last edition (2020).