Table 1.

Unit plans for the two instructional approaches.

Instructional focus
Lesson	Direct instruction	Sport Education
1	Triple jump, hurdles, and shot put formal introduction	Explanation of the model and competition format Allocation of teams and individual roles Teacher-directed introduction of the three skills
2	Hurdles formal instruction and practice	Student-directed instruction: Warm-up Teacher-directed instruction: Triple jump skills
3 -7	Triple jump, hurdles, and shot put formal instruction and practice	Student-directed instruction: Warm-up Teacher-directed instruction: Triple jump, hurdles, and shot put skills; formal instruction on rules and scoring protocols for events Within-team event practice and role practice (shared teacher- and student-directed monitoring)
8	Individual competition on shot put	Formal competition Day 1 Student within-team event and role practice: Student-directed instruction (shared teacher- and student-directed monitoring) - Warm-up/skills practice (triple jump, hurdles, and shot put)
9	Individual competition on long jump and hurdles	Formal competition Day 2 Student within-team event and role practice: Student-directed instruction (shared teacher- and student-directed monitoring) - Warm-up/skills practice (triple jump, hurdles, and shot put)
10-16	Triple jump, hurdles, and shot put formal instruction and practice	Student within-team event and role practice: Student-directed instruction (shared teacher- and student-directed monitoring) - Warm-up/skills practice (triple jump, hurdles, and shot put)
17	Free-choice practice on all three events	Formal competition Day 3 Student within-team event and role practice: Student-directed instruction (shared teacher- and student-directed monitoring) - Warm-up/skills practice (triple jump, hurdles, and shot put)
18	Free-choice practice on all three events	Formal competition Day 4 Student within-team event and role practice: Student-directed instruction (student-directed monitoring) - Warm-up/skills practice (triple jump, hurdles, and shot
19	Individual competition on all three events	Formal competition Day 5 Student within-team event and role practice: Student-directed instruction (student-directed monitoring) - Warm-up/skills practice (triple jump, hurdles, and shot put)
20	Individual competition on all three events	Finals competition Festive event