O modelo de ensino dos jogos para compreensão: análise dos artigos publicados em revistas científicas da Educação Física no Brasil

Abstract

From the critique of the traditional sports teaching model, the Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) model, known in Portuguese as Modelo de Ensino dos Jogos para a Compreensão (MEJC), emerges as a methodology for teaching sports through the development of game skills, emphasizing the understanding of tactical and technical abilities contextualized in small-sided games. Considering the relevance of TGfU in the international context and its progressive adoption in Brazil, the objective of this study was to identify and analyze scientific articles produced on TGfU in the main Brazilian Physical Education journals. In the scope of qualitative research, this study aligns with the principles of a State of the Art review. We selected eight (8) journals from the Qualis CAPES - Physical Education category, after searching the journal websites and the "Scielo" indexer using descriptors such as "TGfU," "Teaching Games for Understanding," "Ensino de Jogos Para Compreensão," and "Ensino do Jogo Para Compreensão." Articles in Portuguese were selected, in which at least one of the descriptors was present in the title, abstract, or keywords. This resulted in a total of ten (10) articles, which were analyzed considering the following elements: temporal distribution of production; distribution among the analyzed journals; types of articles; authors and their affiliations; and, finally, themes, methods, discussions, and results of each article. The results indicate a relatively small number of published articles (10), with the first publication in 2009 and a temporal distribution that does not follow a growing pattern over the years. Additionally, the geographical distribution of scientific production allowed identifying the concentration of journals based in the South and Southeast regions of Brazil, but no single journal concentrated a significant number of articles, rather a distribution among them. Regarding the types of articles, the majority (80%) involve theoretical research, specifically essays, indicating an embryonic and recent research stage concerning TGfU. As for the authors and their affiliations, 21 researchers from 10 different universities contributed to the publication of the articles, with only four of them participating in more than one production. In terms of themes, methods, discussions, and results of each article, four themes were identified: TGfU and its articulation with other teaching models and tools; analysis of the scientific discussion on TGfU; TGfU and its contributions to sports teaching; and TGfU in school physical education.