To improve the teaching effectiveness of physical education psychology courses and solve the problems such as the exam results are poor, lack of effective interaction and difficult to obtain feedback etc. existing in Physical Education Psychology teaching, the Peer Instruction was utilized in the pre-class preview stage, classroom teaching stage, and after-class evaluation stage of physical education psychology courses. The results show that, through communication, discussion, cooperation, competition, and evaluation among peers, the students mastered the learning content more effectively of physical education psychology. The mutual teaching among peers effectively improves teaching effectiveness. Peer Instruction is an efficient teaching method worthy of teaching research and promotion.

Li Chen, Xie Qin. The Power of Peers: A Practical Probe of Teaching in Physical Education Psychology Based on Peer Instruction. Frontiers in Educational Research (2024) Vol. 7, Issue 10: 181-186. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2024.071029.

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