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Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance


Issue: November 2011

Creative Paradoxical Thinking and Its Implications for Teaching and Learning Motor Skills
David Chen 

Abstract: A paradox is a statement or situation that involves two or more contradictory, mutually exclusive elements that operate at the same time. This article examines a number of findings in motor-learning and motor-control research and categorizes them into six paradoxes. Based on those research findings, the concept of creative paradoxical thinking is proposed. Creative paradoxical thinking is defined as accepting and reframing paradoxes in order to gain insight into a problem or achieve outstanding results. This article also proposes six creative paradoxical principles that can help practitioners solve problems associated with teaching and learning motor skills. It may also help researchers generate new ideas by examining existing research paradigms from a paradoxical-thinking perspective.

Article category: Teaching