Program

Conference Program at a Glance

 

Wednesday 6, May 2026

14.00: Buses’ departure to Olympia from Syntagma Square (Filellinon Street 12, 105 57 Athens). Please be at least half an hour before. Meeting point for buses’ departure: https://maps.app.goo.gl/kyeMdjRcJy3ZtqhH9

19.00: Estimated arrival in Ancient Olympia and taking care of your room and belongings.

20.00: Opening ceremony. Venue: Scymiczek Hall.

 

Welcoming address

Nikolaos Digelidis

Professor, SITL President & Congress Director

Through Sport, We Can Change the World: From Olympic Values to the Spectrum of Teaching Styles

Yannis Theodorakis

Professor, Member of the University of Thessaly Managing Council

The International Olympic Academy and its Mission

Konstantinos Georgiadis

Professor, Dean of the IOA

21.00: Dinner

 

Please note that all presentations, keynote and poster presentations will take place in the main amphitheater of IOA. Coffee breaks will take place just outside the amphitheater and poster sessions are organized in the same location. Each oral presentation is expected to last for no more than 15 minutes, including questions/answers.

YouTube streamline

The main two days of the Conference will be streamlined live through YouTube channel for those who couldn’t make it with us. In case you would like to follow the Conference from a distance, these are the links you need to use accordingly:

Day 1, Thursday 7, 2026 (live streaming in YouTube will start after 9.00am, Greek time): https://youtube.com/live/fyfU_mMN0RA?feature=share 

Day 2, Friday 8, 2026 (live streaming in YouTube will start after 9.00am, Greek time): https://youtube.com/live/O2prZM6q00M?feature=share 

Time is provided in local hours. Greece is currently observing Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) (UTC/GMT +3). 

 

 

Thursday 7 May 2026

7.00 – 7.30

Morning Tai Chi with Robin and Min (Venue: IOA soccer field)

7.30 – 8.30

Breakfast

9.00 – 10.15

Session 1 – Oral Presentations: Foundations and Evolution of the Spectrum of Teaching Styles

10.15 – 11.15

Keynote 1. Pamela Kulinna & Donetta Cothran: Scholarship, Friendship, and the Spectrum of Styles around the World

11.15– 11.45

Poster Session 1 with Coffee Break: Teacher Education and Preservice Development, Student Experience, and Engagement and Short Interventions

11.45 – 12.30

Roundtable 1. Relevance of the Spectrum of Teaching Styles with the Promotion of Lifelong Learning Physical Activity

12.30 – 14.00

Session 2 – Oral Presentations: Spectrum in Teacher Education and Professional Practice

14.00 – 15.00

Lunch

15.00 – 16.30

Session 3 – Oral Presentations: Learner-Centered Approaches and Student Development

16.30 – 17.30

Keynote 2. Nigel Green: Physical Literacy through the Spectrum: A Pedagogical Framework for Holistic Development in Physical Education

17.30– 17.45

Coffee Break

17.45 – 19.30

Session 4: Pedagogical Innovations and Application of Teaching Styles

20.00 – …

Dinner

Free time to visit the Olympia village (10-minute walk), enjoy the evening, buy souvenirs etc.

 

 

Friday 8 May 2026

7.00 – 7.30

Morning Tai Chi with Robin and Min (Venue: IOA Soccer Field)

7.30 – 8.30

Breakfast

9.00 – 10.30

Session 5: Teaching Styles and Cognitive Mechanisms in Action

10.30 – 11.30

Keynote 3. Marios Goudas: Students’ Motivation in Physical Education and the Spectrum of Teaching Styles: Linking Research Lines

11.30 – 12.00

Poster Session 2 with Coffee Break: Teaching Styles, Motivation, and Student Experience: Contemporary Research on the Spectrum in Physical Education

12.00 – 13.00

Session 6: Context, Inclusion, Justice, and Future Directions

13.00 – 13.45

Roundtable 2. The Institute and its Mission: Our Challenges and Aspirations for the Coming Years

13.45 – 15.00

Lunch

16.00 – 19.00

Guided tour of Ancient Olympia – visiting the archaeological site and museum

20.00

Conference Closure & Dinner

 

Saturday 9 May 2026

6.00 – 7.00

Breakfast

7.00

Buses depart for Syntagma Square (Athens) from Olympia. Buses will go directly to Athens’ airport first to drop off those who leave early and then return to the center of Athens for those who would like to spend one more day in Greece

~12.00

Estimated arrival at Athens airport

 

Detailed Scientific Conference Program

 

Thursday 7 May 2026

 

Session 1 Oral Presentations

9:00-10:15

 

CONGRESS ROOM: AMPHITHEATER

 

Foundations and Evolution of the Spectrum of Teaching Styles

 

Chair/Discussant: Nikolaos Digelidis

·         The Evolution of the Spectrum of Teaching Syles and the Potential of the Theory
 Digelidis, N.

·         The Spectrum of Teaching Styles in Physical Education. A Systematic Review
Álvarez-Rodríguez, E. & Calero-Cano, J.C.

·         Tracing Transformation: Two Decades of the Spectrum of Teaching
Kim, J. & Nam, K.

·         Mapping the Belief–Practice Gap in the Spectrum Teaching Styles: Perspectives from Chinese Physical Education Teachers
Liu, D., Kulinna, P.H., Kim, J., & Min, H.

·         Exploring student coaches’ pedagogical knowledge and practices – A preliminary study

Kılıç, K. K., Öztürk Kızılkaya, R., Müjdeci, I., & Bulut, A. B.

 

 

Thursday 7 May 2026

 

Keynote 1

10:15-11:15

 

CONGRESS ROOM: AMPHITHEATER

 

Chair/Discussant: Mark Byra

Scholarship, Friendship, and the Spectrum of Styles Around the World
 Pamela kulinna & donetta cothran

 

Thursday 7 May 2026

 

Poster Session 1 with Coffee Break

11:15-11:45

 

 

 

Teacher Education, Preservice Development, Student Experience, and engagements and short interventions

 

·         From Reproduction to Production: Integrating the Spectrum of Teaching Styles and Cooperative Learning in ESOL Teacher Preparation
Sildus, T. I.

·         Teachers’ Self-Reported Use and Perceptions of Mosston and Ashworth’s Teaching Styles in Finnish Physical Education
Jaakkola, T., Huhtiniemi, M., & Watt, A.

·         The Role of Learning Styles within Models-Based Instruction in Teacher Preparation: A Curriculum-Wide Approach
Johnson, I. L., & Fetterley, R. Armstrong, T. L. 

·         An Investigation into Preservice Teachers’ Knowledge & Understanding of the Spectrum of Teaching Style
 Naik, S. A.

·         When Teaching Style Meets Content: Who Uses What, When, and Why? – A Preliminary Study
Chen, Y.

·         The Mosston & Ashworth Spectrum as a Basis for Designing Differentiated Learning Experiences in the Kindergarten Curriculum
Pappa, A., & Sakellariou, M.

·         Students’ Perception of Teaching Styles According to its Implementation Order in Physical Education Lessons Based on Non-opposition Sports
Romero-Parra, N.& Polo-Recuero, B

·         A Dialogical Rebirth of Mosston’s Spectrum of Teaching Styles
Demirhan, G.

·         The discovery-oriented end of the Spectrum of Teaching Styles in North Macedonia physical education: PE teachers’ perspectives

Klincharov, I., Popevska, B., &  Spasikj, J.

·         From Inclusion to Learner-Initiated: Developing Self-Regulated Learning Through Mosston’s Spectrum of Teaching Styles in Senior High School Physical Education Course

Liu, Y.M., & Shy, D.Y.

·         Varying Perspectives: What Do Pre-Service Teachers Really Need to Know About the Spectrum of Teaching Styles?

Armstrong, T.L., Johnson, I.L., & Fetterley, R.

 

 

 

Thursday 7 May 2026

 

Roundtable 1

11:45-12:30

 

CONGRESS ROOM: AMPHITHEATER

 

 

Relevance of the Spectrum of teaching styles with the promotion of lifelong learning physical activity

co-ordinators: Byra, M., Papaioannou, A., Carraro, A.

 

 

Thursday 7 May 2026

 

Session 2 Oral Presentations

12:30-14:00

 

CONGRESS ROOM: AMPHITHEATER

 

Spectrum in Teacher Education and Professional Practice

 

Chair/Discussant: Pamela Kulinna & Donetta Cothran

·         Developing Teacher Education through the Spectrum of Teaching Styles: The Experiences and Beliefs of an Early-Career Physical Education Teacher Educator

Sun, C. T.

·         Mosston’s Spectrum in Korean and Chinese Physical Education: Examining Belief–Ability–Use Pathways through Social Cognitive Theory
Kim, J., Kulinna, P., Albaloul, O., Liu, D., Min, H., & Cothran, D.

·         Using Empirical Spectrum Research to Guide Undergraduate Program Decision Making
Parkes, C., & Holden, S. L.

·         Creation and Impact of a Multi-Year Developmental Progression Immersion of The Spectrum Across a PETE Program: Phase 1
Zagrodnik, J. A., Ward, J. K.& Kirkham, M.

·        The Relationship between Preservice Physical Education Teachers’ Perceptions of Teaching Styles and Critical Thinking Dispositions

     Çınargür, Z., & Arslan, Y.

 

 

Thursday 7 May 2026

 

Session 3 Oral Presentations

15:00-16:30

 

CONGRESS ROOM: AMPHITHEATER

 

Learner-Centered Approaches and Student Development

 

Chair/Discussant: Vassilis Barkoukis

·         The effect of teaching styles in physical education lessons on students’ beliefs and behaviours: A mapping review

Ourda, D., & Barkoukis, V.

·         Effects of an Integrated Teaching Styles Intervention on Fitness and Self-Perception in Young Students in Italy
 Monacis, D., Pascali, G., & Colella, D.

·         Advancing Social and Personal Skills through the Spectrum in Japanese Physical Education
Haneishi, K., Okade, Y., Murai, R., Ito, M., Fuchikami, M., Matsumoto, T., Murakami, T., Nakayama, S., Ogiwara, T., Teraoka, E., Tsuda, E., Curtner-Smith, M., & Nkala, B.

·         Social and Emotional Learning as a Relational Mechanism within the Spectrum of Teaching Styles
 Wu, P. Y., Wei, F. M., & Shy, D. Y.

·         Spectrum of Teaching Styles with Very Young Children
Sääkslahti, A.

·         Connecting Style F with Teaching Games for Understanding: A Short-term Intervention with Pre-service Teachers
Lee M., Simonton, K. L., Shiver, V. N., Vasquez, M., Paterson, J., & Hubona, O.

 

 

 

Thursday 7 May 2026

 

Keynote 2

16:30-17:30

 

CONGRESS ROOM: AMPHITHEATER

 

Chair/Discussant: Robin Deng-Yau Shy

Physical Literacy through the Spectrum: A Pedagogical Framework for Holistic Development in Physical Education

Nigel green

 

 

Thursday 7 May 2026

 

Coffee Break

17.30 – 17.45

 

 

 

Thursday 7 May 2026

 

Session 4 Oral Presentations

17.45 – 19.30

 

CONGRESS ROOM: AMPHITHEATER

 

Chair/Discussant: Brendan SueSee

Pedagogical Innovations and Teaching Application of teaching styles

 

 

·         The effects of Spectrum of Teaching Styles Knowledge on Teachers Implementing the Pedagogies of Game Based Approach (GBA).
SueSee, B., Pill, S., & Davies, M.

·         Scaffolded the Spectrum within Sport Education: Enhancing Quality and Motivation of Peer Teaching through Self-Determination Theory
 Wei, M., Liu, H., & Hastie, P.

·         Applying The Spectrum of Teaching Styles to Health Content
 Mellor, C., & Bryant, L. G.

·         Innovating Martial Arts Pedagogy: A Gradual Empowerment Approach
 Liu, I. C., & Chang, C. W.

·         Promoting Physical Literacy through the Spectrum of Teaching Styles
Gorozidis, G. S. & Syrmpas, I. K.

·         Guided Discovery, Reciprocity, and Inclusion in Sport Education: Advancing Teaching Style Integration for Motivated Learning
 He, W., Mao, W., Liu, H., Rhoades, J., & Walch, T.

·         Teaching Styles in HIIT and Their Influence on Exercise Adherence: A Qualitative Video-Based Study

Claro, J., Gomes, L., Gil, P., & Carreiro da Costa, F.

 

 

Friday 8 May 2026

Friday 8 May 2026

 

Session 5 Oral Presentations

9.00 – 10.30

 

CONGRESS ROOM: AMPHITHEATER

 

Chair/Discussant: Maria Espada Mateos

 

Teaching Styles and Cognitive Mechanisms in Action 

 

·         Reciprocal Teaching Style: How to Increase Student Situational Interest?
Lentillon-Kaestner, V., & Roure, C.

·         Reciprocal Style of teaching, Self-Transcendence Climate, Teamwork, and Flourishing

Lygourioti M. E., & Papaioannou, A. G.

·         Unpacking Peer Feedback in the Reciprocal Style: Qualitative Analysis in High School Volleyball

Çınargür, H.E, Cetin, U.B., & Erturan, G.

·         Underlying Mechanisms of Command, Practice and Self-check Styles: The role of executive functions and performance calibration
Kolovelonis, A., & Syrmpas, I. K.

·         Exploring Teacher and Student Interactions through the Spectrum of Teaching Styles: A Case Study in Japanese Junior High School Physical Education
Ito, M., Haneishi, H., Curtner-Smith, M., Nkala, B., Matsumoto, T., & Okade, Y

 

 

 

 

Friday 8 May 2026

 

Keynote 3

10:30 – 11.30

 

CONGRESS ROOM: AMPHITHEATER

 

Chair/Discussant: Athanasios Papaioannou

Students’ motivation in physical education and the Spectrum of Teaching Styles: Linking research lines

Marios goudas

 

 

Friday 8 May 2026

 

Poster Session 2 with Coffee Break      

11.30 – 12.00

 

 

Teaching Styles, Motivation, and Student Experience: Contemporary Research on the Spectrum in Physical Education

 

·         Spectrum of Teaching Styles and Teachers’ Motivating and Demotivating Styles: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective
Huhtiniemi, M., Jaakkola, T., & Watt, A.

·         Kuwaiti Physical Education Teachers’ Reported Use and Perceptions of Mosston and Ashworth’s Spectrum of Teaching Styles
Albaloul, O., Kulinna, P., Kim, J., & Cothran, D.

·         Enhancing College Students’ Motivation within the Spectrum Teaching Styles and Augmented Reality App
Estrada-Oliver, L., & Amaral-Figueroa, M.

·         University Students’ Perceptions of the Spectrum of Teaching Styles in Physical Education after an Escape Room-Based Intervention
Fernández-Rivas, M., & López-Sánchez, A., Martínez-Majolero, V. & Calero- Cano, José C.

·         The Teaching Style Toolbox: Pick the Right Tool at the Right Time
Mackinney, R.

·         Understanding How Student Teachers Approach the Spectrum: A ClusterAnalytic Examination of Motivation and StyleSpecific Beliefs

Syrmpas, I. K., Krommydas, C., Gorozidis, G. S., & Digelidis, N.

·         Exploring Teachers’ Experiences of Teaching Life Skills through Mosston’s Spectrum of Teaching Styles

Yi-Ya Chang., & Yi-Hsiang Pan

 

 

Friday 8 May 2026

 

Session 6 Oral Presentations

12.00 – 13.00

 

 

Chair/Discussant: Feng-Min Wei

Context, Inclusion, Justice, and Future Directions 

 

 

·         Teaching for Social Justice: The Impact of the Spectrum of Teaching Styles on In-Service PE Teachers’ Practices and Perspectives
Haneishi, K., Okade, Y., Murai, R., Ito, M., Fuchikami, M., Matsumoto, T., Murakami, T., Nakayama, S., Ogiwara, T., Teraoka, E., Tsuda, E., Curtner-Smith, M., & Nkala, B.

·         Fostering Social Justice and Inclusion in PE: Pedagogical Strategies for Today’s Polarized Society
Haneishi, K., Okade, Y., Murai, R., Ito, M., Fuchikami, M., Matsumoto, T., Murakami, T., Nakayama, S., Ogiwara, T., Teraoka, E., Tsuda, E., Curtner-Smith, M., & Nkala, B.

·         Different versions of Learning: How Assessment for Learning Shapes Learner Independence within Mosston’s Spectrum of Teaching Styles
Yang, H. W., & Shy, D. Y.

·         Shifts in Teaching Styles During Periods of Pedagogical Disruption or environmental constraints

           Maurizio Bertollo, Faten Hamdi

 

 

Friday 8 May 2026

 

Roundtable 2

13:00 -13:45

 

CONGRESS ROOM: AMPHITHEATER

 

The Institute and its mission: Our challenges and aspirations for the coming years

co-ordinators: SITL Board of Directors