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 |
· The Spectrum of Teaching Styles in Physical Education. A Systematic Review |
· Tracing Transformation: Two Decades of the Spectrum of Teaching |
· Mapping the Belief–Practice Gap in the Spectrum Teaching Styles: Perspectives from Chinese Physical Education Teachers |
· 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
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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 |
· Teachers’ Self-Reported Use and Perceptions of Mosston and Ashworth’s Teaching Styles in Finnish Physical Education |
· The Role of Learning Styles within Models-Based Instruction in Teacher Preparation: A Curriculum-Wide Approach |
· An Investigation into Preservice Teachers’ Knowledge & Understanding of the Spectrum of Teaching Style |
· When Teaching Style Meets Content: Who Uses What, When, and Why? – A Preliminary Study |
· The Mosston & Ashworth Spectrum as a Basis for Designing Differentiated Learning Experiences in the Kindergarten Curriculum |
· Students’ Perception of Teaching Styles According to its Implementation Order in Physical Education Lessons Based on Non-opposition Sports |
· A Dialogical Rebirth of Mosston’s Spectrum of Teaching Styles |
· 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 |
· Using Empirical Spectrum Research to Guide Undergraduate Program Decision Making |
· Creation and Impact of a Multi-Year Developmental Progression Immersion of The Spectrum Across a PETE Program: Phase 1 |
· 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 |
· Advancing Social and Personal Skills through the Spectrum in Japanese Physical Education |
· Social and Emotional Learning as a Relational Mechanism within the Spectrum of Teaching Styles |
· Spectrum of Teaching Styles with Very Young Children |
· Connecting Style F with Teaching Games for Understanding: A Short-term Intervention with Pre-service Teachers |
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
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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). |
· Scaffolded the Spectrum within Sport Education: Enhancing Quality and Motivation of Peer Teaching through Self-Determination Theory |
· Applying The Spectrum of Teaching Styles to Health Content |
· Innovating Martial Arts Pedagogy: A Gradual Empowerment Approach |
· Promoting Physical Literacy through the Spectrum of Teaching Styles |
· Guided Discovery, Reciprocity, and Inclusion in Sport Education: Advancing Teaching Style Integration for Motivated Learning |
· 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? |
· 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 |
· Exploring Teacher and Student Interactions through the Spectrum of Teaching Styles: A Case Study in Japanese Junior High School Physical Education |
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
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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 |
· Kuwaiti Physical Education Teachers’ Reported Use and Perceptions of Mosston and Ashworth’s Spectrum of Teaching Styles |
· Enhancing College Students’ Motivation within the Spectrum Teaching Styles and Augmented Reality App |
· University Students’ Perceptions of the Spectrum of Teaching Styles in Physical Education after an Escape Room-Based Intervention |
· The Teaching Style Toolbox: Pick the Right Tool at the Right Time |
· Understanding How Student Teachers Approach the Spectrum: A Cluster‑Analytic Examination of Motivation and Style‑Specific 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
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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 |
· Fostering Social Justice and Inclusion in PE: Pedagogical Strategies for Today’s Polarized Society |
· Different versions of Learning: How Assessment for Learning Shapes Learner Independence within Mosston’s Spectrum of Teaching Styles |
· 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