The effect of the pentagram strategy to developing positive thinking and learning the skill of table tennis backhand for students

Abstract

The research aimed to identify the effect of the pentagram strategy on developing positive thinking and learning the skill of table tennis backhand for students. And finding the significance of the differences for the two research groups (experimental and control) in developing positive thinking and learning the skill of the backhand kick in table tennis among students in the pre- and post-tests. The researchers used the experimental approach by designing two equal groups with a pre-test and a post-test. The research population consisted of (53) male and female students from the third stage in the Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences / Al-Qalam University College 2023/2024, while the research sample was (24) students representing (1 2) Students in the experimental group that used the pentagram strategy in teaching. And (12) students represent the control group that used the imperative method followed in the teaching process. The researchers concluded that the implementation of the Pentagram strategy had an impact on learning the skill of the backhand kick in table tennis for students in the third stage, and contributed clearly to raising their level of performance due to the stages of the Pentagram strategy, which gave a major role to the student in making decisions by relying on developing and activating their positive thinking processes in order to achieve goals. The lesson compared to the traditional method followed by the control group. The two researchers recommended the necessity of introducing the Pentagram strategy into the teaching process.