The effect of an educational program using the differentiated education strategy in learning the art of performing the long jump effectiveness

Abstract

The research aims to reveal the effect of the educational program using the differentiated education strategy in learning the effectiveness of the long jump. The researcher used the experimental method by designing equal groups with pre and post tests. The research sample consisted of (20) students from the first academic year in the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences at the University of Kirkuk for the academic year (2019-2020) were distributed into two equal groups, each group consisted of (10) students.

1- The traditional method (explanation and model performance) contributed in a positive way to improving the level of the technical performance form for the effectiveness of the long jump for the students of the control group.

2- The experimental group that used the proposed educational program outperformed the control group that used the traditional method (verbal explanation and model performance) in learning outcomes, which indicates its effectiveness and positive impact on learning the skill in question.

The researcher recommends the following:

The necessity of applying the educational program proposed by the teachers to teach athletics activities for students of the Faculty of Physical Education due to the effectiveness it has achieved in the results and its positive impact on the direct interaction between the student and the educational material, and the necessity of appropriate employment of the new technologies in teaching athletics courses.

Training teachers to use the strategy in teaching other lessons.