The Effect of Teaching Units Based on Kolb’s Model on Learning Skills and Performance in the Long Jump amongst Fourth-Year Secondary School Students
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https://doi.org/10.66968/IJESSR.pa69vg59Keywords:
Kolb model, Experiential learning, Motor performance, Numerical level, Long jump, Lower secondary school pupils.Abstract
Backgroud: The aim of the study was to investigate the impact of teaching units designed in accordance with Kolb’s experiential learning model on the acquisition of motor skills and the development of performance levels in the long jump among fourth-year preparatory school pupils.
Methods: The researcher adopted an experimental approach using a two-group design (experimental and control groups) with pre- and post-tests. The study sample consisted of 42 pupils, divided into the two groups as follows: 20 pupils in the experimental group and 22 pupils in the control group.
The experimental group underwent eight teaching units at a rate of two units per week; each unit lasted 45 minutes and was organised in accordance with the four stages of Kolb’s model, namely: direct sensory experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualisation and active experimentation. The researcher used a form to assess technical performance, alongside a numerical measure represented by the best legal attempt in the long jump.
Results: The results showed a statistically significant improvement in the performance of both groups; however, the experimental group achieved greater progress, with the mean technical performance rising from 23.30 to 53.80 points, whilst the numerical level improved from 3.28 to 3.68 metres. Post-hoc comparisons also revealed statistically significant differences in favour of the experimental group in technical performance (t = 6.713, p < 0.001) and the distance achieved (t = 4.736, p < 0.001).
Conclusions: The researcher concluded that organising the teaching units for the long jump according to the Kolb model contributed to the development of skill performance and improved numerical achievement to a greater extent compared with the teaching method used with the control group.
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