Active Learning Method and Its Effect on Developing the Performance of Some Epee Skills for Students

Abstract

The research problem showed a weakness in learning the skills of the simple attack and stabbing  movement among third-year students in Shish epee . The research focused on the importance of introducing new and effective educational methods and techniques to develop the learning process among students. Including the active learning method and its application makes the learner the axis of the educational process so that it moves the learner from the negative state of the recipient to the positive state that encourage  the learner and his effectiveness in educational situations by using higher thinking skills, which motive students' interaction with the content and effective participation in developing the performance of Shish skills in the best way.

Therefore, the research aimed to identify the effect of the active learning method in learning the skills of the simple attack and stabbing movement in shish.

The two  researchers used the experimental method in the style of two equivalent groups (experimental and control), and the research sample was selected from the students of the Islamic University - College of Education / Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences for the academic year (2023-2024) numbering (60) students using a simple random method and they were divided into two groups (experimental and control) with (30) students per group. The experimental group applied the active learning method, while the control group used the method followed by the teacher. The research variables were the skills (stabbing movement, simple attack (direct straight attack, cutting, and changing direction)), and the researchers concluded that there was a positive effect on the research variables for the experimental group working according to the active learning method. In light of the conclusions, it was recommended to apply the active learning method to develop and learn other skills, and to conduct this study on other sports activities and age groups.