The effectiveness of the five-step learning cycle strategy in developing decision-making.

Abstract

The current research aims to uncover the effectiveness of the Five-Step Learning Cycle Strategy in developing decision-making skills and to compare the control and experimental groups in post-tests for decision-making development. The researchers used the experimental method due to its suitability for the research problem and its experiment. The research community was deliberately selected, represented by third-year students in the Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences at the College of Basic Education, University of Mosul for the academic year (2020-2021). The total number of students in this stage was (96) students, distributed across three classrooms, with the first classroom having (32) students, the second (34), and the third (30). To determine the research sample and the two groups to which the experiment will be applied.The main research experiment was conducted by the researchers who carried out a simple random draw among the classrooms. The second classroom was designated as the control group, where the traditional teaching method would be applied, and the third classroom was designated as the experimental group, where the five-step learning cycle strategy would be applied in the teaching process. To eliminate any potential influences on the research results, the researchers excluded a number of students, totaling 25 students from each of the two groups. Thus, the two classrooms formed a research sample of 50 students. The researchers used appropriate statistical methods to reach their results, and they arrived at several conclusions, the most important of which were:The use of the five-step learning cycle strategy has a significant and effective impact on developing decision-making skills in handball for third-year students in the Physical Education and Sports Sciences Department at the College of Basic Education. The five-step learning cycle strategy is more effective and influential in developing decision-making skills in handball for third-year students in the Physical Education and Sports Sciences Department at the College of Basic Education. The researchers recommended several recommendations, the most important of which are:

1. The necessity of applying the five-step learning cycle strategy in the teaching process, especially for subjects related to teaching the rules of sports games, due to its impact on developing decision-making skills.

Definition of practical curriculum instructors in general and teaching subjects related to the rules of games in the Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, emphasizing the importance of this strategy, especially in making appropriate decisions when officiating these games.