The Impact of a Curriculum Based on the Bybee Model on Learning Some Volleyball Skills for Female Students at the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences

Abstract

The significance of this research lies in its development of a proposed educational curriculum that is based on the Bybee model and aimed at teaching students the skills of serving and receiving in volleyball. The importance of the Bybee model lies in its ability to facilitate the application of information in various situations. The research problem emerged after the researchers reviewed previous studies and sources. They noticed a deficiency in the performance skills of setting and receiving in volleyball among female students. Consequently, the researchers decided to investigate the impact of the educational curriculum using the Bybee model on the learning of setting and receiving skills in volleyball. The research aims to develop instructional units based on the Bybee model, consisting of one instructional unit per week, totaling 16 instructional units. The objective is to facilitate the acquisition of two essential skills: volleyball serving and receiving among female students. Additionally, the study aims to investigate how the instructional curriculum enhances skill learning. The researchers employed an educational approach based on the Bybee model for skill acquisition. The research population consisted of second-year female students, totaling 82 students. The research sample included 30 students from class sections (A) and (D). Volleyball encompasses six fundamental skills that students should learn (serving, receiving serves, setting, spiking, blocking, and defending the court). The researchers will focus on the skills of setting and receiving the serve, as they are considered the most crucial skills in this game. These skills excel due to their dual offensive and defensive nature. Therefore, it is imperative for us to explore the latest strategies, tools, and techniques in this field. The researchers concluded the existence of differences in skill acquisition between pre-test and post-test assessments in favor of the experimental group, and this achieves one of the sustainable development goals of the United Nations in Iraq which is (Quality Education). They recommended that the findings of the study be used as a foundation for initiating new research projects in the field of volleyball and other sports