The effect of the KUD strategy on extended thinking and learning the serving skill among students of the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences / University of Wasit

Abstract

The KUD strategy is considered one of the strategies that has a major role in thinking between students in one group and between other groups, and thinking between students is different. The importance of the research emerged by relying on the KUD strategy of extended thinking and learning the skill of serving with volleyball in order to achieve correct performance and achieve the basic goal of the research. As for the problem of the study, there is a weakness in performing the skill of serving in volleyball. The researchers attribute the weakness of the skill of serving to this due to the difficulty of performing it because they are new students and studying for the first time with them, and they need to employ all means, methods and methods through which they facilitate the learning process and make the teaching process a fruitful and successful process. The research aims to build a measure of extended thinking for students in the second stage of the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, and to prepare educational units based on the KUD strategy to learn the skill of serving with volleyball for students in the second stage, and to identify the impact of the KUD strategy on extended thinking and learning the skill of serving with volleyball for students in the second stage. The appropriate approach was chosen for the nature of the problem and its objectives to be solved, and the experimental approach was taken in the style of the control and experimental groups (pre- and post-tests). The research sample represented students in the second stage of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences at University of Wasit for the academic year (2023-2024), with a rate of (185 students), and based on the research requirements, the sample for constructing the extended thinking scale reached (100) students. The sample of the exploratory experiment was (10) students. The experimental sample amounted to (20) students. The control sample was (20). Then, the researchers prepared (5) educational units, one educational unit per week, and the duration of the educational unit was 90 minutes. The research results were then verified using a statistical package. The researchers concluded that the KUD strategy for the experimental group encouraged students to ask questions, develop their ideas, encourage them to solve the problem, and helped develop the skill of serving with volleyball. The development in the level of students, their commitment and continuity with the units, their cooperation within the group, and active participation helped to learn the skill. Explaining, presenting, and applying the skill in an educational activity helped them accurately perform the exercises according to the strategy, and their role is effective in developing extended thinking. The researchers recommended the necessity of using the KUD strategy in conducting scientific research on individual and team games and diversity because it is more interesting. To emphasize the use of the Kud strategy because of its importance in increasing students’ desire and cooperation and motivating and continuing students’ performance. Adopting the constructed scale to measure students’ extended thinking about volleyball because it contributed to developing students’ extended thinking. The goal of development is to ensure that a student does not fall behind in learning and linking ideas to perform the skill and reach extended thinking.