Attentional control as a function of predicting legal knowledge in female students' basketball

Authors

  • Hussein Hamza Jawad General Directorate of Education in Babylon / Ministry of Education https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9627-4800
  • Raad Abdel Amir Finjan Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences / University of Babylon

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54702/avh8ac44

Keywords:

attentional control, legal knowledge, basketball

Abstract

The main problem facing female students today is their need for a high level of attention and control over it, as it has an important role as it represents one of the important mental abilities in the cognitive aspect. From here, the research problem emerged in predicting legal knowledge in basketball in terms of female students’ attention control, and the research aims To identify the correlation between attentional control and legal knowledge in female students’ basketball, and to find an equation to predict legal knowledge in basketball in terms of female students’ attentional control, the descriptive approach was used in both the correlational and predictive relationships styles to suit the nature of the study, and the research population was limited to fourth-year female students in the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences - University of Babylon, for the academic year 2023-2024, numbering (39) female students, all of whom were chosen to represent the research sample. The attentional control scale was applied, consisting of (37) items representing (3) areas (attentional focus, attentional shifting, and Controlling the flexibility of attention), and a measure of legal knowledge consisting of (33) items prepared within the vocabulary of the educational curriculum for basketball law for students in the fourth stage. The research came out with a set of conclusions, including the contribution of attentional control in a good percentage to the legal knowledge of basketball for female students, and among the recommendations that the research came out with adopting the equation for predicting legal basketball knowledge as objective evidence in knowing the cognitive level of female students. The research supports the development of study programs and updating curricula in accordance with international standards approved by reputable universities.

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Published

2024-04-30

How to Cite

Hussein Hamza Jawad, & Raad Abdel Amir Finjan. (2024). Attentional control as a function of predicting legal knowledge in female students’ basketball. Modern Sport, 0049-0059. https://doi.org/10.54702/avh8ac44