Self-awareness and its relationship to academic achievement in artistic gymnastics for female students

Abstract

The research aims to identify the reality of self-awareness and the degree of academic achievement in the subject of artistic gymnastics for female students, and to identify the correlation between self-awareness and academic achievement in the subject of artistic gymnastics for female students. The descriptive approach was used using the survey method and correlational relationships, and the research sample was chosen for female students of the fourth stage in the College of Education. Physical and Sports Sciences - University of Babylon, for the academic year 2023-2024, numbering (34) female students. The self-awareness scale consisting of (42) items representing (5) areas was approved, and an academic achievement score for the subject of artistic gymnastics for female students was obtained, which is considered a score. Attempting the first course, which is estimated at (50) marks. The scale was applied and grades were obtained for the subject of artistic gymnastics for female students. The research came out with a set of conclusions, including that there is a positive, positive correlation between self-awareness and academic achievement in the subject of gymnastics for female students. Among the recommendations that emerged from the research was the holding of seminars that aim to introduce students to self-awareness in order to develop it in them.