The study aimed to investigate the impact of using direct teaching methods (command, practicing, and reciprocal) and indirect teaching methods (guided discovery and divergent thinking) on learning handball skills among students at the Faculty of Sports Sciences at the Arab American University. The study relied on an experimental design using pre- and post-assessment measurements for the control group and four experimental groups from the handball course sections. The sample consisted of 115 male and female students from the Faculty of Sports Sciences at the Arab American University. The study found several key results, including students at the Arab American University preferred the reciprocal method in teaching handball skills, followed by the practicing method. The command method was found to be an effective tool for improving basic handball skills, indicating a significant reliance on direct teaching methods. Additionally, the results showed statistically significant differences in the post-test between the control group and the four experimental groups, favoring the experimental groups in the handball sections. Based on the findings, the study made several recommendations, including: focusing on the use of the reciprocal and practicing methods in teaching, reducing reliance on the command method, training instructors to apply interactive methods to improve learning outcomes, adopting modern teaching methods (practicing, reciprocal, divergent thinking, and guided discovery) in teaching sports skills, and providing training courses for coaches and teachers to apply these methods effectively, as they excel in enhancing athletic performance compared to the command method.

Title

Nasaq

Publisher

Nasaq

Publisher Country

Iraq

Publication Type

Online only

Volume

45

Year

2025

Pages

36