The Master’s thesis titled (The Situated Learning Strategy and Its Impact on Reflective Thinking and Learning Some Complex Offensive Skills in Basketball) by the female researcher (Rawaa Jawad Kadhim) was discussed at the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences for Girls, University of Baghdad. The discussion committee consisted of Prof. Dr. Sahar Hurr Majeed from the University of Baghdad as chairperson, Prof. Dr. Yasser Mahmoud Waheeb from the University of Diyala as an external member, Assistant Prof. Dr. Nadeema Badr Muhammad as a member, and Prof. Dr. Intisar Owaid Ali as a member and supervisor. The study aimed to prepare a reflective thinking scale for second-stage female students / College of Physical Education, Ashur University, prepare an instructional-learning curriculum according to the situated learning strategy to learn some complex offensive skills in basketball for second-stage female students / Ashur University, identify the impact of the situated learning strategy on developing reflective thinking among second-stage female students of Ashur College, and compare between the experimental and control groups in the level of reflective thinking and learning some complex offensive skills in basketball for second-stage female students / Ashur University. The female researcher used the experimental method with the design of two equal groups (experimental and control) due to its suitability for the nature and objectives of the research, and the research population consisted of second-stage female students at the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Ashur University, for the academic year (2025–2026), numbering (106) female students, and the research sample was chosen randomly, numbering (40) female students, and distributed equally by lottery into two groups, with (20) female students for each group. The results showed statistically significant differences in favor of the experimental group in the level of reflective thinking and in learning complex offensive skills, which indicates the effectiveness of the situated learning strategy in developing both mental and skill aspects together, and the female researcher concluded that the adoption of the situated learning strategy contributed effectively to developing reflective thinking and improving the learning of complex offensive skills in basketball among basketball female students. The female researcher recommended the necessity of relying on practical applications of training strategies that care for the cognitive structure of female students, paying attention to the reflective thinking scale with specialized measurement tools for learner female students due to its role in perceiving skill divisions and linking them to facilitate the learning process, and introducing the situated learning strategy within the items of educational cycles in colleges of Physical Education and Sports Sciences to develop teaching competencies. This study achieves the fourth goal of the sustainable development goals, represented by Quality Education.
The Master’s thesis titled (The Situated Learning Strategy and Its Impact on Reflective Thinking and Learning Some Complex Offensive Skills in Basketball) by the female researcher (Rawaa Jawad Kadhim) was discussed at the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences for Girls, University of Baghdad. The discussion committee consisted of Prof. Dr. Sahar Hurr Majeed from the University of Baghdad as chairperson, Prof. Dr. Yasser Mahmoud Waheeb from the University of Diyala as an external member, Assistant Prof. Dr. Nadeema Badr Muhammad as a member, and Prof. Dr. Intisar Owaid Ali as a member and supervisor. The study aimed to prepare a reflective thinking scale for second-stage female students / College of Physical Education, Ashur University, prepare an instructional-learning curriculum according to the situated learning strategy to learn some complex offensive skills in basketball for second-stage female students / Ashur University, identify the impact of the situated learning strategy on developing reflective thinking among second-stage female students of Ashur College, and compare between the experimental and control groups in the level of reflective thinking and learning some complex offensive skills in basketball for second-stage female students / Ashur University. The female researcher used the experimental method with the design of two equal groups (experimental and control) due to its suitability for the nature and objectives of the research, and the research population consisted of second-stage female students at the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Ashur University, for the academic year (2025–2026), numbering (106) female students, and the research sample was chosen randomly, numbering (40) female students, and distributed equally by lottery into two groups, with (20) female students for each group. The results showed statistically significant differences in favor of the experimental group in the level of reflective thinking and in learning complex offensive skills, which indicates the effectiveness of the situated learning strategy in developing both mental and skill aspects together, and the female researcher concluded that the adoption of the situated learning strategy contributed effectively to developing reflective thinking and improving the learning of complex offensive skills in basketball among basketball female students. The female researcher recommended the necessity of relying on practical applications of training strategies that care for the cognitive structure of female students, paying attention to the reflective thinking scale with specialized measurement tools for learner female students due to its role in perceiving skill divisions and linking them to facilitate the learning process, and introducing the situated learning strategy within the items of educational cycles in colleges of Physical Education and Sports Sciences to develop teaching competencies. This study achieves the fourth goal of the sustainable development goals, represented by Quality Education.
