Doctoral Dissertation Discusses (Building and Standardizing Physical–Motor and Cognitive Achievement Tests for the Shot Put Event)

The Doctoral dissertation titled (Building and Standardizing (Physical–Motor) and Cognitive Achievement Tests for the Shot Put Event for Female Students of the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences) by the female researcher (Sahar Amer Nayef) was discussed at the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences for Girls, University of Baghdad. The discussion committee consisted of Prof. Dr. Zahra Shihab Ahmed from the University of Baghdad as chairperson, Prof. Dr. Israa Fouad Saleh as a member, Prof. Dr. Naeema Zaidan Khalaf as a member, Assistant Prof. Dr. Iman Sabiyeh Hussein as a member, Assistant Prof. Dr. Haider Sadoon Hassan from the University of Diyala as an external member, and Prof. Dr. Warda Ali Abbas as a member and supervisor. The research aimed to build (physical-motor) tests in the shot put event, and a test for cognitive achievement in the shot put event for first-stage female students in the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, and determine standard scores and levels for the (physical–motor) tests and the cognitive achievement test in the shot put event for first-stage female students in the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences. The study concluded that the static balance test for body muscle strength is suitable for what it was prepared for to measure the ability of the first-stage female student in the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences to maintain static balance and endure specific muscle strength from a stationary position during the preparation phase (the initial position) for the shot put, and it possesses the scientific foundations and coefficients for the acceptance conditions of measurement tools according to the parameters of measurement and evaluation, and the foot movement speed test with balance during the gliding phase for the shot put is suitable for what it was prepared for to measure the ability of the first-stage female student in the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences regarding the speed of moving the feet with balance while transferring the body during the performance of the gliding phase (the transitional phase) in the shot put event, and it possesses the scientific foundations and coefficients for the acceptance conditions of measurement tools according to the parameters of measurement and evaluation, and the directed strength test for the shot put with coordination from a half-kneeling position on a stable platform is suitable for what it was prepared for to measure the directed strength of the arm and shoulder muscles during the performance of the shot put in the throwing phase in the shot put event, and the achievement test is suitable for what it was prepared for to measure the cognitive outcome of the shot put event among the female students. The female researcher recommended that it is necessary to pay attention to physical–motor measurement simultaneously, and work to support their accurate specialized measurement accompanying the shot put event lessons in the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences to know the level of the female students at each phase of the technical performance phases in this event, and benefit from building and standardizing specialized tests for physical and motor abilities related to performing the technical performance phases in the shot put event, and giving importance to adopting them in measuring female students in the track and field lesson in the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences. This study achieves the fourth goal of the sustainable development goals, represented by Quality Education.