The doctoral thesis entitled “The effect of (P.A.K.S.A) strategy in developing divergent thinking, some combinatorial abilities, preparation skills, and smashing the volleyball for female students” by the researcher (Sahar Imran Nasser) was discussed at the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences for Girls, University of Baghdad.
The discussion committee consisted of Prof.Dr.Tariq Nizar Majeed from the University of Baghdad as Chairman, Prof. Dr. Luma Samir Hamoudi as Supervisor, The Assistant Dean for Administrative Affairs Prof. Dr. Aseel Jalil as a member, and prof. Dr. Nidaa Yasser Farhoud from the University of Baghdad as a member. Prof. Dr. Nagham Saleh Nimah from the University of Babylon as a member, and Asst. Prof. Dr. Ali Makki Mahdi from the University of Baghdad, a member.
The research aimed to prepare educational units using the (P.A.K.S.A) strategy to develop the skills of preparation and smashing with volleyball for female students, constructing a divergent thinking test for the skills of setting and smashing with volleyball, and building a test for one of the combinatorial abilities (the ability to connect motor skills) with volleyball, and identifying the effect of the (P.A.K.S.A) strategy in developing divergent thinking, some combinatorial abilities, preparation skills, and volleyball smashing skills for female students.
The researcher reached a set of conclusions and recommendations, the most important of which is that the (P.A.K.S.A) strategy worked to develop divergent thinking and some combinatorial abilities among the students of the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences for Girls. She also worked to develop the skills of preparation and smashing the volleyball among the students of the sample mentioned above, recommending benefiting from the results of the current study in developing the skills of preparation and smashing with volleyball through the use of the strategy, and generalizing the results of the current study to the faculties of physical education and sports sciences due to the positive results it achieved in developing divergent thinking and some combinatorial abilities and the skills of setting and smashing with volleyball.
This discussion achieves one of the sustainable development goals represented by the fourth goal, quality education.