A doctoral dissertation titled (The Effect of an Educational Curriculum According to the John Zahorik Constructivist Model on Cognitive Performance, Social Relations, and Learning Offensive Skills in Basketball for Female Students), by the researcher (Wuroud Rahim Abdul-Nabi), was defended at the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences for Girls, University of Baghdad.
The defense committee consisted of Prof. Dr. Intisar Owaid Ali from the University of Baghdad as Chair, Prof. Dr. Sahar Hurr Majeed as Supervisor, Prof. Dr. Lama Samir Hamoudi as Member, Prof. Dr. Mawahib Hamid Numan as Member, Prof. Dr. Najat Baqir Mashkoor as Member, and Asst. Prof. Dr. Riyadh Jumaa Hassan from the University of Al-Qadisiyah as an External Member.
The research aimed to prepare a basketball cognitive performance test for first-stage female students in the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences for Girls, prepare a social relations scale for the female students of this college, prepare an educational curriculum according to the John Zahorik constructivist model in basketball lessons for female students, and identify the effect of the educational curriculum according to the John Zahorik constructivist model on cognitive performance, social relations, and learning some offensive skills in basketball for female students.
The study concluded that the basketball cognitive performance test and the social relations scale are suitable for first-stage female students in the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences for Girls to measure what they were prepared for, and they possess the scientific conditions and psychometric characteristics for accepting measurement tools in physical education sciences. The John Zahorik constructivist model can be applied and its components employed in the educational units of the basketball educational curriculum in practical physical education lessons for female students. Its application helps in improving basketball cognitive performance, and in improving the learning of chest pass, high dribble, and free throw skills in basketball among first-stage female students in the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences for Girls.
The researcher recommended the necessity of paying attention to adopting the psychometric measurement of social relations due to its implications for cooperative learning and activating groups of girls in this ball game, especially when applying the educational curriculum according to the John Zahorik constructivist model in the educational units of the basketball subject for first-stage female students in the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences for Girls. It also recommended focusing on practical applications to invest knowledge in performance, focusing on practical performance by reducing explanation when employing the components of the educational curriculum according to the John Zahorik constructivist model, and the necessity of including the applications of the educational curriculum according to the John Zahorik constructivist model in continuing education courses at the college to develop the capabilities of female faculty members in applying it in the educational units of practical lessons, due to its reciprocal effect in applying and acquiring knowledge of performance.
This study achieves the fourth goal of the sustainable development goals represented by quality education.
A doctoral dissertation titled (The Effect of an Educational Curriculum According to the John Zahorik Constructivist Model on Cognitive Performance, Social Relations, and Learning Offensive Skills in Basketball for Female Students), by the researcher (Wuroud Rahim Abdul-Nabi), was defended at the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences for Girls, University of Baghdad.
The defense committee consisted of Prof. Dr. Intisar Owaid Ali from the University of Baghdad as Chair, Prof. Dr. Sahar Hurr Majeed as Supervisor, Prof. Dr. Lama Samir Hamoudi as Member, Prof. Dr. Mawahib Hamid Numan as Member, Prof. Dr. Najat Baqir Mashkoor as Member, and Asst. Prof. Dr. Riyadh Jumaa Hassan from the University of Al-Qadisiyah as an External Member.
The research aimed to prepare a basketball cognitive performance test for first-stage female students in the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences for Girls, prepare a social relations scale for the female students of this college, prepare an educational curriculum according to the John Zahorik constructivist model in basketball lessons for female students, and identify the effect of the educational curriculum according to the John Zahorik constructivist model on cognitive performance, social relations, and learning some offensive skills in basketball for female students.
The study concluded that the basketball cognitive performance test and the social relations scale are suitable for first-stage female students in the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences for Girls to measure what they were prepared for, and they possess the scientific conditions and psychometric characteristics for accepting measurement tools in physical education sciences. The John Zahorik constructivist model can be applied and its components employed in the educational units of the basketball educational curriculum in practical physical education lessons for female students. Its application helps in improving basketball cognitive performance, and in improving the learning of chest pass, high dribble, and free throw skills in basketball among first-stage female students in the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences for Girls.
The researcher recommended the necessity of paying attention to adopting the psychometric measurement of social relations due to its implications for cooperative learning and activating groups of girls in this ball game, especially when applying the educational curriculum according to the John Zahorik constructivist model in the educational units of the basketball subject for first-stage female students in the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences for Girls. It also recommended focusing on practical applications to invest knowledge in performance, focusing on practical performance by reducing explanation when employing the components of the educational curriculum according to the John Zahorik constructivist model, and the necessity of including the applications of the educational curriculum according to the John Zahorik constructivist model in continuing education courses at the college to develop the capabilities of female faculty members in applying it in the educational units of practical lessons, due to its reciprocal effect in applying and acquiring knowledge of performance.
This study achieves the fourth goal of the sustainable development goals represented by quality education.
