The Effect of using Floating Equipment that Helps in Learning some ‎Basic Swimming Skills for Students of Physical Education in ‎Palestine Technical C

The Effect of using Floating Equipment that Helps in Learning some ‎Basic Swimming Skills for Students of Physical Education in ‎Palestine Technical College

Bahjat Abu-Tame’‎

ba_tame@yahoo.com

Department of Physical Education, Palestine Technical College, Khadori, Palestine

Received : 26-02-2006 , Accepted : 29-08-2006

Language: Arabic

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to identify the effect of using floating equipment that helps in learning some basic Swimming skills for Students of Physical Education. To achieve this, the researcher used the Experimental Method on an intentional sample of (24) students with no previous experience in swimming. This sample was divided in to two equal groups, the control group were taught according to the traditional method, and the experimental group were taught by using the floating equipment over eight weeks, three learning units per week. Results indicated that there are significant statistical differences in the level of performance between the two groups and for the post-test in favor for the experimental group. The researcher recommends using floating equipment in learning swimming skills and kinds.

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