The effect of teaching according to the Realistic Learning Model in teaching the technical performance of freestyle swimming for first grade student Abstract

Abstract

Academic progress in the field of physical education and sport science is belong to the human being where the importance of research lies as the researchers attempt to add new scientific source by recruiting a realistic learning model in teaching student the swimming course in order to prepare qualified, efficient teachers who have great knowledge and to teach them a good performance in freestyle swimming due to its importance in their lives scientifically and practically. The problem of the research is dealing with fact that most teachers and student are facing a difficulty in teaching and learning the technical performance of free swimming, and main reason is most of methods and techniques used in teaching swimming do not give a significant role of Student to look for solutions through activities in addition we notice a lot of misconceptions among the students regarding the technical performance of swimming which make it difficult to learn swimming , thus the researchers decided to use a realistic learning model to achieve the research of goals as they are: 1-Preparing a curriculum by using a Realistic Learning Model in teaching the technical performance in freestyle swimming for students. 2-Recognizing the differences between the results of the pre and post- tests of the research sample in teaching the technical performance of free swimming for students.As for the research hypotheses: 1-The curriculum along with using the Realistic Learning Model has a positive impact in learning the technical performance of free swimming for students.2-Moral differences in pre and post –tests of research’s sample for favor of post-test in learning technical performance of free swimming for students. The researchers used the experimental method with the experimental design of the one experimental group with pre and post- testing. The research’s sample includes first grade morning shift students of Physical Education College / University of Basra ( 2018-2019) of (10) students which were intentionally chosen from Section (A) who are not good in swimming. The researchers presented the results they reached in the performance evaluation tests in the form of a table and a chart. Then, they analyzed the table and discussed the results, reinforcing that with scientific source and by which a number of conclusions were reached, and the most important of which: 1-The curriculum along with using the Realistic Learning Model has a positive impact in learning the technical performance of free swimming for students.2-Teaching based on Realistic Model has help speed learning the technical performance of free swimming and invest students effort. Based on the conclusions, the researchers recommended the following: 1-The Realistic Learning Model was approved as an effective model in teaching swimming course within the curricula of the colleges of Physical Education and Sports Science.