The effect of an educational approach based on the cognitive apprenticeship strategy on learning the skill of shooting from a jumping basketball among second-year students

Abstract

Basketball is a team sport that requires a high level of accuracy, speed of performance, and the ability to make appropriate decisions during changing game situations. One of the most important basic skills affecting game outcomes is the jump shot skill. Hence, the importance of this study lies in developing specific exercises based on the cognitive apprenticeship strategy and determining their impact on students' learning of the jump shot skill. The problem of the study is represented by the following question: Does using an educational approach based on the cognitive apprenticeship strategy have a positive impact on students' learning of the jump shot skill? The study aimed to identify the impact of an educational curriculum based on the cognitive apprenticeship strategy on students' learning of the basketball jump-shooting skill. The study methodology employed an experimental approach, designing an experimental and control group with a pre-test and a post-test, as it suited the nature and problem of the study. A random sample of 20 students was selected, representing 45.45% of the total sample, and they were divided into two groups, each consisting of 10 students. Five students were used for the pilot study. The most important conclusions were that the educational curriculum based on the cognitive apprenticeship strategy demonstrated a clear effectiveness in improving learning of the basketball jump-shooting skill compared to the traditional method. The most important recommendations are to adopt the cognitive apprenticeship strategy in teaching basic basketball skills, especially the jump-shooting skill, at various educational levels.