The Effect of Analogous Thinking Strategy on the Learning of Some Basic Individual Offensive Skills in Basketball for Students

Abstract

The importance of this research lies in raising the level of learning of basic individual basketball skills using an appropriate and correct strategy that provides the correct interpretation of learning and helps the learner develop appropriate thinking for skill performance. This is the analogical thinking strategy, which has proven successful in various theoretical and applied sciences, including sports. Its application in basketball aims to raise the level of correct learning of basic individual offensive skills, deliver the correct lesson, and elevate the learner's performance. The research problem was: The level of learning of basic individual offensive basketball skills for first-year students is not at the desired level. This weakness is due, firstly, to the difficulty of the skills, and secondly, to the need for a strategy that develops thinking and raises the level of understanding and performance of the skill in a healthy manner, such as the analogical thinking strategy, which has proven to help build correct and appropriate thinking in education. Thus, weakness and inconsistent performance in these skills can be addressed. The aim of the study was to identify the effect of the analogical thinking strategy on students' learning of some basic individual offensive skills in basketball. The experimental method was used with an equivalent control and experimental group design, with pre-tests and post-tests. The research population consisted of (300) first-year students at the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Basra. After applying the strategy, the most important conclusions were reached: The analogical thinking strategy is important and essential in teaching students some basic individual offensive basketball skills. It was recommended to adopt the analogical thinking strategy because it is important and essential in teaching students some basic individual offensive basketball skills.