The impact of blended learning on learning some basic football skills

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of the blended learning approach on learning some basic football skills among middle school students. The experimental method was used with a pre-test and post-test design for two equivalent groups (experimental and control). The research sample consisted of (50) middle school students, who were randomly divided into two groups of (25) students each. The experimental group was taught using a blended learning program, while the control group was taught using the traditional teaching method in physical education classes.The educational program was applied for eight weeks, with two instructional units per week, each lasting (45) minutes. Several skill tests were used to assess the level of learning of basic football skills, including ball control, short passing, dribbling, and shooting at goal. The collected data were statistically analyzed using paired and independent samples t-tests.The results showed statistically significant differences between the pre-test and post-test results for both groups in favor of the post-test, as well as significant superiority of the experimental group over the control group in all post-test skill variables. The study concluded that the blended learning approach is an effective teaching method for improving the learning of basic football skills among middle school students.