The Effectiveness of Two Instructional Methods and the Effectiveness of Right and Left Brain Dominance in Learning Some Floor Movements in Artistic Gymnastics for Female Students
Keywords:
Right hemisphere dominance, left hemisphere dominance, learning, floor movementsAbstract
The study aimed to:
- Identify the two dominant learning styles (right and left) among female students in the Department of Physical Education, College of Physical Education, University of Sulaymaniyah.
- Identify the impact of the (visual) instructional method, based on the dominance of the right (consensus) and left (inconsensus) brain, on learning some floor movements in artistic gymnastics for the research sample.
- Identify the impact of the (auditory) instructional method, based on the dominance of the left (consensus) and right (inconsensus) brain, on learning some floor movements in artistic gymnastics for the research sample.
The researchers used the experimental approach by designing four experimental groups with post-tests. The research population was defined as female students in the Department of Physical Education at the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences at the University of Sulaimani, numbering (74) students. The research sample consisted of (36) students divided into four experimental groups after determining their hemispheric dominance. The researchers utilized a number of devices, tools, and methods to collect information, and used a Torrance scale to determine hemispheric dominance and measure skill performance. In the research procedures, a number of exploratory experiments were conducted, two educational curricula (visual and auditory) were developed, and pre- and post-tests were conducted. The two curricula were implemented for a period of one and a half months, covering the movements (diving, human wheel, and Arabian jump). Using the electronic statistical package (SPSS) to process the data, the researchers reached the following conclusions:
- The educational curriculum (auditory and visual), with hemispheric dominance of the right and left brains, has a positive impact on learning the studied movements. • The use of the auditory approach with left hemisphere dominance (consensus) is more effective than the use of right hemisphere dominance (non-consensus) in the technical performance of the basic movements studied.
• The use of the visual approach with left hemisphere dominance (non-consensus) and right hemisphere dominance (consensus) is positive for the technical performance of the three movements studied.
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