The Effect of the Gran-Guided Educational Method on Teaching Some Racket Skills (A Field Study for the Physically Disabled)

Abstract

This study aimed to design an educational curriculum using the Guided Discovery method and to determine its impact on learning some racket skills. The study employed an inductive approach to analyze and interpret ideas and opinions related to sports for individuals with disabilities, in addition to an experimental approach with a pre-test and post-test design on an experimental group. The study's sample consisted of individuals with motor disabilities in the Gaza Strip, and the study tool was an educational program that included 12 tennis skills.
The training was conducted over six weeks, with two sessions per week. The study's key findings were as follows:
• The performance level of participants with motor disabilities in some racket skills was low before applying the educational curriculum using the guided discovery method, with a relative weight of (29.8%).
• The performance level rose significantly after the curriculum's application, reaching a relative weight of (84.7%), indicating a high level of proficiency.
• The results showed a significant difference between the scores of the pre-test and post-test, confirming the substantial impact of the educational curriculum using the guided discovery method on developing racket skills among individuals with motor disabilities.
The main recommendations included the necessity of designing similar educational curricula with the guided discovery method for sports skill development and conducting complementary research on proposed exercises using other training methods in various sports for individuals with motor disabilities.