The Effect of the Jigsaw Strategy on Learning the Long Over-the-Shoulder Basketball Skill for First-Year Students in the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences

Abstract

The study aims to employ the Jigsaw Strategy to learn the skill of long over-the-shoulder passing and to identify its impact on the research sample. The study hypothesized that the strategy used has an impact on learning the skill of long over-the-shoulder passing in basketball. The experimental approach was used, and the research population was represented by first-year students in the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences / University of Diyala for the academic year (2024-2025), numbering (512) male and female students. The study sample was randomly selected from students in sections (A-D), with each section numbering (45) students. (15) students were selected as a exploratory sample. Six-week educational units were prepared for the experimental group, after which a pre-test was conducted for both research groups. The educational units were then implemented for the experimental group, while the control group studied using the teacher-led method. The researchers then statistically analyzed the results, revealing that the results of the differences in the pre- and post-tests for the experimental and control groups indicated significant differences in favor of the experimental group. Through the research results, the researchers concluded that employing the Jigsaw Strategy had an impact on learning the long over-the-shoulder basketball skill for first-year students in the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences