Effect of using student-centred approach on students practical skills learning in an online Badminton Course

Abstract

The study examined the effectiveness of using student-centred approach on enhancing students' practical skills learning in Badminton course during online teaching at University of Bahrain due to the spread of (Covid 19). The importance of the research lies in finding best teaching practices during teaching Badminton online course to help students in achieving the learning outcome. The study adopted the empirical approach through observation and interviews and was conducted on 40 female students enrolled in Badminton course during the online teaching where 8 students took the tutor role and 32 students divided into 8 equal groups. The participants were graded in the Forehand Overhead Clear Shot according to the skill practical exam rubrics before implementing cycle 1, the same test was conducted again after cycle 1 and the completion of cycle 2. Also, the 32 participant's performance was observed and data was transferred into check list to find the number of the attained phases for each participant. After completing cycle 2, 15 students from the 32 participants were selected randomly and interviewed. The gathered data was analyzed to find the effect of student-centred approach on students learning. The findings showed that using student-centred approach is effective in developing students' practical skills in an online Badminton course, and the students had positive attitude towards students-centred approach. Therefore, the research suggests to combine student-centred method aligned with the teacher-centred method in teaching practical skills to maximize the learning outcome while teaching online or in campus.