Effects of Using the Seven E's Learning Cycle on the Technical Performance and Cognitive Achievement of Basic Basketball Skills

Abstract

The current research aims to use the Seven E's model and to identify its effects on the technical performance level of the following basic basketball skills (chest pass – rebound pass – dribbling – free throw – ladder shot) for female students of the second stage of basic education and the cognitive achievement level of the following (history – law – technical performance form) for female students of the second stage of basic education. The researcher used the experimental approach (two-group design) with pre- and post-measurements. Research community included all second-grade female students of Al-Menshawy preparatory school for girls – Tanta during 2015-2016 academic year (n=230). The researcher randomly chose (50) students (21.7% of research community) as a main sample and divided them into two equivalent groups (experimental = control = 25). The experimental group used the Seven E's model while the control group used the regular (instruction and mode) method. Another (20) students from the same research community and outside the main sample were used a pilot sample. Results indicated that: The educational program with Seven E's model had positive effects on the performance level of basketball skills under investigation of the experimental group with improvement percentages from 42.48% to 398.17% in favor of post-measurements. The educational program with Seven E's model had positive effects on the cognitive achievement of the experimental group with improvement percentage of 328.99% in favor of post-measurements The regular educational program with instruction and model had positive effects on the performance level of basketball skills under investigation of the control group with improvement percentages from 20.04% to 180.19% in favor of post-measurements. The educational program with instruction and model had positive effects on the cognitive achievement of the control group with improvement percentage of 196.67% in favor of post-measurements Post-measurements indicated statistically significant differences in favor of the experimental group on the performance level of basketball skills under investigation with improvement percentages ranging from 22.44% to 217.98%. Post-measurements indicated statistically significant differences in favor of the experimental group on the cognitive achievement with improvement percentage of 132.32%. The Seven E's model had positive effects on learning basketball skills and the cognitive achievement of students.