The effect of educational curriculum according to Kolb's theory on developing mental imagery and learning a skill of Volleyball setting for juniors

Abstract

Amer Rashid Shayyal Al-Zubaidi* and Sanaa Abdel-Amir Abdel-Khikani

The aim of this research is to identify the effect of the educational curriculum according to Kolb’s theory in developing the mental perception of young people, as well as its effect on learning the skill of preparation in volleyball. The research hypothesized that the approach in this work had a significant effect in developing mental perception and learning the skill of preparation in volleyball. The research community is represented by the emerging neighborhood club players for the season 2020-2021 in State of Wasit Governorate, Iraq, which has nominated a 27 players. A two groups were chosen by lottery to represent the control and experimental sample. Each group consisted of 10 players. The research involved an exploratory experiment to extract the scientific parameter for the tests under search tribal. The application of the educational curriculum and after completing the application of the curriculum the post tests were conducted under the same conditions and variables similar to the tribal tests. Among the most important conclusions reached in this work are the educational curriculum according to Kolb's theory has a positive effect in the process of developing mental imagery which in turn provides a better view of learning skills. The experimental group outperformed compare to control group in mental perception.