The Effect of Competitive Educational Games on Teaching Some Basic Basketball Skills to First Intermediate Students

الملخص

The aim of the research is to develop competitive educational games to improve the performance of certain basic basketball skills for first intermediate students, and to examine the impact of educational games on these skills.

To achieve this goal, the researcher used the experimental method with a design of two equivalent groups—experimental and control—with both pre- and post-tests, as this approach suits the problem and objectives of the research. The research population consisted of first intermediate grade students from14 th of July Intermediate School for Boys during the academic year 2023–2024, totaling 240 students distributed among six classes: (A, B, C, D, E, and F). The research sample was randomly selected (by lottery) from the six classes to form the two groups: experimental and control. Then, 40 students from each selected class were chosen randomly, amounting to 33.33% of each class. The final sample distribution was as follows:

Experimental Group: Class (B), consisting of 45 students who learned basic basketball skills using competitive educational games.

Control Group: Class (E), also consisting of 45 students, learned using the traditional method followed by the teacher (command style) according to the official physical education curriculum.

The researcher conducted both pre- and post-tests for the experimental and control groups and carried out appropriate statistical analyses. The results indicated that the use of competitive educational games significantly contributed to teaching basic basketball skills to the research sample. The excitement, motivation, and competition embedded in these games enhanced students’ performance and facilitated the learning process.