The Effect of the Cognitive Apprenticeship Strategy on Learning Some Basic Football Skills Among First-Grade Intermediate Students

Abstract

The importance of the study lies in selecting this strategy, the Cognitive Apprenticeship Strategy, which is based on collaborative learning and the learning of basic football skills among first-grade intermediate students. The problem, through the researcher’s observation of the reality of the physical education lesson in the intermediate stage, lies in the reliance on traditional methods that focus on rote instruction and direct demonstration without providing a real learning environment based on thinking, modeling, and self-evaluation. This may be reflected in the weak acquisition of basic football skills among students.The aim is to design an educational curriculum according to the Cognitive Apprenticeship Strategy and to identify the effect of the Cognitive Apprenticeship Strategy on learning basic football skills for first-grade intermediate students.As for the method, the experimental method was chosen because it is appropriate to the nature of the research problem, using the equivalent groups design (experimental and control) with pre- and post-tests. The research population was identified from first-grade students at Al-Sharqiya Secondary School for Boys for the academic year (2024–2025), totaling (112) students distributed across three sections (A, B, and C). The research sample was randomly selected by lottery, and the number of the sample became (30) students, representing (30.17%) of the research population. They were divided into two groups, each consisting of (10) students who are non-practitioners of football. The exploratory experiment sample consisted of (10) students. The researcher concluded, from the post-test results, a clear improvement in both research groups (experimental and control) in learning some basic football skills for students. The Cognitive Apprenticeship Strategy had an effective influence on the research variables compared to the method used in the lesson, which is evident in the mean scores that appeared in the post-tests for each group. The experimental group also outperformed the control group using the (Cognitive Apprenticeship Strategy) in learning the basic football skills under investigation. The researcher recommends using the Cognitive Apprenticeship Strategy in learning football skills for first-grade students, as well as paying attention to curricula and restructuring them so that they do not rely solely on memorization, but help students engage in deep thinking and creativity. It is also important to consider conceptual understanding when developing educational curricula in physical education and sport sciences to improve students’ learning environments, and to conduct similar studies using other teaching methods. > Aaaaaaaa: The Effect of the Cognitive Apprenticeship Strategy on Learning Some Basic Football Skills Among First-Grade Intermediate Students