The Effect of Using Visual Aids on Learning Some Swimming Skills Among Hearing-Impaired Individuals By

Abstract

Purpose: Finding out the impact of an educational program in swimming using visual aids at the skill level in swimming among hearing-impaired students, the study sample included 8 students from Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences whom (height 175.6/cm, Weight 77.5 /kg, Age 21.2/Year). Methods: the experimental approach / one experimental group, the researchers used visual aids such as displaying a model in front of the study sample in addition to displaying a video that includes teaching basic skills in swimming using illustrations. The researchers also used an educational program aimed to teach the sample members basic skills in swimming freestyle, the duration of the program is 24 educational units by 3 units per week and the time of one unit is 75 minutes, data were processed statistically using statistical packages spss to conduct the following treatments (arithmetic mean, standard deviation, correlation coefficient, and test (T) to find differences between the arithmetic averages of the pre- and post-measurements) Results: the P values in this stuby was (0.00*) in all tests, witch means there are statistically significant differences between the pre- and post-tests of the skill level in swimming among the sample of the study in favor of post-test. Conclusion: using of visual aids to teach hearing impaired persons to swim because of its great impact on the speed of learning and mastering basic skills in swimming.