The effectiveness of the six thinking hats strategy in testing the cognitive achievement of handball basic skills

Abstract

The present study aimed to use and implement the six hats strategy to know its impact on the cognitive achievement of students in the field of physical education and on the development of their basic handball skills. The present study was conducted on second stage students of the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences of the University of Kirkuk (Iraq) in the academic year 2020-2021. The students were grouped in tree classes: Class A, Class B and Class C. A total of 60 students were recruited as the sample participants of the study using simple random sampling method. Out of 60 students, 20 participants were selected for the pilot experiment. A total of 40 participants were randomly allocated into two groups, experimental group and control group, with n=20 in each group. Based on the findings of the present study, the researcher concluded that the use of the six hats strategy has a significant effect on the cognitive achievement of the basic skills of handball, which helps in the effective learning of handball basic skills and improves performance in competitive games.