The Effect of Random Excitement Strategy on Learning the Skill of Serving in Volleyball for Female Students

Abstract

The Random Stimulation Strategy is an instructional strategy that encourages learners to engage in continuous thinking. Through this thinking process, learners attempt to establish connections between two or more images. At first glance, there may appear to be no relationship between these images; therefore, the learner is motivated to think deeply and search for possible links among them. Regarding the research problem, it is represented by a weakness in skill performance in general across various sports, and specifically in the underhand serve skill in volleyball among female students. The researcher attributes this weakness to the limited or lack of use of modern instructional strategies that promote active learner participation in thinking and help eliminate routine boredom during the learning process. The aim of the study was to prepare instructional units based on the Random Stimulation Strategy for learning the underhand serve skill in volleyball, as well as to identify the effect of this strategy on learning the skill. The researcher employed an experimental method using two groups (control and experimental) with pre- and post-tests. The sample was randomly selected and consisted of 48 female students from the first intermediate grade, out of a total population of 70 students from two classes (A and B). The research tools included the skill test for the underhand serve. Pre-tests were conducted, followed by the implementation of eight instructional units using the Random Stimulation Strategy, with each lesson lasting 45 minutes. Afterwards, post-tests were administered. The results yielded important conclusions, indicating that the Random Stimulation Strategy had a positive effect on learning the underhand serve skill in volleyball. Moreover, the experimental group (which used the Random Stimulation Strategy) outperformed the control group (which followed the traditional teaching method). This confirms the achievement of one of the objectives of modern education. The researcher recommended adopting the results of this study in modern teaching practices, especially in team sports, and benefiting from the findings by applying modern methods and strategies, such as the Random Stimulation Strategy, as it has proven its effectiveness and superiority in the educational process.