The effect of the directed imagination strategy on developing basic motor skills of slow learners in the city of Kirkuk

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Zeyad Salim Alqarani, Dalia Adnan Sultan

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The research aims to determine the effect of the directed imagination strategy in developing basic motor skills for slow learners in the city of Kirkuk. There are statistically significant differences between the results of the post-tests of the experimental and control groups of the basic motor skills of the slow-learning pupils in the city of Kirkuk. The researchers used the experimental approach by designing two equal groups with a pre-test and post-test as appropriate to the nature of the research. The research sample is composed of the first and second grade students (special education) in Al-Miraj Elementary Mixed School and Al-Irada Primary School / Kirkuk Education Department. The total number of the sample was (32) male and female pupils. The Mi’rage primary school was chosen to represent the experimental group while Al-Irada was set as the control one. The teaching plan was prepared according to the strategy of directed imagination, which amounted to (12) plans representing the educational curriculum of the experimental group and applied in (6) weeks. After completing the pre-tests and the post-tests, the results were treated statistically. The researchers concluded that there are significant differences between the students’ scores in the post-test and in favor of the experimental group that applied the strategy of directed imagination. Therefore, the researchers concluded the positive effect of the strategy in developing basic motor skills. For this reason, the researchers recommended the adoption of a strategy of directed imagination in physical education lessons for special-needs education classes.

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