A master thesis by the student Muhammed Hameed Marza under the title “The Impact of Divergent Thinking Strategy on Perceived Cognitive Competence and Accuracy of Performance in Some Volleyball Skills” was discussed at the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences/ University of Baghdad. The examination committee consists of:
– Prof. Tamadur Abdulaziz Mohsen / Chairperson
– Prof. Firas Akram Salim/ Member
– Assist. Prof. Tariq Ali Youssif/ Member
– Prof. Maher Abdulaleh Abdulsttar/ Supervisor
– Assist. Prof. Mohannad Talib Alabid / Co-Supervisor
The research aims to construct a scale of perceived cognitive competence at volleyball for second- stage at the College, identifying the educational units by using divergent thinking strategy to teach the performance accuracy of some volleyball skills to second- stage students, characterizing the impact of divergent thinking strategy on some volleyball skills to second- stage students at the college. The experimental method relied on designing two groups: experimental and control groups with a sample of 46 students. Forty-six students (50%) of second- stage students at the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences/ University of Karbala were selected for the academic year 2023/2024 and then randomly divided into two equal groups according to the experimental design. Additionally, a similar sample of second- stage students (200 students) at the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences/ University of Baghdad was selected for the purpose of developing the under-research scale. A paper-and-pencil scale was developed for perceived cognitive competence in volleyball according to various methodological steps, procedures, and statistical analyses.
