The Effect of the (Team-Pair-Solo) Strategy on Perceived Cognitive Competence and the Performance of Selected Basketball Skills among Fourth-Grade Preparatory Students

Abstract

The study aimed to construct a scale of perceived cognitive competence in basketball for fourth-grade preparatory students, to design instructional exercises in basketball based on the (Team–Pair– Solo) strategy, and to identify the effect of this strategy on perceived cognitive competence and the performance of chest pass, bounce pass, and dribbling with change of direction skills. The researcher hypothesized that there would be statistically significant differences between the pre- and post-test results of both the experimental and control groups in perceived cognitive competence and in the performance of chest pass, bounce pass, and dribbling with change of direction skills in basketball. It was also hypothesized that there would be statistically significant differences between the post-test results of the experimental and control groups in the same variables. The experimental method was employed using a design with experimental and control groups. The sample consisted of (60) students selected as the main research sample, representing (33.333%) of the population of fourth-grade preparatory students at Al-Jawahiri Secondary School, within the Directorate of Education / Al-Rusafa 2, for the academic year (2025/2026). After completing the construction of the scale, identifying the skill tests, and preparing the instructional lessons based on the strategy under investigation, the experiment was conducted. The data were analyzed using the (SPSS) system. The results indicated that the perceived cognitive competence scale in basketball is suitable for measuring this construct among fourth-grade preparatory students in physical education teaching methods, and that it meets scientific standards according to measurement and evaluation criteria in physical education sciences. Furthermore, employing instructional situations based on the components of the (Team–Pair– Solo) strategy in physical education lessons is appropriate for these students, helping them improve their level of perceived cognitive competence in basketball, as well as enhancing their performance in chest pass, bounce pass, and dribbling with change of direction skills, outperforming their peers who were taught without this strategy.The main recommendations emphasized the necessity of not overestimating the importance of cognitive structure alone, and instead focusing on practice and repetition in improving basketball performance through the effective use of instructional situations based on the (Team–Pair– Solo) strategy in physical education lessons.