The impact of an educational approach using immediate and delayed feedback on learning some basic volleyball skills for juniors

Abstract

Abstract: This research aims to identify the impact of an educational approach using immediate and delayed feedback on learning some basic volleyball skills for junior players, given the significant importance of feedback in developing skill performance and correcting errors during learning. The researcher used an experimental approach with a three-group equivalent design (one experimental group with immediate feedback, one experimental group with delayed feedback, and a control group without feedback). The sample consisted of (24) junior players from Al Madina Sports Club for the (2024-2025) season. An eight-week educational program was developed, comprising (16) learning units, which included exercises for serving and passing skills from above and below, using modern technological means to display and correct performance. The results showed significant differences between the pre-tests and post-tests for all groups, in favor of the post-tests. The experimental group that used immediate feedback outperformed the other two groups, as this method contributed to the speed of skill learning and the accuracy of performance by providing learners with real-time information to correct errors. The researcher attributed this improvement to the repetition of exercises and the provision of direct information that enhanced motor perception and skill understanding. The research concluded that the educational approach based on immediate and delayed feedback effectively contributes to improving the learning of basic volleyball skills. The researcher recommends the necessity of adopting these two methods in sports education to develop motor performance, and conducting future studies for different age groups and in other team sports.