The Effect of Metacognitive Strategies on Performance and Learning of Futsal Shot Accuracy in Students of Physical Education School

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Farhangian University

2 Department of motor behavior, Faculty of sport sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran

3 Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Farhangian University

10.22080/jsmb.2024.24672.3806

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Background & Purpose: Metacognition is a base for cognitive ability, allows people to control and reconstruct their thoughts and plays an essential role in learning. The purpose of the current study was to determine the effect of metacognition strategies on the performance and learning of futsal shot in students of physical education school.

Methodology: This research was semi-experimental and practical in terms of purpose, which was carried out using a pre test-post test with a control group design. The statistical sample of the research was 45 semi skilled eleventh grade (16-17 years old) female students from the only physical education school in Gilan province. After being homogenized based on the pre-test scores, the participants were randomly divided into three groups of 15 people (two experimental groups and one control group). To experimental intervene, 6 sessions were considered; consist of one pre-test session, 4 practice sessions and one retention and transfer test session. The training program consisted of 2 sessions per week, each session consisted of 10 blocks and each block had 6 futsal shot trails. The experimental group filled the semi-structured written interview before and after performing the acquisition phase blocks and the control group continued their regular activities in physical education classes.

Results: The results of mixed ANOVA showed that metacognition strategies have a significant effect on the acquisition and learning of shot accuracy of the participants (acquisition phase, P=0.0001, retention phase, P=0.004 and transfer phase, P=0.0001).

Conclusion: Applying metacognition strategy by increasing cognitive engagement (problem solving skills and inappropriate response inhibition) can improve people's motor performance and learning. In other words, cognitive control plays an important role in enhancing performance and learning motor skills.

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