EFFECTIVENESS OF HANDBALL CURRICULUM TO DEVELOP INTEGRATIVE CURRICULUM PRINCIPLES AMONG FACULTY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS SCIENCES STUDENTS AT HILLA UNIVERSITY FROM THEIR POINT OF VIEW

Abstract

The research aims to determine the effectiveness of the current handball curriculum in developing the principles of the Integrative curriculum (cognitive, skill, physical and emotional) among students of the Faculty of physical education and sports sciences at the University of Hilla from their point of view. Using the descriptive curriculum and questionnaire as the main tool for collecting data on a survey sample consisting of (30) students and the basic sample of (240) students. The results showed that the current curriculum. The effectiveness of the Integrative program: the Integrative educational program in handball proved its scientific effectiveness in the development of three dimensions (cognitive, skill, emotional) among students of the Faculty of physical education at the University of Hilla, where the experimental group achieved a statistically significant superiority in all tests compared to the control group. Overall improvement: the experimental group recorded a significant improvement between the pre-and post-measures in cognitive achievement (from 18.5 to 27.8), basic skills (pass +3.8, straighten +3.8, intonation +4.6), and affective scale (+16.5 degrees), confirming the integration of theoretical, practical and affective. In light of the results of the current research, the following recommendations can be presented: adoption of the Integrative program: the Faculty of physical education and sports sciences at the University of Hilla recommends the adoption of the Integrative educational program in handball as part of the curricula for the third and fourth teams, especially in the subject of team games. Applying the curriculum to other games: generalizing the Integrative program model to other team (football, basketball, water sports) to develop the three dimensions (cognitive, skill, and emotional) among physical education students.