Journal of Learning Theory and Methodology (2025)

30/12/2024

Formation of the Cognitive Component of Future Physical Education and Sports Specialists’ Readiness for Educational Activities in Sustainable Development / 👥 Halyna Tsyhura, Serhii Harkushа

❓ Objectives. To determine the effectiveness of the author’s methodological system for training future specialists in physical culture and sports for educational activities related to sustainable development, focusing on the formation of the cognitive component of readiness.

🔍 Materials and methods. The study involved 390 students from the faculties of physical education at T.H. Shevchenko National University “Chernihiv Colehium”, the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Sumy State University, and Sumy State Pedagogical University named after A.S. Makarenko – future specialists in physical culture and sports. The participants, who were from various courses and were of both sexes, were divided into control and experimental groups. The methods used included surveys, testing, pedagogical experiments, analysis, synthesis, and generalization of information, and mathematical statistics methods.

📊 Results. At the beginning of the study, 93.33% of the students in the control group and 86.67% of the students in the experimental group had low levels of cognitive readiness for educational activities related to sustainable development. The final test revealed a significant improvement in this indicator within the experimental group: 32.22% of the students had a low level of cognitive readiness, 48.89% had a satisfactory level, 17.78% had an average level, and 1.11% had a high level. Relevant improvements were observed across all criteria (content components) of readiness, including: knowledge of the history of the new paradigm of human development and international documents on sustainable development; understanding the essence of sustainable development; comprehension of ecological laws governing human existence; and knowledge and understanding of the ecological, economic, and social components of sustainable development, as well as the role of physical culture and sport in promoting sustainable development.

In the control group, no significant changes were observed in the levels of cognitive readiness for educational activities related to sustainable development by the end of the experiment.

✅ Conclusions. The results of the pedagogical experiment confirm the positive impact of the developed methodological system on the formation of the cognitive component of future specialists’ readiness in physical culture and sports for educational activities related to sustainable development.

Journal of Learning Theory and Methodology, 5(2), 76–82.

Formation of the Cognitive Component of Future Physical Education and Sports Specialists’ Readiness for Educational Activities in Sustainable Development Authors Halyna Tsyhura T.H. Shevchenko National University "Chernihiv Colehium" https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2998-7537 Serhii Harkushа Т.H. She...

06/12/2024

Automated Control and Delivery System for Science Practical Instructions to Public Schools / 👤 Afeez Jinadu

💭 Background. The dispatch of practical instructions to schools and supervisors before the actual conduct of the practical examination over the years has not received the same level of attention as given to the movements of people and goods and, therefore, is prone to challenges. However, the process could be automated using artificial intelligence. Previous studies have investigated the effects of automation on the control and delivery of goods in the transport management sector.

❓ Objectives. This study assessed science teachers’ challenges and readiness for automated practical instruction control and delivery systems.

🔍 Materials and methods. The study adopted an ex post facto design and recruited one hundred science teachers. Science Teacher Readiness for Automated Practical Instruction Control and Delivery (r = 0.83) was used to collect data, which were analysed descriptively.

📊 Results. There are more male (73%) science teachers than female (27%). 84% of the respondents listed cost as one of the challenges, and 83% indicated resistance to change and technical difficulties, ethical issues (67%), and integration with the existing system (65%). The science teachers are moderately ready (64%). In comparison, 24% are lowly ready, and 12% are highly prepared to deploy an automated practical instruction control and delivery system.

✅ Conclusion. Automation for delivering practical science instructions has more significant benefits than the manual method; however, science teachers are ready for its deployment despite its challenges. Therefore, efforts should be geared towards overcoming the inherent difficulties so that the benefits can be thoroughly enjoyed.

Journal of Learning Theory and Methodology, 5(2), 70–75.

Automated Control and Delivery System for Science Practical Instructions to Public Schools Authors Afeez Jinadu Centre for Educational Research and Management https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8278-9329 DOI: https://doi.org/10.17309/jltm.2024.5.2.04 Keywords: automation, artificial intelligence, science t...

19/11/2024

Improving the Learning Outcomes of Volleyball Passing Through the Wall-Bounced / 👥 Sherial Shellen, Meirizal Usra, Destriani Destriani, Wahyu Indra Bayu, Fitri Agung Nanda

❓ Objectives. The purpose of this research was to find out the improvement in learning to pass under volleyball through reflections on the wall in SMA Arinda Palembang students.

🔍 Materials and methods. This research method uses class action research methods. The sample used in this study amounted to 35 people. The research instrument is 1) passing skills test, 2) knowledge test, and 3) observation of learning activities.

📊 Results. From the results and analysis of research data, it can be concluded that the learning outcomes of class XI students of SMA Arinda Palembang always increase in each cycle. The results of this study show that learning bottom pass-through reflections on the wall in volleyball games can improve the learning outcomes of bottom pass volleyball in class XI SMA Arinda Palembang.

✅ Conclusions. The implication of this research is that passing exercises through reflections on the wall can be used as learning to improve learning to pass in volleyball games.

Journal of Learning Theory and Methodology, 5(2), 64–69.

Improving the Learning Outcomes of Volleyball Passing Through the Wall-Bounced Authors Sherial Shellen Universitas Sriwijaya Meirizal Usra Universitas Sriwijaya https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0650-8783 Destriani Destriani Universitas Sriwijaya https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1407-664X Wahyu Indra Bayu Univ...

08/11/2024

Physical Education in the Restoration of Damaged Functions in Students After Blast Tbi Complicated By Acuborotrauma / 👥 Oksana Blavt, Tetyana Gurtova

💭 Background. In the conditions of a long armed conflict, and, therefore, a permanent increase in the number of students affected by the war, there is a need to reorganize the content of physical education in higher schools, in accordance with modern requests and needs.

❓ Objectives. The purpose of the article is to reveal the effectiveness of the implementation of a differentiated PE program in restoring gait and balance functions in students after blast TBI, complicated by acuborotrauma.

🔍 Materials and methods. The “10 Meter Walk Test” was used for the implementation of the experiment, the results of which were processed using the methods of mathematical statistics. The studied sample consisted of 20 students after blast TBI, complicated by acuborotrauma, in the first year of study at a higher education institution.

📊 Results. In conclusion, according to the results of the final test cut, there is every reason to consider the implemented differential program effective in achieving the effectiveness of the correction of vestibular dysfunctions. This was reflected in the improvement of the results of the “10 Meter Walk Test” both in integral results and in intermediate sections, as well as in the results of tests used to control the level of balance development. The recorded positive dynamics within 9-19% of all students of the studied sample is evidence in favor of the implemented program.

✅ Conclusions. Research-experimental verification of the effectiveness of the implementation of the developed differentiated physical education course program for students after blast TBI, complicated by acuborotrauma, proved the effectiveness of the proposed innovations. The established dynamics of the studied indicators and their analysis made it possible to answer questions about the effectiveness of the implemented differentiated program aimed at eliminating functional disorders in the body of students as a result of blast TBI, complicated by acuborotrauma. The effectiveness of the implementation of the program is proven on the basis of the established improvement of the test results of the students of the studied sample.

Journal of Learning Theory and Methodology, 5(2), 56–63.

Physical Education in the Restoration of Damaged Functions in Students After Blast Tbi Complicated By Acuborotrauma Authors Oksana Blavt Lviv Polytechnic National University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5526-9339 Tetyana Gurtova Stepan Gzhytskyi National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechn...

21/10/2024

Influence of Intensive Interval Training Programs on the Development of Endurance in 10-Year-Old Boys / 👥 Svitlana Marchenko, Artem Shapovalov, Oleksandr Korol

❓ Objectives. This study aimed to experimentally identify and evaluate the effectiveness of using intensive interval programs to develop endurance in the educational process of 10-year-old boys.

🔍 Materials and methods. The research involved twenty 10-year-old boys. Control (n = 10) and experimental (n = 10) groups were created. Children and their parents were informed of the features of the study and agreed to participate in the experiment. The study protocol was approved by the ethics committee of H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University (Kharkiv, Ukraine). This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki – Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects (World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki, 2013). The following research methods were used: scientific and methodological literature analysis, pedagogical testing, and mathematical statistics to process research results.

📊 Results. According to the results of the complex control of boys’ endurance abilities, statistically significant changes in all indicators in both experimental (p < 0.001) and control groups (p < 0.05) were established. The positive dynamics of the results favoured the experimental group.

The most statistically significant changes took place in the experimental group on indicators of tests “Push-ups in a lying position” by 35.2% (p < 0.001), “Jumping with a rope for 1 min” (20.8%; p < 0.001), “Squatting on two legs for 1 min” (18.8%; p < 0.001), “From a lying position rising in a saddle for 1 min” (17.4%; p < 0.01). The obtained results of the final testing in tests “Hanging on bent arms’ ”, “Burpee test in 1 min” and “300 m run” were somewhat lower and still demonstrated statistically significant changes (13.0%, 11.4%, 6.5%, respectively, at the level of significance p < 0.001). General endurance developed more slowly than other types of endurance. In “Hanging on bent arms’ ” the change in data after the experiment in the control group was statistically insignificant (p = 0.05).

✅ Conclusions. The intensive interval training method, which used specially selected exercises according to the “Tabata Protocol,” promoted endurance development in 10-year-old boys.

Journal of Learning Theory and Methodology, 5(2), 49–55.

Influence of Intensive Interval Training Programs on the Development of Endurance in 10-Year-Old Boys Authors Svitlana Marchenko H. S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1013-9511 Artem Shapovalov H. S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University http...

12/10/2024

Dynamics of an AI-Driven Mathematical Model of Some Learning Theories / 👥 Chinedu Obasi

❓ Objectives. This paper delves into the intersection of mathematical modelling and learning theory, exploring how mathematical frameworks have been instrumental in advancing our understanding of educational processes and pedagogical practices with the aid of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

🔍 Material and methods. Advancing learning theories through mathematical modelling offers several significant benefits and opportunities. This is because mathematical models provide a precise and systematic framework for representing complex educational phenomena, allowing researchers to formalize theoretical concepts, relationships, and mechanisms in a clear and rigorous manner.

📊 Results and Conclusions. This paper focused on such learning theories as cooperative learning theory, Maslow motivation theory, and social learning theory. By employing mathematical models, researchers have been able to dissect complex educational phenomena, elucidate underlying mechanisms, and predict outcomes with a level of precision that traditional qualitative approaches often struggle to achieve.

Journal of Learning Theory and Methodology, 5(1), 32–40.

Dynamics of an AI-Driven Mathematical Model of Some Learning Theories Authors Chinedu Obasi Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4358-116X DOI: https://doi.org/10.17309/jltm.2024.5.1.05 Keywords: Learning, Learning theory, Cooperative, Motivation, Social learning A...

03/10/2024

Growth Mindset Training for Teacher: Method of Changing the Teacher's Mindset / 👥 Herdian Herdian, Dyah Siti Septiningsih, Fatin Rohmah Nur Wahidah, Feisal Aziez

💭 Background. The academic success of students in schools is significantly shaped by their mental attitudes, especially when they face challenging situations that demand substantial effort and resilience. The influence of teachers' attitudes, or mindsets, plays a crucial role within the educational environment, as these directly impact students' own mindsets and subsequently their approach to learning. Specifically, the concept of a 'growth mindset' – which is the belief that one's abilities and intelligence can be developed through dedication and perseverance – has been shown to transform how individuals perceive their capabilities and respond to failures.

❓ Objectives. In light of this, a specific study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of 'Growth Mindset Training' targeted at teachers. This training aimed to cultivate a growth mindset among educators, hypothesizing that a shift in teacher attitudes would, in turn, positively affect their students.

🔍 Materials and methods. To assess the impact of the training, researchers utilized a growth mindset scale to measure the mindsets of 19 participating teachers, comprising 11 women and 8 men, both before and after they underwent the training program.

📊 Results. The findings from this study were quantitatively robust, with a T-statistic of -3.529 and a significance level of less than .005, indicating a statistically significant improvement in the teachers' growth mindsets post-training. Additionally, the analysis of mean scores from the pretest and posttest further confirmed an upward trend, suggesting that the mindset of the teachers had indeed shifted towards a more growth-oriented perspective.

✅ Conclusions. Thus, Growth Mindset Training emerged as a potent intervention tool, not merely altering teachers' perceptions but potentially setting a foundation for enhancing the overall educational experience by fostering a culture of perseverance and continuous improvement in schools.

Journal of Learning Theory and Methodology, 5(1), 25–31.

Growth Mindset Training for Teacher: Method of Changing the Teacher's Mindset Authors Herdian Herdian University of Muhammadiyah Purwokerto https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3452-1843 Dyah Siti Septiningsih Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8575-1182 Fatin Rohmah Nur Wahidah....

25/09/2024

Discriminant Analysis: the Influence of Exercise Modes on the Effectiveness of the Process of Learning to Throw A Small Ball for 9-Year-Old Boys / 👥 Oleg Khudolii, Olha Ivashchenko, Mirosława Cieślicka, Oleksii Rafikov

❓ The purpose of the study is to determine the effect of the number of repetitions on the effectiveness of the process of learning to throw a small ball for 9-year-old boys.

🔍 Materials and methods. The study involved 27 9-year-old boys, divided into three groups of 9 people in random order. Children and their parents were aware of all the features of the study and gave consent to participate in the experiment.

The influence of the number of repetitions on the effectiveness of the process of learning to throw a small ball at a target in 9-year-old boys was studied. In a pedagogical experiment, the effect of 6, 12 and 18 repetitions with a rest interval of 60 s on the increase in the level of training in exercises of 9-year-old boys was studied. In the first group, boys repeated the task 6 times with a rest interval of 60 s, in the second group - 12 times with a rest interval of 60 s, in the third group 18 times with a rest interval of 60 s. In the process of teaching throwing exercises in a lesson, the level of training (“completed”, “failed to complete”) was assessed using an alternative method, and the probability of completing the exercise was calculated (p = n/m, where n is the number of successfully completed attempts, m is the total number of attempts).

The method of algorithmic prescriptions was used in teaching 9-year-old boys. The transition to the next exercise was carried out after three successful attempts. Throwing a ball at a vertical target was studied.

The research materials were processed in the statistical analysis program - IBM SPSS 20. In the process of discriminant analysis, a prognostic model for group membership was created.

📊 Results. Discriminant analysis made it possible to determine the influence of the number of repetitions on the effectiveness of developing the skills of throwing a small ball at a target; answer the question how reliably the repetition modes differ in terms of the effectiveness of the formation of motor skills, what class the object belongs to based on the discriminant values of the variables.

✅ Conclusions. Based on the analysis of group centroids, it was determined that 18 repetitions (6 sets of 3 times with a rest interval of 60 s) has a significant impact on the increase in the level of learning in physical education lessons. The group classification results show that 63.0% of the original grouped observations were correctly classified.

Journal of Learning Theory and Methodology, 5(1), 20–24.

Discriminant Analysis: the Influence of Exercise Modes on the Effectiveness of the Process of Learning to Throw A Small Ball for 9-Year-Old Boys Authors Oleg Khudolii Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5605-9939 Olha Ivashchenko Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Cu...

18/09/2024

Analysis of Factors of Sports Migration and the Effectiveness of Competitive Activity of Football Players / 👥 Eduard Sobol, Igor Doroshenko, Andrii Svatyev, Eduard Doroshenko, Vladislav Tsyganok, Valerij Shamardin

❓ The purpose of the work: determine the ways of correcting the training process based on taking in to account the influence of sports migration factors on the training of highly qualified football players.

🔍 Material and methods. To assess the impact of factors of sports migration on the effectiveness of competitive activity, the indicators of the competitive activity of football players of the national team of Ukraine in 16 official games during the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 seasons. Methods of research. Analysis, generalization and systematization of data from scientific and methodological literary sources and the “Internet”, pedagogical observations, content analysis of competition regulations (based on the materials of the official FIFA; UEFA; UAF sites), analysis of performance indicators of competitive activity; method of expert evaluations; methods of mathematical statistics.

📊 Results. The 2020-2021 season: in 62,5% of official games, higher indicators were recorded for football players of the first group (“migrants” and “naturalized” athletes), the range of indicators – from 58.33% to 77.50%. At the same time, statistically significant differences (25.00%) were recorded in 2 games. In one game, higher indicators were recorded for football players of the first group (“migrants” and “naturalized” athletes) and, in one game, higher indicators were recorded for football players of the second group (athletes who were born in Ukraine are national athletes of the UAF and participate in UPL competitions). The 2021-2022 season: in 62.5% of official games, higher indicators were recorded for football players of the first group (“migrants” and “naturalized” athletes), the range of indicators – from 50.01% to 74.16%. No statistically significant differences were recorded. The comparative effectiveness of football players of the first and second groups was 46.15% and 53.85%, respectively.

✅ Conclusion. This state of affairs indicates the need to correct the modern system of multi-year improvement of highly qualified football players based on the development and formation of technologies for the direct training of migrant athletes for official international competitions.

Journal of Learning Theory and Methodology, 5(1), 13–19.

Analysis of Factors of Sports Migration and the Effectiveness of Competitive Activity of Football Players Authors Eduard Sobol Zaporizhzhia National University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6351-7272 Igor Doroshenko Zaporizhzhia National University https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0600-2798 Andrii Svatyev....

10/09/2024

Postural Control Development of Students with Disabilities in the Process of Inclusive Physical Education / 👥 Oksana Blavt, Tetyana Gurtova

💭 Background. An important aspect of ensuring the effectiveness of inclusive physical education of students with disabilities in higher education is taking into account the increase in certain violations in the state of health of students caused by the long war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. As a result, a powerful factor of disability, a violation of postural control, is considered one of the main problems in inclusive PE of students with disabilities.

❓ The study purpose was to reveal the effectiveness of inclusive PE classes on the development of postural control of students with disabilities in the process of implementing the developed program.

🔍 Materials and methods. To solve the tasks, a complex of scientific intelligence methods was used at the empirical and theoretical level: literature analysis, observation, testing, experiment, and methods of mathematical statistics. 30 first-year students with disabilities took part in the experiment. The organization of the study provided for the determination of the state of the studied parameters as a consequence of the action of the developed program aimed at correcting the postural control of students with disabilities.

📊 Results. According to the results of the test control of maintaining balance and orientation in space, the development of postural control of students with disabilities after the end of the experimental study was established. The results of the study established an improvement in the quality of the balance function, as a correlator of translational control, in students of the studied sample after the end of the experimental study within 20%.

✅ Conclusions. Considering the fact that postural control is ensured by the functional activity of the somatosensory, vestibular, visual and neuromuscular systems, scientifically based use of the tools of the developed inclusive PE program became a factor in improving the studied parameters of postural control of students with disabilities.

The established statistically reliable positive dynamics of the set of postural control indicators proved that the implementation of the developed innovations in the PE of students with disabilities provides a targeted impact on the normalization of balance functions. The obtained results of the conducted pedagogical experiment prove the effectiveness of the author’s development of pedagogical actions regarding the correlation of postural control of students with disabilities in the process of inclusive physical education.

Journal of Learning Theory and Methodology, 4(3), 88–94.

Postural Control Development of Students with Disabilities in the Process of Inclusive Physical Education Authors Oksana Blavt Lviv Polytechnic National University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5526-9339 Tetyana Gurtova Stepan Gzhytskyi National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies of...

03/09/2024

Research of Reliability and Informativeness of Indicators of Muscular Fitness of Karate Boys Aged 8 Years / 👥 Svitlana Marchenko, Vladislav Riyaka

❓ The aim of the research is to develop a program for testing the strength fitness of boys aged 8 years at the level of orange belt (10, 9 kyu) with the use of informative tests that are available for application in conditions of general education school.

🔍 Materials and methods. The study involved 20 boys aged 8 years. Informed consent for children’s participation in the experiment was obtained from their parents. The following research methods were applied to solve the set tasks: analysis of scientific and methodical literature, pedagogical testing of strength abilities, and methods of mathematical statistics for processing research results.

📊 Results. The analysis of correlation dependence between test tasks that characterize the display of different types of force generally shows a large and numerous interrelation of the average and high level of significance between all tests (ρxy = 0,508 - 0,879 at p

Research of Reliability and Informativeness of Indicators of Muscular Fitness of Karate Boys Aged 8 Years Authors Svitlana Marchenko H. S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1013-9511 Vladislav Riyaka H. S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University....

23/08/2024

Modern Psychological Technologies for Correcting Conflict Situations in Limited Coalitions (Based on Volleyball Material) / 👥 Eduard Doroshenko, Oleksiy Sheviakov, Mykhaylo Melnyk, Mykhaylo Oliinyk, Irina Oliinyk, Daria Vaniuk

❓ The purpose of the work – to determine the peculiarities of the response of sportswomen to conflict situations in the conditions of a limited coalition of the volleyball team in order to optimize the process of sports training.

🔍 Materials and methods. Participants: 30 amateur volleyball players (women), who participated in park and beach volleyball competitions in the 2022-2023 season under the auspices of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Volleyball Federation. Age range: 18-27.

Methods: Analysis and systematization of data from scientific and methodical literature and the electronic resource of global information network “Internet”; pedagogical observations; psychological testing according to the method of K. Thomas “Determining the style of behavior in a conflict situation”; pedagogical experiment of controlling orientation; methods of mathematical statistics.

📊 Results. The analysis of the experimental indicators allows us to state that the volleyball players of the main group significantly improved the “cooperation” (+6.67%) and “compromise” (+6.67%) indicators, while the “avoidance” indicator significantly decreased (-13.33%). Based on this, we note that the technology for correcting conflict situations in limited coalitions of the volleyball team is quite effective (indicators of volleyball players of the main group). Among the volleyball players of the control group, an increase in indicators according to the “compromise” criteria (+6.67%) and a decrease according to the “avoidance” criterion (-6.66%) were recorded.

✅ Conclusion. Modern technologies of psychological training in volleyball, which relate to issues of correction of conflict situations in limited coalitions, are a prerequisite for increasing the effectiveness of the competitive activity of volleyball players. The main ways of applying these technologies in the training process in volleyball are the psychological diagnosis of female athletes taking in to account their personal qualifications, social roles in the limited coalition of the volleyball team; targeted application in competitive micro- or mesocycles of training to increase the effectiveness of training and competitive activities in limited coalitions.

Journal of Learning Theory and Methodology, 4(3), 75–80.

Modern Psychological Technologies for Correcting Conflict Situations in Limited Coalitions (Based on Volleyball Material) Authors Eduard Doroshenko Zaporizhzhia State Medical and Pharmaceutical University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7624-531X Oleksiy Sheviakov Dnipropetrovsk State University of Inte...

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