Using technology to provide instant feedback and its impact on personal agility and learning some basic skills in foil fencing
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https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v71.117193Keywords:
Technology, feedback, basic skills, fencingAbstract
Objective: Identify the impact of these technological means on the agility and basic skills of third-year fencing students.
Research methodology: The researchers used the experimental approach to suit the nature of the study, designing two groups: a control group and an experimental group. The study community and sample consisted of third-year morning study students at the University of Basrah/College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences for the 2024-2025 academic year. They were intentionally selected, with (60) students, representing (100%) of the total. They were randomly divided into two groups (lottery), with (30) students in each group. This ensured a normal distribution of participants and avoided bias.
Results: The results show that there is improvement in the learners' agility. This is attributed to the impact of using feedback during actual performance, which enabled learners to correct errors immediately by displaying their performance on the screen in front of them. This contributed to adjusting body position and enhancing proper performance, which positively affected agility development
Conclusions: It can be confirmed that the use of immediate feedback had a positive and effective impact on the development of motor skills and basic fencing skills among the research sample.
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