The Effect of the Posner Model on the Most Important Visual Abilities and the Learning of Some Handball Skills for the Deaf

Abstract

This research aims to identify the effect of the Posner Model on the most important visual abilities and the learning of some handball skills for the deaf. The researchers used an experimental research method, designing a control and an experimental group with pre- and post-tests to suit the problem and objectives of the research. The research community included students at the Al-Amal Institute for the Deaf in Babil Governorate for the academic year (2024-2025), in grades (fourth, fifth, and sixth), ranging in age from (9-12) years. The total number of students (26) represented the research sample, i.e., a percentage of (100%). After excluding the eight students participating in the pilot experiment, (18) students remained. They were randomly divided into two equal groups, one control group and the other experimental group, with (9) students in each group. The study reached several conclusions, the most important of which was that the Posner model contributed to improving the students' visual abilities and reducing mathematical misconceptions in learning the skills under study. Based on the results of all skill tests, students' learning levels improved significantly, and their cognitive abilities for the skills under study increased. Students learned the skills better than the traditional method (the command method) for learning the same skills.