@article{Ghanati_MohammadZadeh_2018, title={Comparison of the effect of game based on educational method and traditional approach on the performance of selected basketball skills}, volume={22}, url={https://sportedu.org.ua/index.php/PES/article/view/640}, DOI={10.15561/20755279.2018.0402}, abstractNote={<p>Background and Study Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the game based on educational method and traditional approach on the performance of selected basketball skills. Materials : The type of research was semi-experimental one. Participants included 30 adolescent girls who were divided into two groups based on the game-based practice (15) and traditional training (15) build on the pre-test scores. Both groups performed the intervention program for 8 weeks and each week for three 60-minute sessions. Then, a post-test was performed and the data were analyzed using SPSS 21 software at a significance level of 0.05. Results: The results showed that both educational method and traditional approach groups had a significant improvement in basketball performance; there was no improvement in basketball dribbling performance in both groups. However, in the performance test, game based on educational method group had a significant improvement compared to the traditional practice one. Conclusion: The results suggest that using a game-based educational method can significantly increase the important factors of basketball performance in youth, which can move into more complex situations.</p>}, number={4}, journal={Physical Education of Students}, author={Ghanati, P. and MohammadZadeh, H.}, year={2018}, month={Aug.}, pages={175–181} }