THE EFFECT OF THE COOPERATIVE LEARNING STRATEGY (BIG AND SMALL GROUPS) IN ACQUIRING TWO SKILLS ON THE MAT OF THE GROUND MOVEMENTS IN THE WOMEN'S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS

The problem of the study lies in the most important reasons of the weaknesses that affected the gymnastics game in its different skills in the university level , and the regression in the level of learning the game in both sexes as compared with other sport games. The study aims at knowing ? The effect of the cooperative learning strategy in acquiring two skills of diving and standing on hands and front rolling on the mat of the ground movements in the artistic gymnastics. The researchers assumed ? There is a statistically significant difference for the first experimental group that studied according to the cooperative learning strategy ( big group ) and the second experimental group that studied according to the cooperative learning strategy ( small group ). Chapter three :the sample of the study was from the female students of the physical college in the second stage, and they were (60) female students. Chapter Four its has been displaying the results and handle its in statistically , as well as analyzing and discussing the results. Chapter five includes the most important results, which are : ? The cooperative learning strategy make democratic environment and lessen the dictatorship environment inside the lecture. While the recommendations are : ? The necessity of using the cooperative learning strategy in teaching the basic skills of the artistic gymnastics for women in in accordance with the learning requirements