Using Computers to Promote Concurrent & terminal Feedback in Freestyle Swimming Learning

Abstract

Swimming learning is different from other events because of the learner deals with water, so the coach has to explain, state and access information to the learners through many methods, so as to guarantee the successful of swimming learning, the information which learner gain them through or after or before corresponding are called feedback, there are many types of methods to introduce feedback, the researchers used two types of feedback, concurrent feedback that is provided during performance and terminal feedback which is delivered after performance, computer users in the promotion of this information provided by the teacher through a system of three-dimensional which shows freestyle movements and explains the strengths and weakness points during learning. The number of subject was 30 students from secondary school students with age 14 years who participated in swimming learning classes that is prepared by physical education college in summer holiday (July 2012), in which researchers used experimental approach for suitability to the study problem, the subject was divided into two groups, concurrent feedback group with performance and second group used the terminal feedback with watching a three dimensional program which explains the freestyle swimming skill in sections with illustrates the strengths and weakness points in performance technique, this group can watch the program after performance. The researchers also used freestyle swimming test for a distance of 25m and they found out that introduce of terminal feedback through using computer programs was better than using concurrent feedback during performance because it effects negatively on learner performance, the results of freestyle swimming test for a distance of 25m for terminal feedback group were best than concurrent feedback group, in addition, the researcher discovered that all kinds of feedback provide corrective information to the learners helped to learn freestyle skill speedily.