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Students’ Assessment of Learning in a Volleyball Course at a University: A Mixed Methods Study

Educ. Sci. 2024, 14(3), 317; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14030317
by Ivar Fossland Moa *, Pål Lagestad and Arne Sørensen
Reviewer 2: Anonymous
Reviewer 3:
Educ. Sci. 2024, 14(3), 317; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14030317
Submission received: 26 January 2024 / Revised: 7 March 2024 / Accepted: 14 March 2024 / Published: 16 March 2024

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors The summary is very extensive and must consider objective, which presents it, characterization of the sample that is not even though the end indicates 30 respondents: Methodology that also presents it. Results and finally conclusions. It is therefore suggested to synthesize the summary considering the indicated sections and containing no more than 250 to 300 words.
The introducction is very Long.
I suggest eliminating this paragraph since it is not the objective of the investigation. "The objective of SSG is that the form of activity positively influences both the technical and tactical skills. Although numerous studies have reported advances in technical skills in SSG, due to methodological challenges with measuring skills tactics, little research has been able to shed light on the development of tactical skills" found on page 2 of the introduction.
The same as in the previous case, I suggest eliminating "The advantage of such an organization is that having few individuals on each team provides a Substantial participation and many tactile interactions with the ball for each participant. Besides, the skill is practiced in a simplified way, so that it is easier to arrange the activity with the appropriate degree of difficulty for the participants." In this way, the introductory text is reduced. Page 2 of the introduction.
The same as in the previous, I suggest eliminating this wording since it is not the purpose of the study to characterize the theory "This theory is based in concepts of ecological psychology and dynamic systems theory." page 3 introduction.
It is suggested that you always write in the third person throughout the entire essay.
I suggest that an example of the sessions be indicated in a table in accordance with the characteristics that the methodological application implied for each strategy (SSG; TGFU and CLA) in the design chapter.
In relation to the participants, it is necessary to declare the inclusion and exclusion criteria.
In the results chapter, the type of statistics used must be clarified.If Wilcoxon was used, it is because non-parametric statistics were used to compare groups and this must be explained in the methodology. If only the average and standard deviation were used, it is because descriptive statistics were used as seen in the figures. I also suggest that instead of a graph, a table be used to present the comparison and its significance. The asterisk is not observed in the figures, in all other cases, which justifies the change to a table.
An example of research-based teaching should be presented in the procedure. A kind of protocol
Reference 25 is incomplete, and the DOI is also missing, Likewise, reference 27 lacks the DOI or the Url. As well as 28, 29, 32 and 34

Author Response

Reviewer no. 1

The summary is very extensive and must consider objective, which presents it, characterization of the sample that is not even though the end indicates 30 respondents: Methodology that also presents it. Results and finally conclusions. It is therefore suggested to synthesize the summary considering the indicated sections and containing no more than 250 to 300 words.

The article is rewritten according to the comments

The introduction is very Long.
I suggest eliminating this paragraph since it is not the objective of the investigation. "The objective of SSG is that the form of activity positively influences both the technical and tactical skills. Although numerous studies have reported advances in technical skills in SSG, due to methodological challenges with measuring skills tactics, little research has been able to shed light on the development of tactical skills" found on page 2 of the introduction.

The article is rewritten according to the comments

The same as in the previous case, I suggest eliminating "The advantage of such an organization is that having few individuals on each team provides a Substantial participation and many tactile interactions with the ball for each participant. Besides, the skill is practiced in a simplified way, so that it is easier to arrange the activity with the appropriate degree of difficulty for the participants." In this way, the introductory text is reduced. Page 2 of the introduction.

The article is rewritten according to the comments

The same as in the previous, I suggest eliminating this wording since it is not the purpose of the study to characterize the theory "This theory is based in concepts of ecological psychology and dynamic systems theory." page 3 introduction.

The article is rewritten according to the comments

t is suggested that you always write in the third person throughout the entire essay.
I suggest that an example of the sessions be indicated in a table in accordance with the characteristics that the methodological application implied for each strategy (SSG; TGFU and CLA) in the design chapter.

The article is rewritten according to the comments

In relation to the participants, it is necessary to declare the inclusion and exclusion criteria.

The article is rewritten according to the comments

In the results chapter, the type of statistics used must be clarified. If Wilcoxon was used, it is because non-parametric statistics were used to compare groups and this must be explained in the methodology. If only the average and standard deviation were used, it is because descriptive statistics were used as seen in the figures.

The article is rewritten according to the comments.

The use of Wilcoxon is explained in the methods chapter and written into the results section. Mean and standard deviations are presented in the figures because they give visual information about the changes.

 also suggest that instead of a graph, a table be used to present the comparison and its significance. The asterisk is not observed in the figures, in all other cases, which justifies the change to a table.

We will argue that presenting the means and standard deviations in the results chapter in figures, give very good visual information about the changes, and is also a common strategy in research papers. This is especially important because we are comparing the changes within each learning outcome, and not between the learning outcomes. Although, the article is somehow rewritten according to the comments, and the significant changes is now clearer in the text.

An example of research-based teaching should be presented in the procedure. A kind of protocol

The article is rewritten according to the comments

Reference 25 is incomplete, and the DOI is also missing, Likewise, reference 27 lacks the DOI or the Url. As well as 28, 29, 32 and 34

DOI and ISBN number are added in the references

 

Reviewer 2 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

1)This chapter of Participants needs better elaboration. Authors start with the research sample, which is narrowed just to a number of male and female participants in the group. A table showing the demographic and clinical baseline characteristics of each group should be presented.

2) Did you realize a sample size estimation? If not, why?

3)I recommend adding the exceptional reliability and validity of research tool(questionnaire).

4)Discuss the limitations, and the sample limitations (Is it possible to extrapolate these findings for other fields?), insert strength points, future directions, and practical applications.

5)Will the order of the course experiments affect the impact of students' perception of volleyball or other cognitive subjects? I also suggest providing a table for clarification on the experimental design. For example, how should the 11 lessons be allocated in terms of time? What will be the content of these lessons?

 

Author Response

Reviewer no. 2

 

This chapter of Participants needs better elaboration. Authors start with the research sample, which is narrowed just to a number of male and female participants in the group. A table showing the demographic and clinical baseline characteristics of each group should be presented.

The article is rewritten according to the comments.

 

 

Did you realize a sample size estimation? If not, why?

The sample size estimation is now included in the paper

I recommend adding the exceptional reliability and validity of research tool(questionnaire).

The article is rewritten according to the comments

Discuss the limitations, and the sample limitations (Is it possible to extrapolate these findings for other fields?), insert strength points, future directions, and practical applications.

The article is rewritten according to the comments

Will the order of the course experiments affect the impact of students' perception of volleyball or other cognitive subjects? I also suggest providing a table for clarification on the experimental design. For example, how should the 11 lessons be allocated in terms of time? What will be the content of these lessons?

We will argue that the order of the course experiment may affect the impact. However, the order of the different elements is organized in a proper and natural way, with the easiest part first and with progression.

 

A table have been made, as requested

 

Reviewer 3 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

Dear Sir or Madam,

The paper is extremely interesting, and it was a pleasure to read it. Below is the review.

The title of the paper is adequate to the researched problem. The methodology of the work corresponds to the studied subject. Professional terminology is used correctly. As a reviewer of this paper, I believe that there are no errors either in the theoretical presentation or in the processing of the results. Interpretation of the data was performed adequately. Parts of the paper are of appropriate length and there are no unnecessary repetitions in the text. The text is written clearly and logically, and the conclusion follows from the obtained results. Regarding the literature, references are correctly referenced both in the text and in the list of sources used.

My suggestion as a reviewer is to accept the work in this form without additional changes.

Best regards.

 

Author Response

Thank you very much for your very positive comments.

Round 2

Reviewer 2 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

I thank the Authors for their thorough work in improving the present manuscript. My main concern about the results are not critically discussed has been solved. The authors had answers to the comments and clarified the reviewer’s questions. This study lay the foundations of PE curriculum . I think this study is sound and should be published.

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