ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Sports Act. Living
Sec. Physical Education and Pedagogy
Volume 7 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fspor.2025.1633322
This article is part of the Research TopicDigital Transformation in Sports Coaching: Enhancing Coach Learning and Athlete DevelopmentView all 4 articles
A social media-based blended learning model for improving motor skills, knowledge retention, and motivation in physical education
Provisionally accepted
Ahmed Ghorbel1,2
Mohamed Yaakoubi1,2
Mohammed Issa Alsaeed3*Liwa Masmoudi4
Adnene Gharbi4
Omar Trabelsi1,2,5*- 1Research Unit: Physical Activity, Sport and Health, UR18JS01, National Observatory of Sport, Tunis, Tunisia
- 2The High Institute of Sport and Physical Education, University of Jendouba, Kef, Tunisia
- 3Department of Biomechanics & Motor Behavior, College of Sport Science & Physical Activity, King Saud Uni-versity, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- 4The High Institute of Sport and Physical Education, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
- 5Department of Education Sciences, The High Institute of Applied Studies in Humanities of Mahdia, Universi-ty of Monastir, Mahdia, Tunisia
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The "Did You Know? with Video" (DYKV) model introduces an innovative blended learning approach that delivers short educational videos via Facebook to optimize learning experiences in physical education (PE), specifically in gymnastics. In a quasi-experimental design, 54 students (Mage = 17±0.40 years) were assigned to either an experimental group (DYKV, n=27) or a control group (traditional approach, TA, n=27). The two groups participated in a six-week gymnastics unit, which included a two-hour learning session weekly. The DYKV group received hybrid instruction combining online educational media (two videos per week, totaling 12 videos covering different gymnastic elements) shared via Facebook with in-person teaching while the TA group followed a conventional in-person method. Data on motor performance, knowledge retention, and motivation were collected before and after the intervention. The results showed that the DYKV group achieved significantly greater improvements in motor performance (Δ%DYKV = +76.69% vs. Δ%TA = +37.58%; p < 0.001, ηp² = 0.124) and knowledge retention (Δ%DYKV = +49.89% vs. Δ%TA = +26.53%; p < 0.001, ηp² = 0.51) alongside a marked increase in autonomous motivation (p < 0.001, r = 0.73) and decrease in controlled motivation (p < 0.001, r = 0.64) compared to the TA group. The DYKV model demonstrates potential for enhancing motor, cognitive, and motivational outcomes in PE, further supporting the need for continuous innovation in blended learning within this educational context.
Keywords: Hybrid learning, motor learning, Social Media, multimedia learning, Gymnastics
Received: 22 May 2025; Accepted: 12 Aug 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Mohammed Issa Alsaeed, Department of Biomechanics & Motor Behavior, College of Sport Science & Physical Activity, King Saud Uni-versity, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Omar Trabelsi, The High Institute of Sport and Physical Education, University of Jendouba, Kef, Tunisia
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