Using the Demonstration Method to Help Students in Grade VIII Develop Their Volleyball Underhand Service Skills

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to ascertain how well the demonstration approach helps eighth-grade students at SMPN 20 Kupang improve their volleyball underhand serve skills. Students' poor proficiency with underhand serve skills, which are typified by erroneous body position, arm swing, and ball direction accuracy, is a concern in physical education instruction. The demonstration approach was selected because it gives students clear examples of motions, which facilitates their understanding of the proper steps in the technique. This study included a two-cycle classroom action research design and a quantitative methodology. Students in the eighth grade who took part in volleyball instruction served as the subjects. Planning, action execution, observation, and reflection were all incorporated in each cycle. Underhand serve skill testing, documentation, and observation were used as data gathering methods. Quantitative descriptive analysis was used to compare the outcomes of students' skills prior to and following the application of the demonstration approach. The findings demonstrated that students' volleyball underhand serve abilities might be enhanced by using the demonstration approach. The number of students who met the learning completion requirements increased, and their technical precision and motor coordination when executing underhand serves also improved. Additionally, because they could immediately observe instances of motions, pupils became more engaged, excited, and readily absorbed the learning content. According to the study's findings, the demonstration method works well for teaching volleyball, especially when it comes to helping eighth-graders develop their underhand serve techniques. This approach may be a more interesting, participatory, and student-friendly alternative to traditional physical education teaching methods.