Vol. 7, Issue 2, Part C (2025)

Gymnastics, like many other sports, has undergone substantial development, not only in its practical training requirements but also in its reliance on solid theoretical foundations that enable teachers to guide learners toward higher levels of performance. Based on the researcher’s teaching experience, it was observed that certain skills are particularly challenging for teachers to demonstrate, either due to their technical complexity or because of insufficient physical fitness on the part of the instructor. Consequently, teachers often rely primarily on visual aids. A review of previous studies and related literature further revealed that, although many scholars have emphasized the importance of instructional aids in the learning process, the most effective multi-sensory method for enhancing skill acquisition has not been clearly identified.
Accordingly, this study aimed to design and implement an educational program utilizing multi-sensory instructional aids to improve selected basic skills in floor exercises in gymnastics, and to examine its effectiveness. The researcher hypothesized that there would be statistically significant differences between pre- and post-tests in favor of the post-tests when employing visual, auditory, and kinesthetic aids in teaching these skills.
The findings indicated that the integration of visual, auditory, and kinesthetic instructional aids significantly enhanced the acquisition of basic gymnastics skills on the floor exercise apparatus. Moreover, the combined use of multi-sensory methods demonstrated superior effectiveness compared to the reliance on a single modality, yielding marked improvements in learners’ performance.
Based on these results, the study recommends the systematic incorporation of multi-sensory instructional aids visual, auditory, and kinesthetic within gymnastics education to enhance students’ technical proficiency and accelerate the learning process. The findings also suggest extending this approach to motor skill development and other sport-related activities, given its positive impact on the overall learning process.