Abstract
ABSTRACTThe cooperative learning approach is considered a modern and effective teaching approach. The athletic education subject matter needs this kind of learning more than other academic subject matters, because the athletic education matter counts upon the principle of dividing the class students into small groups. All individuals of these groups do the performance1equally relying on the collaboration among the students groups, which differ in their potentials in regard the physical and dynamic capacities, for accomplishing a common performance. The researchers began from this point conducting an experimental field survey aiming at conceiving the impact of the cooperative learning approach in teaching some rhythmic gymnastic skills, including the skill of the tape rotation with a performance of hopscotch leap. The problem of this research has been focused on the difficulty of learning the skill of this kind of sport and on the shortage of the teaching units allocated to it, the matter that requires finding an effective approach that contributes in teaching the skills of this kind of sport. The researchers supposed and conclude through their supposition that there were statistic implication differences in favor of the experimental group. Hence, they recommended adopting the cooperative learning approach in teaching the students the gymnastic skills within the