Teaching handball in Tunisian secondary schools: comparing a multicomponent differential-learning package with traditional practice and the usual curriculum to improve game performance and student engagement

Pragmatic Evaluation of a Differential Learning-Based Multicomponent Didactic Package for Game Performance and Engagement in School Handball: A Quasi-Experimental Double-Pretest Study in Tunisian Secondary Schools

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202608861721753

Enrollment

343

Registered

2026-08-18

Start date

2025-01-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Not applicable – healthy school-aged adolescents (14-16 years)

Interventions

Differential learning based multicomponent didactic package

Traditional blocked practice

Standard curriculum

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Students aged 14 to 16 years Enrolled in second-year classes of the standard academic track in the six participating public secondary schools (Governorate of Sfax, Tunisia) Medically cleared for ordinary physical education Not a regular federated competitive handball player Written informed consent from a parent or legal guardian Written student assent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Current injury or medical condition preventing participation in physical education Anticipated absence from more than 20% of scheduled lessons Missing parental or legal-guardian consent Missing student assent Prior regular competitive club handball participation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Game performance measured by the Team Sport Assessment Procedure (TSAP) index obtained from filmed 5-versus-5 games (two 7-minute periods) under standardized school rules; higher scores indicate greater effective involvement and contribution to play	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Decision making coded from the same filmed games with the Game Performance Assessment Instrument (GPAI); score 0-1, higher values indicate a larger proportion of appropriate decisions;Technical execution coded from the same filmed games with the Game Performance Assessment Instrument (GPAI); score 0-1, higher values indicate a larger proportion of successful executions;Tactical creativity: number of distinct functional solutions generated during a standardized reduced-game task;Autonomous motivation: 1-to-5 composite score from a bilingual self-determination-theory-based questionnaire;Active motor engagement: System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time (SOFIT) percentage of intervals classified as walking or very active;Implementation fidelity: video-coded sample of lessons (autonomy-supportive and external-focus feedback, fidelity checklist), summarized at class level	—

Measure

Time frame

Decision making coded from the same filmed games with the Game Performance Assessment Instrument (GPAI); score 0-1, higher values indicate a larger proportion of appropriate decisions;Technical execution coded from the same filmed games with the Game Performance Assessment Instrument (GPAI); score 0-1, higher values indicate a larger proportion of successful executions;Tactical creativity: number of distinct functional solutions generated during a standardized reduced-game task;Autonomous motivation: 1-to-5 composite score from a bilingual self-determination-theory-based questionnaire;Active motor engagement: System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time (SOFIT) percentage of intervals classified as walking or very active;Implementation fidelity: video-coded sample of lessons (autonomy-supportive and external-focus feedback, fidelity checklist), summarized at class level

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Countries

Tunisia

Contacts

Public ContactKais El Abed

Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax University of Sfax

kais.elabed@gmail.com0021698974305

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026