Effectiveness of Teaching Style: An Alternative Breaststroke Swimming Learning Model in Higher Education

This study aims to see the effectiveness of inclusive and command teaching styles in improving breaststroke swimming learning outcomes for students of Sports Education, Universitas Negeri Padang. This study used an actual experiment research design; posttest only control group designing, which received the inclusive style teaching method and the control group, and the command style teaching method. Participants in this study were students of Sports Education who were studying at Universitas Negeri Padang. The total number of participants is 32. Sixteen participants were in the experimental group (aged 19-20 years), while the control group consisted of 16 participants (mean age 19-20 years). The research was conducted for 16 weeks (2 hours per week) by completing pre-test and post-test. The data analysis was started by testing the normality of the variables and then testing the equivalence of the covariance matrix. The results showed that the inclusive teaching style gave positive results compared to the inclusive teaching style on breaststroke swimming learning outcomes. Because by using an inclusive teaching style, students can choose the desired level of learning based on their abilities. The results of this study provide an implication, especially as an alternative to increase the effectiveness of learning in breaststroke swimming for college students.