Development of Learning Activities Using Layered Teaching Methods and Taekwondo Abilities of First-year Students at Luzhou Vocational and Technical College

Background and Aims: Taekwondo is a martial art that originated on the Korean Peninsula and has since spread across the country as a movement that emphasizes moral development and physical fitness. The "Healthy China 2030 Planning Outline" intends to support youth sports, guaranteeing young people's daily physical activity and competency in a variety of sports. Thus, this paper aims (1) To develop learning activities and the layered teaching method for the Taekwondo course. (2) To compare Taekwondo abilities using a layered teaching method between the pre-test and the post-test. And (3) To study the students’ satisfaction with the layered teaching method for the Taekwondo course. The sample group is 45 first-year students at Luzhou Vocational and Technical College. Methodology: The population is 3 classrooms of students, totaling 180 students with similar knowledge and abilities, and the first-year students at Luzhou Vocational and Technical College in the first semester of the academic year 2023. The sample group is 45 first-year students at Luzhou Vocational and Technical College, in the first semester of the academic year 2023, obtained from the cluster sampling technique. Results: The results of the study were as follows;1) The development of layered teaching methods for the Taekwondo course has an average suitability value for all plans equal to 4.23, which is at a high level. (2) Students who studied using the layered teaching method for the Taekwondo course had higher Taekwondo abilities post-test than pre-test at a statistical significance of.05, and (3) Students who learned using the layered teaching method for the Taekwondo course had overall satisfaction at a very high level. Conclusion: The Taekwondo course's layered teaching approach proved to be very effective, greatly enhancing students' post-test performance and resulting in extremely high levels of overall student satisfaction. This technique successfully raises student engagement in Taekwondo as well as skill acquisition.