What drives the researcher to introduce a new concept of hobbies is the lack of a good and effective concept, not only that, but the prevalence of a distorted concept, which continues to greatly paralyze students' ability to build a clear vision of the relationship between their various academic and non-academic activities, which limits their ability In employing their queens and tendencies.
A new concept for hobbies
Hobbies are "the person's favorite activities, whether entertaining or serious, and are classified into four sections: knowledge and learning, sports and entertainment, work and production, volunteering and social services, and people usually practice their favorite activities for the purpose of satisfying psychological needs, especially the six famous psychological needs."
Characteristics of the new concept of hobbies
Hobbies are “activities” preferred by a person, and they are not just leisure activities, and are not related to leisure time only. They are classified into four types (knowledge and learning, sports and entertainment, work and production, volunteering and social services). Hobbies satisfy the six psychological needs: “safety, diversity, communication, importance, growth, and contribution”, and the hobby expresses the degree of a psychological connection between a person and the activity.
Uses of the new concept of hobbies
I have employed the new concept of hobbies in (creating the ASC model as a tool for discovering students' hobbies) and in (developing the Four Activity Plan as a program concerned with promoting hobbies). The following is a definition of both the model and the plan:
1- ASC form
The ASC form is a new technique and method for identifying students' hobbies and the associated talents and aspirations. The model is a "one-page only" questionnaire that includes three main elements: talents, hobbies and aspirations, and each main component is divided into specific sections, including the classification of talents into "mental, physical and psychological", and the classification of hobbies into "knowledge, sports, practical and voluntary," and finally Classification of aspirations into "knowledge, professional and social".
The ASC form idea is based on presenting accurate and more specific concepts of the vocabulary of talent and hobby, at a level that gives the user of the model an easy and decisive way to differentiate between them in theory, and to avoid the disruption of the conceptual confusion in the aspects of application and practice.
According to the new concept of hobbies, talents have another meaning: “pre-learning possessions and abilities,” while hobbies are activities that require a basket of “capabilities” to be practiced.
With the concepts presented by the model and the relationships it reveals between its three elements, important lines emerge for the user to link his capabilities and activities, and understand his professional, social and cognitive tendencies.
2- Plan of the four activities
The "Four Activities" plan assumes that the general of our personal activities can be classified under four main headings, each of which includes details and examples that may vary for people, but are highly homogeneous in the big headings.
Knowledge is the first title in the "Quadruple Activities", followed by sports, work and volunteering. By knowledge, we mean all activities related to learning and cognitive achievement, regardless of the tools and means of learning, and whether they are systemic or subjective.
As for sports, it means, according to the plan, all activities related to sports, entertainment and games, in their various forms and patterns. The work stimulant means all professional and productive activities, and all that is called work usually .. Next to work, volunteer activity, although in reality it is a kind of work, but its nature and the motives for taking it are usually different from the traditional work aimed at achieving Specific material returns.
In the plan of the four activities, (the teacher) is interested in learning about the nature and details of each of the activities concerned for each individual student, in an attempt to get rid of the habit of "magic prescriptions" common in books and self-development courses.
The implementation of the four-activity plan would build more quality communication between the teacher and the student; Where the latter feels touching the training program to its actual activities, and addressing its needs.
For example, getting acquainted with the current cognitive activities of the trainee gives him an opportunity to discover the connections and relationships between them, and get to know what they express in terms of abilities and capabilities, in addition to drawing him to interest in the extent of their relationship with what he aspires to professionally, socially and cognitively.
The plan is concerned with the relationships available between the various four activities of the trainee. To learn about the internal relationships between them, and what links them together with the aspirations of the trainee for future successes.
Our ongoing activities are nothing but (our personalities) with all our capabilities, our expertise and merits, and the successes we aspire to .. Perhaps the “Four Activities Plan” is a professional attempt to provide an easy method that will enhance the successes of relevant educational programs and motivate partners Teaching and supporting their efforts aimed at developing students' activities.
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The popular concept of hobbies is distorted and ineffective, which necessitates the transition to a new concept that is more clear, comprehensive and effective. The researcher believes that hobbies are all the person’s favorite activities, and it is classified into four comprehensive sections for the overall activities. They are practiced for the purpose of satisfying psychological needs, and not recreational activities related to leisure time only. The researcher has employed the new concept of hobbies in creating an ASC model for use in discovering students ’hobbies. Then set up training programs to enhance and develop their hobbies.
