5.4 SMART Targets + Guidance

Question 1

What does smart stand for?

Answer 1

Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Realistic
Time-bound

Question 2

What are the 4 types of guidance?

Answer 2

Verbal
Visual
Manual
Mechanical

Question 3

What are the advantages of verbal guidance?

Answer 3

.Can be combined with other types of guidance
.Helpful for experience performers who understand technical language
.Can give guidance during a performance. Especially useful for open skills

Question 4

What are the disadvantages of verbal guidance?

Answer 4

.Less useful for teaching high organisation and complex skills which are difficult to explain
.Could be confusing for a beginner if it uses complicated language

Question 5

What are the advantages of visual guidance?

Answer 5

.Works well for beginners - they can copy the skill
.Can be used to teach low organisation skills - each part of the skill can be shown step by step

Question 6

What are the disadvantages of visual guidance?

Answer 6

.Less useful for teaching complex and high organisation skills - they’re more complicated and difficult to copy

Question 7

What are the advantages of manual guidance?

Answer 7

.You can get the feel of a skill before doing it on your own
.Works well to teach people of all skill levels

Question 8

What are the disadvantages of manual guidance?

Answer 8

.A performer could start to rely on it and not be able to perform a skill without it
.Difficult to use with big groups of learners

Question 9

What are the advantages of mechanical guidance?

Answer 9

.Useful for teaching beginners - they can feel safe while practicing a new skill that might normally be dangerous
E.g. somersault
.Helpful for teaching complex and high organisation skills.

Question 10

What are the disadvantages of mechanical guidance?

Answer 10

.A learner might be unable to perform the skill without the help of equipment
.Difficult to use in large groups