Application of Classification

Question 1

What is part practice?

Answer 1

Used when a skill can be broken down into subroutines to reduce complexity
Each subroutine is practiced in isolation and perfected
Then the whole skill is put back together

Question 2

Give an example of part Practice

Answer 2

Gymnastics routine

Question 3

What is whole practice?

Answer 3

Used when skills are not easily broken down into subroutines and have few decisions to be made
Skill is practiced as a whole which is ideally how a skill should be taught

Question 4

Give an example of a whole practice

Answer 4

Realistic and true understanding

Forward role

Question 5

What is progressive part practice?

Answer 5

Used when skills are complex and possibly serial
Each sub routine is practiced in isolation
Subroutine is then linked to the previous subroutine to form larger parts of the skill eventually becoming the whole skill

Question 6

Give an example of progressive part practice

Answer 6

Basketball lay up

Triple jump

Question 7

What is whole-part-whole practice?

Answer 7

Used to develop a kinaethesis and identify weak elements of a skill
Performer attempts the whole skill first and then the weak elements of the skill are practiced in isolation before being put back into the whole skill

Question 8

Give an example of whole-part-whole practice

Answer 8

Golf swing

For advanced performers

Question 9

Advantages of part practice

Answer 9

Low organisation skills
Reduces the perceptual load
Complex skills
Dangerous skills
Closed skills
Motivation for getting sub routines correct

Question 10

Negatives of part practice

Answer 10

Disrupt the kinaethesis of the skill
Can take longer than other methods
Transferring the sub-routine back into the whole skill can be difficult
Can be boring for autonomous performer

Question 11

Who is part practice useful for?

Answer 11

Beginners

Question 12

Advantages of using whole practice

Answer 12

High organisation skills
Good for simple skills
Low complexity
Develops a kinaethesis for the skill
Ballistic skills
Develops understanding of the movement of the skill
Quicker than part practice

Question 13

Negatives of whole practice

Answer 13

Not suitable for dangerous skills

Not suitable for complex skills

Question 14

Who is whole practice suitable?

Answer 14

Use where possible but not for dangerous skills

Question 15

What questions to be need to ask about the skill being learned/ practiced?

Answer 15

Can it be broken down? Organisation
How much information has to be taken into account
Whether it’s open or closed

Question 16

Advantages of progressive part practice

Answer 16

Low organisation skills
Dangerous skills
Simple skills
Easier to transfer into whole skill
Less time to learn a skill than part practice

Question 17

Negatives of progressive part practice

Answer 17

Can take longer than other methods
Can be boring particularly for autonomous performers
Can’t use for high organisation skills disrupts the kinaethesis of a skill

Question 18

Benefits of whole-part- whole practice

Answer 18

Low organisational skills
Develops kinaethesis for the skill
Quicker than using part practice because you’re only working on your weakness

Question 19

Negatives of whole-part-whole practice

Answer 19

Not suitable for dangerous skills

Not suitable for complex skills

Question 20

Who is whole-part- whole suitable for?

Answer 20

Use where possible except for dangerous and complex skills

Question 21

Who is progressive part practice suitable for?

Answer 21

Beginners