Characteristics of Learning & Stages of Learning (Chapter 1)

Question 1

Skill

Answer 1

ability to do something well

Question 2

Gross motor skill

Answer 2

involves the recruitment of a large amount of muscles

Question 3

Fine motor skill

Answer 3

involves the recruitment of a smaller amount of muscles

Question 4

Discrete motor skills

Answer 4

have an obvious start and end

Question 5

Serial motor skills

Answer 5

discrete motor skills performed in a sequence

Question 6

Continuous motor skills

Answer 6

have no definite beginning or end

Question 7

Closed motor skills

Answer 7

performer has the greatest control over the performance environment

Question 8

Open motor skills

Answer 8

performer has less control over the environment

Question 9

Cognitive stage

Answer 9

beginner who is mentally trying to comprehend the movement requirements of the motor skill

Question 10

Associative stage

Answer 10

refining the technique/movement patterns

Question 11

Autonomous stage

Answer 11

skill is largely automatic, focus on tactics

Question 12

Part practice

Answer 12

skill broken into subcomponents

Question 13

Whole practice

Answer 13

whole skill is refined

Question 14

Distributed practice

Answer 14

shorter but more frequent sessions

Question 15

Massed practice

Answer 15

less frequent but longer sessions

Question 16

Blocked practice

Answer 16

practising the same skill continuously without changing skill

Question 17

Random practice

Answer 17

varied sequencing of different motor skills in the same training session

Question 18

Transfer of practice

Answer 18

how well an athlete can transfer skills from practice to games

Question 19

Intrinsic feedback

Answer 19

performers use their own senses to assess performance

Question 20

Augmented feedback

Answer 20

external feedback from coach or video

Question 21

Knowledge of results

Answer 21

specific feedback about the outcome of the task

Question 22

Knowledge of performance

Answer 22

characteristics of performing a task