cq4; characteristics of the learner Flashcards
What are the characteristics of a skills performer?
- Personality
- Prior experience
- Ability
- Confidence
- Heredity
What are supportive personality traits?
Confidence
Motivation
Questioning
What is the personality characteristic of a learner?
Determines how we act in different situations (e.g. when learning a skills)
- Certain personality traits can support the learning process
Why is confidence a supportive personality trait?
- More willing to attempt new skills
- Less likely to be put off by experiencing early difficulty
Why is motivation a supportive personality trait?
- Seek improvements
- Less distracted
Why is questioning a supportive personality trait?
- Better understanding of skill
What is heredity?
Genetic characteristics we inherit from our parents
What are types of genetic characteristics of heredity?
- Gender
- Height
- % of fast/slow twitch muscle fibres
- Somatotype
How does heredity link to motivation?
Athletes with beneficial heredity characteristics will gain early success and be motivated to continue learning
What is prior experience?
Having experience in an activity with similar movement patterns
What are the types of effects of prior experience?
- Positive transfer of learning
- Negative transfer of learning
What is confidence?
Belief in own ability
What is ability?
Ease with which an individual is able to perform a skill.
What are the types of ability?
- Intelligence
- Heightened Kinaesthetic sense
- Faster reaction time
- Muscle group co-ordination
- Greater perceptive sense
