Methods of practice Flashcards
what is part practice
skill broken into subroutines. then subroutines practiced separately. then subroutines put together
part practice advantages
- good for closed skills and those of low organisation e.g tennis serve or clean and jerk
- good at cognitive stage of learning
- helps understanding
- gives early success
- raises confidence and motivation
- limits information to process
- safer for learning dangerous skills
part practice disadvantages
- not useful for skills of high organisation e.g running
- limits awareness of whole skill
- limits kinaesthetic development
- transfer to whole skill may be difficult
- can be de-motivating for high ability learners
- takes time
what is whole practice
not broken into subroutines. skill learned in its complete form. movement attempted holistically.
whole practice advantages
- good for high organisation, continuous and simple skills e.g sprinting or cycling
- gives holistic view of skill
- saves time
- good for high ability learners or those at the autonomous stage
- creates mental picture
- encourages fluency
whole practice disadvantages
- unsuitable for complex skills e.g triple jump
- difficult for low abilities and those at the cognitive stage of learning
- too fast for some learners
- can be demotivating if failure experienced
what is progressive part practice
parts/subroutines of a skill practised separately then combined gradually into larger parts until whole skill is achieved. e.g A-B-AB-C-ABC-D-ABCD
progressive part practice advantages
- good for low organisation, serial and complex skills e.g triple jump or bowling in cricket
- quicker than part and similar with uses
- kinaesthetic developed more effectively than with part practise
- transfer of subroutines more likely than with part practice
- gives a chance for recap
progressive part practice disadvantages
- unsuitable for high organisation skills e.g sprinting or cycling
- similar drawbacks to part practice
- limited awareness of whole skill
- limited kinaesthetic development
- transfer to the whole skill may remain difficult
- can be de-motivating for high abilities
- takes a long time
what is whole-part-whole practice
skill practised in its entirety then sub-routines practices separately. Then complete skill practised again
whole-part-whole practice advantages
- good for low organisation and serial skills e.g shot putt
- also for complex , open and closed skills
- combines the uses of whole and part methods
- a flexible method for all abilities/ all stages of learning
- the entire skill can be practiced early
- allows focus on weak subroutines
whole-part-whole practice disadvantages
- unsuitable got high organisation skills e.g sprinting or cycling
- can be difficult for learners with low ability or low motivation
- lots of information to process
- potential for overload
- can be de-motivating to return to subroutines
what is massed practice
practice is repetitive and continuous. no rest intervals. e.g repetitive and continuous driving in golf or set shots in basketball
massed practice advantages
- ideal for discrete skills e/g gold drive or basketball set shot
- good for simple or short duration skills e.g netball shooting
- good at the autonomous phase
- good for experienced or older or motivated performers
- helps to groove or overlearn the skill
- helps to strengthen s-r bonds, develop kinesthisis and schema
massed practice disadvantages
- can be too exhausting and/or boring
- could cause drive reduction mental fatigue
- errors could increase due to the repetitive and continuous nature of practice
- can lead to chronic or overuse injuries