Methods of practice

Question 1

What are the four methods of practice?

Answer 1

• part
• whole
• whole part whole
• progressive

Question 2

what is the whole practice method?

Answer 2

method of practice where the skill is practiced in its entirety w/ subroutines intact

Question 3

when is the whole practice method used for?

Answer 3

used for:

• fast/ballistic skills
• closed skills
• simple skills
• discrete skills
• highly organised skills

Question 4

why is the whole part practice method used?

Answer 4

promote:

• fluency/kinaesthetic sense
• understanding/relationship between sub-routines
• appreciate the end product
• motor programmes developed through trial + error

Question 5

who is the whole part practice method used for?

Answer 5

used for performers who are experienced + highly motivated

Question 6

what is the part practice method?

Answer 6

method of practice where the skill is broken into sub-routines + each part is practiced seperately

e.g. swimming stroke/ tennis serve

Question 7

when is the part practice method used for?

Answer 7

used for:

• low organised skills
• complex skills
• dangerous skills e.g. sommersaults

Question 8

why is the part practice method used?

Answer 8

promote:

• safety
• ensure success on each part = motivation

Question 9

who is the part practice method used for?

Answer 9

used for performers who are beginners + low motivated/ attention span

Question 10

what is another name for the part practice method?

Answer 10

fractionisation

Question 11

what is the progressive part practice method?

Answer 11

method of practice where the skill is presented by gradually linking one part of the skill to another = chaining

e.g. learn part 1, learn part 2, link part 1+2, learn part 3, link part 1=2+3

Question 12

when is the progressive part practice method used for?

Answer 12

• complex skills
• serial skills
• potentially dangerous skills

Question 13

why is the progressive part practice method used for?

Answer 13

promote:

• safety
• fluency in skills (individual)

Question 14

who is the progressive part practice method used for?

Answer 14

performers that are novices + limited attention span

Question 15

what is the whole-part-whole practice method?

Answer 15

method of practice where the skill is performed in its entirety, weakness identified and then practiced separately, then integrated back into the whole task

Question 16

when is the whole-part-whole practice method used for?

Answer 16

• complex skills
• low organisation skills
• not dangerous skills

e.g. high jump, lay up shot

Question 17

why is the whole-part-whole practice method used for?

Answer 17

promote:

• true feel of the performance requirements
• identify weakness in performance