PAPER 2 - Types and Methods of Practice Flashcards
What is Part method?
- skills are split up into sub-routines
- fractionisation
What are the STRENGTHS of the part method ?
- allows performer to make sense of the skill
- achieve initial success with basic movements
- gain confidence
- good to use when you can see certain parts they are struggling with
- Easier to teach/less overwhelming to learner
What are the WEAKNESSES of part method?
- Harder to adapt
- Lack of realism
- Less fluency in movement
- Takes longer
What skills is the part method good for ?
- low organisation
- serial
- complex (only if low organisation)
What are the three types of the PART method (Wightman and Lintern)
- fractionisation
- segmentation
- simplification
What is FRACTIONISATION ?
- practising the separate sub-routines of the whole skill
- Allows the performer to understand the requirements
- Eg. breathing in swimming
What is SIMPLIFICATION ?
reducing the difficulty of the subroutines e.g. using large sponge ball
What is SEGMENTATION ?
same as progressive-part method
Give an example of the PART method
tennis serve = back swing before striking the ball
What is the WHOLE method ?
- skill is taught without breaking it down/ taught in its entirety
- enhances kinaesthetic sense
What are the STRENGTHS of the whole method ?
- execute the skill fluently/ timing correctly
- appreciate the relationship between each movement
- gain kinaesthetic feel/ develop schema
- easily transfer into full competitive situations
What are the WEAKNESSES of whole method?
- Difficult to use for complex skills
- Difficult for novice performers
- Not ideal for dangerous skills
What skills is the whole method good for ?
rapid or ballistic skills
Give an example of the whole method
golf swing = each part interacts closely with each other
What is the WHOLE-PART-WHOLE method ?
- firstly attempts the whole skills
- then broken down
- then puts sub-routines together
