Practice

Question 1

What are the three practice strategies?

Answer 1

• Amount of Practice
• Practice Distribution
• Practice Variability

Question 2

What is amount of practice?

Answer 2

During the cognitive stage of learning, there is a linear relationship between amount of practice and performance.
However, as the learner progesses through to the associative and autonomous learning stages, they will experience diminising returns where the rate if improvement decreases

Question 3

What is practice distribution?

Answer 3

Practice distribution refers to the scheduling of practice during a single session or weekly schedule

Question 4

What are the types of practice distribution?

Answer 4

• Distributed Practice
• Massed Practice

Question 5

What is distributed practice?

Answer 5

Involves shorter but more frequent practice which allows for more allocated rest during a single session and is best suited for full-time professional teams.
For serial skills and autonomous learners

Question 6

What is massed practice?

Answer 6

Involves longer and more frequent practice during a single session but less frequent sessions per weekly program where rest is shorter between tasks. Best suited for non-professional teams, where time is limited due to school, work or other commitments.
For discrete skills and cognitive learners

Question 7

What are the types of practice variability?

Answer 7

• Blocked Practice
• Massed Practice

Question 8

What is blocked practice?

Answer 8

Involves doing the same skill continuously without changing to a different task. Best suited for cognitive learners.

Question 9

What is random practice?

Answer 9

Is the varied sequencing of different motor skills in the same training session. Allows for better retention following training sessions. Best suited for associative and autonomous learners.