Practice Flashcards
What is whole practice and give an example?
What type of skills is this practice useful for?
teaching/ practicing a skill as a complete action
e.g practicing a golf swing as a whole
suitable for simple, continuous and high organisation skills
What are some advantages of whole practice?
- helps fluency
- saves time
- creates a mental image
- gives kinaesthetic feel
What are some disadvantages of whole practice?
- lot’s of information to process
- demotivating if no early success
- unsuitable for complex skills
What is part practice and give an example?
What type of skill is this practice useful for?
isolating a subroutine for practice often before putting the skill together again as a whole
e.g practicing a subroutine of a tennis serve
suitable for complex, closed, serial and dangerous skills
What are some advantages of whole practice?
- reduces amount of info to process
- gains confidence by learning an element separately
- good for cognitive learners
What are some disadvantages of whole practice?
- time consuming
- can limit kinaesthetic awareness
What is progressive part practice and give an example?
What type of skill is this practice used for?
where subroutines are isolated for specific practice before gradually linking component back together
e.g triple jump
suitable for low organisation and serial skills
What are some advantages of progressive part practice?
- allows weaknesses to be targeted
- gives better kinaesthetic awareness
What are some disadvantages of progressive part practice?
- can be slow to progress
- can limit kinaesthesis
- can be slow or boring
What is whole part whole practice and give an example?
What type of skill is this practice used for?
teaching a whole skill before isolating part of it (often the weakest) then practicing it as a whole
e.g basketball layup
suitable for serial and low organisation skills
What are some advantages of whole part whole practice?
- weak parts of subroutine can be isolated and improved
- maintains kinaesthesis
- maintains fluency
What are some disadvantages of whole part whole practice?
- ineffective for high organisation skills
- more time consuming than whole practice
What is massed practice and give an example?
What type of skills is this practice used for?
when the learner practices continuously without rest intervals
e.g repeating a badminton rally
suitable for discrete and simple skills
What are some advantages of massed practice?
- improved fitness
- develop kinaesthesis
- learn skills quickly
What are some disadvantages of massed practice?
- fatigue
- demotivation
- requires high fitness levels
- can be boring