Practice designs: Instructions

Question 1

What is the Cognitive stage of Fits and Posner’s (1967) model?

Answer 1

• Performance is slow, erratic and error ridden

- movement knowledge is explicit and verbally - meditated therefore requiring conscious effort (concentration)

Question 2

What is the Associative stage of Fits and Posner’s (1967) model?

Answer 2

• Performance consistency increases leading to fewer errors.

- Learners are able to detect and correct their own errors.

Question 3

What is the Autonomous stage of Fits and Posner’s (1967) model?

Answer 3

• Performance is smooth, effortless and accurate

- movement knowledge is implicit and non-verbalised therefore requiring less conscious effort (concentration)

Question 4

What is Implicit knowledge?

Answer 4

what we know but can not describe

Question 5

what is explicit knowledge?

Answer 5

made up of facts + rules that we are specifically aware of and therefore able to articulate

Question 6

what should experts have less of?

Answer 6

should have less access info to info about skill execution
novice = explicit attention to skill execution
Expert = Implicit attention to skill execution