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section 2: classification of skills Flashcards

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an educated guess- reflects general problem statement/question that was the motivation for asking the research question in the 1st place

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hypothesis

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what is the guide for the creation of a hypothesis

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research question

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states there is NO relationship between variables you are studying

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null hypothesis

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a null hypothesis is a statement on ______. meaning there will always have the word no in the statement

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equality

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null hypothesis is represented by

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H0

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why do you need a null hypothesis?

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-states what is true in absence of other information
-provides benchmark against which observed outcomes can be compared (to see if differences are due to other factors)

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another name for null hypothesis

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outcome hypothesis

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definite statement that there is a relationship between variables

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research hypothesis

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research hypothesis is a statement on ______. meaning there is a difference/relationship

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inequality

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research hypothesis is represented by

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H1 or Ha

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null vs research
no relationship between variable–>
refers to population –>
indirectly tested–>
implied hypothesis–>

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relationship between variables
refers to the sample
directly tested
explicit hypothesis

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another name for research hypothesis

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alternative hypothesis

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testing theories using numbers–> measuring

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quantitative method

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testing theories using language–> describing

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qualitative method

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research method that is a search through records of the past to determine what happened and why

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historical research

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research method that involves manipulating and controlling events and variables to solve a problem

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experimental research

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research method that involves describing events or conditions which the researcher does not actively manipulate

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descriptive research

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which variable is the proposed cause, predictor, and is manipulated in experiments

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independent variable

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another name for independent variable

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determining variable

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which variable is the proposed effect, outcome, and is measured

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dependent variable

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another name for dependent variable

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outcome variable

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process of observing and recording an observation–> involves assigning markers, symbols, and values to a observed phenomena

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measurement

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three things to consider of your measurement:

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  1. validity
  2. reliability
  3. level of error
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describe the validity of a measurement

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does the instrument measure what it is supposed to measure, is it accurate, is it actually measuring what it is intended to measure (e.g. weight scale measuring body weight)

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describe reliability in measurement

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ability of measure to produce the same results under the same conditions

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is validity a necessary and sufficient condition of measure? if not, why?

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it is necessary but NOT sufficient–> to be valid the instrument must be 1st reliable

27
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why classify motor skills? 3 reasons

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  1. provides basis so that problems can be identified
  2. identify demands different skills place on learner/performer
  3. provides basis for developing principles related to preforming and learning skills
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4 classifications of motor skills

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  1. 4 1D systems
  2. environmental context
  3. function of the action
  4. gentile’s 2D taxonomy
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describe movement-action relationship of “many-to-one relationship”

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many movements together accomplish same action
e.g. walking

30
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describe movement-action relationship of “one-to-many relationship”

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one movement accomplishes many actions
e.g. wax on- wax off

31
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2 categories based on the SIZE of primary musculature

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gross vs fine motor skills

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1D classification system that bases skill off of big muscles being used to do a skill

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gross motor skills

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examples of gross motor skills

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weight lifting, changing a tire

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1D classification system that bases skill off of small muscles being used

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fine motor skill

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examples of fine motor skills

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buttoning shirt, drawing

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examples of skills that fall between fine and gross motor skills

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driving a car, shooting pool

37
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type of 1D classification system that specifies where a movement begins or ends

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discrete motor skills, serial motor skills, continuous motor skills

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defined beginning or end of a skill

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discrete motor skills

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a defined start and end but continuous in the middle

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serial motor skill

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the skill does not have a strong start or end

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continuous skill

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2 skills involved in the 3rd 1D classification system that is based on environmental context

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closed motor skill and open motor skill

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category of environment that involves a stationary supporting surface, object, other people; performer determines when to begin the action

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closed motor skill

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example of closed motor skill

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picking up a cup while seated at a table

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open motor skill involves supporting surface, object, or person is in _______; environmental features determine when to begin action

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motion

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example of open motor skill

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catching a thrown ball

46
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a classification system organized according to relationships among the component characteristics of what is being classified

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taxonomy

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2 general characteristics of Gentile’s 2D taxonomy

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  1. environmental context
  2. function of action
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4 parts to the environmental context of gentile’s taxonomy of tasks

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  1. regulatory conditions
  2. stationary or in motion
  3. inter-trail variability
  4. non-regulatory conditions
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regulatory conditions are features of the _______ to which movement must _____.
e.g. object, surfaces, other people

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environment, conform

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part of environmental context: variations in regulatory conditions from one trial to the next

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inter-trial variability

51
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true or false: non regulatory conditions are features of the environment that affect the task

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false, they do not affect the task

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