Skill acquisition Flashcards
Learning
Permanent change in behaviour that occurs as a result of practice
Performance
temporary occurrence influenced by other factors
stages of learning
- cognitive stage
- associative stage
- autonomous stage
Cognitive stage
- Thinking stage
- frequent errors
- motor programme not developed- trial & error
- Extrinsic feedback required
- high attentional demands whilst doing skill
best way to learn in cognitive stage
- skill demonstrated
- allow time for practice and multiple demonstrations
- dont overload the learner with information
Associative stage
- longer duration than the cognitive stage
- stage of rapid improvement
- refining accuracy and consistency of skill
- physical practice repeated
- feedback becomes more internal
- errors may still occur but are less often
- Modelling- copying others
- movements become smoother and more coordinated
best way to learn in associative stage
- stage of rapid improvement
- skilled actions get smoother, more accurate, better timed & more efficient
- more complex and detailed cues
- learner performs and practises the skill under a variety of situations
- practice in competition like environment
Autonomous stage
- Expert stage - reached through years of effective practice
- actions are fluent, efficient & automatic
- over learnt skills
- concentrates on finer details
- fully developed motor programme
- can now analyse their own performance
Feedback
Information received to amend performance
Types of feedback
- Positive
- negative
- extrinsic
- intrinsic
- knowledge of results
- knowledge of performance
positive feedback
telling the performer what was good, offers motivation to maintain effort. may be combined with praise.
negative feedback
what went wrong. player can gain experience from this, gives clarity on which aspects need improving.
extrinsic feedback
derived from outside sources (coach)
intrinsic feedback
derived from within, internal feel to know they have done correct movements
knowledge of results
concerns the outcome, whether skills has been successful
knowledge of performance
why the skill was (not) successful- about technique
Types of Guidance
- Visual
- Verbal
- Manual
- Mechanical
Visual guidance
demonstrates movement of the skill - creates mental image
Advantages of visual guidance
- Draws attention to key points (gives cues)
- Better for less complex skills where less information needs to be given.
- Can highlight weaknesses of learner.
- shows what result should look like.
Disadvantages of visual guidance
- Can demotivate learner if it’s a highly complex skill
- Can overload beginners with info
- Needs to be accurate and clear otherwise skill is learnt incorrectly/ build an incorrect mental image
- Learner may not be physically capable of replicating demo
Verbal guidance
Skill is explained to the learner
Advantages of verbal guidance
- tactics can be explained
- gives technical info/ key points and highlights cues
- feedback can be given and immediately
- when used with visual can form mental image
Disadvantage of verbal guidance
- overload beginners with info
- learner may lose concentration
- language too complex for beginners - can cause confusion
Manual guidance
Learner is supported while doing the skill