Skill Acquisition

Question 1

What is an ability

Answer 1

-Innate/genetic an enduring/long lasting
-Perceptual ability: interpreting the environment
-Psychomotor/motor ability; responding correctly

Question 2

What is a skill

Answer 2

-Learnt/Learned and are built upon abilities
-Cognitive skill; deciding which skill to perform
-Psychomotor/motor skill; responding with the correct skill accurately

Question 3

Charecteristics of skill

Answer 3

Accurate
Consistent
Efficient
Fluent
Aesthetically pleasing
Controlled
Effortless
ACEFACE

Question 4

Open and closed continua

Answer 4

Open- decisions need to be made, environment changes
Closed- No decisions need to be made, environment is predictable

Question 5

Self paced Externally paced continua

Answer 5

Self- Decide when to start, decide speed of movement
Externally paced- External factor affects stat time, External factors affect speed of movement

Question 6

Discrete Serial Continuous continua

Answer 6

Discrete- Clear beginning and end
Serial- Series of discrete skills performed in a sequence
Continuous- No clear beginning and end (repetitive)

Question 7

Gross Fine continua

Answer 7

Gross- Large muscle groups
Fine- Small muscle groups

Question 8

Low High organisation continua

Answer 8

Low- sub-routines easy to separate
High- Sub-routines difficult to separate

Question 9

Simple Complex continua

Answer 9

Simple- Little information to process
Complex- Lots of information to process