Skill Acquisition - Practice Flashcards
Define whole practice
A skill is presented as a whole and practised as a motor programme (full movement)
What stage of learning is whole practice suitable for?
Autonomous
What skill classifications is whole practice suitable for?
(Organisation, Complexity, Continuity, Speed of skill, Danger)
High
Simple
Continuous
Ballistic
Low in Danger
Define progressive part practice
The skill is broken down into sub-routines and each sub-routine is then chained together
Progressive part practice is suitable for what stage of learning?
Cognitive
What skill classifications is progressive part practice suitable for?
(Organisation, Complexity, Continuity, Speed of skill, Danger)
Low
Complex
Serial & Discrete
Slower skills
Dangerous skills
Define whole - part - whole practice
- Learner tries out the whole skill
- Subroutines are practiced separately until perfected
What method of practice best suits highly motivated performers
Whole Practice
Identify 4 types of practice
Massed
Distributed
Varied
Mental
Define distributed practice
Practice with relatively long rest intervals between each block of attempts.
What type of practice best suits performers that are highly motivated
Massed Practice
What type of practice best suits performers with low levels of fitness
Distributed - Prevents fatigue
Massed - can be used to develop fitness
What type of practice best suits performers with high levels of
Massed Practice
Massed Practice is suitable for which types of skills?
(Skill Continuums)
Closed
Discrete
Simple
Fine
Self Paced
No Danger
Varied Practice is suitable for which type of skills? (Skill Continuums)
Open
Externally Paced
Continuous
Mental Practice is suitable for which type of skills? (Skill Continuums)
All Skills
Distributed Practice is suitable for which type of skills? (Skill Continuums)
Open
Continuous
Complex
Gross
Externally Paced
Dangerous
What type of practice best suits performers with low levels of motivation
Distributed
Define Mental practice
Mental practice of a skill without movement (Internal or External)
What stage of learning is distributed practice suitable for?
Cognitive
Define varied practice
Practice involving varying scenarios to prepare for constantly changing environments
What method of practice best suits performers with low levels of fitness
progressive part practice
What method of practice best suits performers with high levels of fitness
Whole Practice
Define massed practice
Continuous practice with little to no rest
