skill aquisition Flashcards
4 types of guidance
visual, verbal , mechanical manual
visual guidance - positive and negative
showing someone what to do
Pro- creates mental image
Con - demostration could be poor
suitable for cognitive learners
verbal guidance - positive and negative
explaining by talking
pro - gives finer details
con - verbal overload for complex skills
suitable for autonomous players
mechanical guidance - positive and negative
using equipment to guide
pro- gives confidence in dangerous skills
con - can create false sense of confidence
suitable for cognitive learners
manual guidance - positive and negative
giving physical support
pro- gives kinaesthesis
con- can provide false sense of security - over confidence
good for cognitive learners
massed practice
a skill being repeatedly practiced without a rest period
distributed practice
a skill being practiced in chunks and then resting and the practicing the skill again
eg of complex skill
a long corner in hockey as loads of factors have to be considered
eg of simple skill
running as doesn’t require much decision making
simple to complex skill continium
the amount of decisions to make during a skill
open to closed skill continium
the extent to which the environment has an effect on the skill
fine to gross skill continium
if the muscle groups required for skill are large or small
eg of open skill
catching a high ball in cricket when outside
eg of closed skill
free throw in basket ball
eg of fine skill
a dart throw as small muscle group used
eg of gross skill
a rugby tackle as large muscle groups are used
organisation skill continuum
if a skill is able to be broken down into subroutines
eg of high organisation skill
a somersault as can’t be broken down into sub routines
eg of low organisation skill
triple jump as easily broken down into subroutines
pacing continnum
extent to which a skill is self paced or externally paced
eg of self paced skill
a serve in tennis
eg of externally paced skill
recieving a pass in hockey
operant conditioning
learning by association with environment, the action is shaped and reinforced
OC- positive reinforcement
rewarding a player with praise when skill is performed correctly
OC - negative reinforcement
when a skill is done right the coach will stop shouting
OC- shaping
praising something for being done correctly even if end result isn’t great
OC- punishment
coach shouting at player when performance is bad
OC- rewards
an external factor ( item or praise) given when something is done right