Skill Aquisition

Question 1

What is the first stage of skill learning?

Answer 1

Cognitive stage (beginner stage)

Question 2

What is the second stage of skill learning?

Answer 2

Associative stage (or practice stage)

Question 3

What is the third and last stage of skill learning?

Answer 3

Autonomous stage (or automatic stage)

Question 4

What is the cognitive stage?

Answer 4

The cognitive stage is the first stage of learning. It’s when you learn the basic movement patterns of the skill.

Question 5

What can help you learn during the cognitive stage?

Answer 5

During this stage, it can be helpful to ‘close down the skill’ to allow the learner to focus on the key points of skill execution.

Question 6

How do you ‘close down the skill’?

Answer 6

To do this, someone can demonstrate the skill so that the learner can visualize it, then have them practice it. After they practice, point out their errors/what they can improve on.

Question 7

What is the associative stage?

Answer 7

Learners start to understand the movement and the skill better and produce less errors. It is good to give feedback and demonstrations during this stage.

Question 8

What is the autonomous stage?

Answer 8

During this stage, the learner should be able to complete this skill without conscious control. (Be able to do it sub-consciously)

Question 9

At what stage of learning are a large number of mistakes expected?

Answer 9

Cognitive stage.