Skill Continua & Transfer Of Skills

Question 1

What is the difference between SKILL and ABILITY?

Answer 1

Ability:
• Innate
• Genetic & Enduring
• Long Lasting

SKILL:
• Learnt
• Learned and are built upon abilities

Question 2

What types of ability is there?

Answer 2

Perceptual Ability
- Interpreting The Environment

Psychomotor/Motor Ability
- Responding Correctly

Question 3

What subtypes of skill is there?

Answer 3

Cognitive Skill:
- Deciding which skill to perform

Psychomotor/Motor Skill:
- Responding with the correct skill accurately

Question 4

What are the characteristics of skills?

Hint: ACEFACE

Answer 4

Accurate
Consistent
Efficient
Fluent
Aesthetically Pleasing
Controlled
Effortless

Question 5

What Continuums and Skills are there?

Answer 5

• Open/Closed

• Self Paced/Externally Paced

• Discrete/Serial/Continuous

• Gross/Fine

• Low organisation/High organisation

• Simple/Complex

Question 6

Characteristics of Open/Closed Continua.

Answer 6

How much of an influence the environment has on a skill

Open:
• Decision-making is needed
• Environment changes and has an impact on the skill
• Performance should be adaptable

Closed:
• Much less decision-making required
• Environment is predictable
• Self-paced

Question 7

Characteristics of Self Paced/Externally Paced Continua.

Answer 7

How much control the performer has over the timing of the skill

Self Paced:
• Decide when to start
• Decide speed of movement
• Performer is in control of the timing
• Closed skills

Externally Paced:
• External factor affects start time
• External factor affects speed of movement
• Performer is not in control of the timing
• Open skills

Question 8

Continua characteristics of
Discrete/Serial/Continuous.

Answer 8

How apparent the start and end of the skill are

Discrete:
• Clear beginning and ending
• Short skill

Serial:
• Series of discrete skills performed in a sequence
• Particular order of subroutines

Continuous:
• No clear beginning and ending - repetitive actions
• Can only be one of these 4 skills - Running, Swimming, Cycling, Rowing

Question 9

Continua characteristics of Gross/Fine

Answer 9

How precise the movement is

Fine:
• Small muscle groups
• Requires coordination
• Requires high level of control

Gross:
• Large muscle groups
• Requires lower levels of control
• Involves basic motor skills

Question 10

Continua characteristics of
Low organisation/High organisation.

Answer 10

The complexity of the combination of the subroutines

Low Organisation:
• Subroutines are easy to seperate
• Simple skills
• Discrete subroutines
• Little cognitive processes needed

High Organisation:
• Subroutines are difficult to seperate
• Complex skills
• High level of cognitive processes needed

Question 11

Continua characteristics of Simple/Complex

Answer 11

How technically difficult the skill is to perform

Simple:
• Little information to process
• Few subroutines
• Cognitive processes are less of a priority

Complex:
• Lots of information to process
• Multiple subroutines
• Decision-making and coordination are important