Transfer of learning

Question 1

What are learned skills ?

Answer 1

They are skills that can be transferred from one sporting situation to another.

Question 2

What are the 4 ways of transferring skills ?

Answer 2

• positive
• negative
• zero
• bilateral

Question 3

What is a positive transfer of skills ?

Answer 3

• Learning one skill helps learning another
• The two skills have similar shape and from
• The movements of one skill help another

Question 4

What is an example of a positive transfer of skills ?

Answer 4

A volleyball serve has similar movement to help with a tennis serve.

Question 4

What is a negative transfer of skills ?

Answer 4

• The actions of one skill hinders the learning of the other
• There is some similarity between the environments of the skills
• This means there may be confusion when the skills aren’t then the same

Question 5

What is an example of a negative transfer of skills ?

Answer 5

Tennis and badminton serve because one uses the arm and one uses the wrist.

Question 6

What is a zero transfer of skills ?

Answer 6

• The learning of one skill has no effect on another
• Thetwo skills in question have no similarities and no confusion

Question 7

What is an example of zero transfer skills

Answer 7

Table tennis and gymnastics have no relation or effect

Question 7

What is bilateral transfer of skills ?

Answer 7

• This type of transfer is from one limb to another

Question 8

What is an example of a bilateral skill ?

Answer 8

• Shoulder passes in netball (should be equal ability on both the left hand and the right hand side)