Types and Methods of Pracitce

Question 1

What are the 4 types of practice?

Answer 1

massed, distributed, fixed and varied

Question 2

What is massed practice and what types of skills does it work well for?

Answer 2

no proper breaks and the skill is practised over and over again. It is good for discrete simple skills with a clear beginning and end

Question 3

Which type of practice is split up by breaks?

Answer 3

Distributed = sections of practice split by breaks allowing mental and physical rest

Question 4

What is varied pracitce?

Answer 4

practice of skills in a constantly changing environment where drills become progressively harder

Question 5

Which skills suit fixed practice and why?

Answer 5

self paced, closed and simple as they are easily repeatable again and again.

Question 6

What are the 4 methods of practice?

Answer 6

part, whole, whole-part-whole and progressive-part

Question 7

Which method involves chaining?

Answer 7

progressive-part

Question 8

What are the pros and cons of whole-part-whole practice?

Answer 8

pros - weak parts can be isolated and improved, kinaesthesis happens, fluency is maintained between subroutines
cons- it takes ages, ineffective with highly organised skills

Question 9

What are the cons of part practice?

Answer 9

time consuming, cannot be done with highly organised skills, no fluency, no kinaesthesis, loss of motivation as they never do whole skill

Question 10

What are the cons of whole practice?

Answer 10

difficult for cognitive learners, causes fatigue, must be physically capable

Question 11

What are the pros and cons of massed practice?

Answer 11

pros : fitness can improved, fatigue in game scenario can be stimulated
cons : causes fatigue so performer may not physically be able to do it, no time for feedback

Question 12

What are the pros and cons of distributed practice?

Answer 12

pros : cognitive performers can recover and receive feedback in rests, unfit performers will benefit from rest, mental practice can be done in rests
cons : time consuming, lengthy rests can result in disruption if there is a large group

Question 13

What are the pros and cons of fixed practice?

Answer 13

pros : good for motivated individuals, overlearns/grooves skill so it becomes habitual, time efficient
cons : monotonous, loss of motivation, fatigue, harder to transfer to a game scenario

Question 14

What are the pros and cons of varied practice?

Answer 14

pros : cognitive learners gradually gain understanding due to progression, range of drills so motivation stays high, enables positive transfer
cons : time consuming method, info overload, negative transfer