Whole practice & Whole part whole practice

Question 1

Whole practice

Answer 1

Practice a skill in its entirety without breaking into subroutines
e.g. golf T shot

Question 2

Whole part whole practice

Answer 2

Practice a skill in its entirety, isolate and practice weak subroutine and put back into whole skill
e.g. tennis serve- isolate ball toss, practice, put back into skill

Question 3

Advantages

Answer 3

Most effective for:
Performers in the Autonomous stage of learning
High organisation and discrete skills
Simple skills
Increases fluency/ kinesthesis

Question 4

Disadvantages

Answer 4

Can lead to information overload