Practice Strategies to Improve Movement Skills Flashcards
What is part practice?
Breaking the skill into smaller ‘sub-routines’ and practicing them individually.
What is whole practice?
Practicing the entire skills, as an entire skill.
What is the difference between ‘distributed’ and ‘mass’ practice distribution?
‘Distributed’ refers to having shorter but more frequent training sessions, whereas ‘mass’ refers to having longer but less frequent training sessions.
What is the difference between ‘blocked’ and ‘random’ practice variability?
‘Blocked’ refers to spending significant periods of time focussing on the development of a particular skill, whereas ‘random’ refers to only working on the development of a particular skill for a short period of time, before having a rest break, or moving to the development of a different skill.