Exam 4 Flashcards
(46 cards)
Useful communication (not directly related to skill development)
4 types of attentional focus, examples, and use
Broad vs narrow
Internal vs. external
Broad: better for performance (less conscious processing
Narrow: required for change with advanced performance
Internal:
External: better for learning and performance
What makes people nervous
Newness, uncertainty, ego (failure, public display, change), safety
Create quality cues:
Ideally 2-3 cues
Ideally 1-2 words each
Words that are helpful information
Words that are memorable
How to help with the nerves
30 point question
List 3 general approaches for instructing motor skills and describe at least five specific guidelines for each
(3x5)=15
Verbal (listening), visual (seeing), and kinesthetic (doing)
Issues with using words
Vocabulary, interpretation, precision
Possible overloading
Rapid forgetting
Knowing does not ensure doing
What percentage of people refer each style
15 % verbal
40 % visual
45 % kinesthetic
Verbal strategies
- Signal communication (names, non-verbal, wait)
- Eliminate distractions (back to wall, manage objects)
- Be interesting (inflect, move, enthusiasm, smile, humor)
- Organize/chunk/space out the information
- Relate it to prior knowledge and experience
- Repeat key information
- Use questions
- Be consistent with vocabulary
- Seek to be effective with less words
Visual strategies
- Show more than once
- Show more than one angle (side of the pool, uw, etc.)
- Consider if “show and tell” is too much at once
- Use “stop action” or slow motion to direct attention to spatial anchors
- But make the first demonstration full speed
- Avoid showing non-examples (don’t confuses unconscious)
- Use tech (videos, video analysis, video software)
- Realize information about parameters is often more easily communicated verbally
Kinesthetic strategies
- Use rehearsals
- Use active guidance and minimize passive guidance (read the book) active-client is in charge. Passive- it is guided by the instructor
- Make PG as real as possible, especially the relative timing
With PG:
B sensitive to possible discomfort
Limit areas touched
Inform/get consent
Soften resistance (“let me”
Relate to learned skills
Get to practice quickly, stop and refine quickly and provide ongoing information and feedback
Active vs passive guidance
Practical recommendations to provide feedback
Study, become an expert on the skill you teach
Learn to look carefully
Look for patterns of errors, not just errors
5 general considerations when giving feedback
Extrinsic feedback
Feedback from source outside of performer, usually from a professional (coach)
Benefits of FB
Guides improvement
Motivates
Risks of feedback
Overthinking
Dependency
Get real feedback considerations
what part of the performance
How much
When
What type
How precise
Program, parameter feedback
Program: whether the program was selected well
parameter: part of the skill
Summary, arange feedback
Bandwidth feedback
Bandwidth feedback is a strategy often used in teaching and coaching to encourage learning and independence. It involves giving feedback only when a learner’s performance goes outside a predefined range of acceptable results—the “bandwidth.” Essentially, if the performance stays within the range, no feedback is given; if it falls outside, constructive feedback is provided.
This method helps reduce constant corrections, allowing learners to self-assess and refine their skills more effectively. It’s commonly applied in areas like sports training, skill acquisition, or even classroom settings. Would you like examples or further exploration on how it’s used in practice?
Fading, faded feedback
Faded feedback, or fading feedback, is a teaching and coaching strategy where the amount of feedback provided to a learner is gradually reduced over time. Initially, learners receive frequent and detailed feedback to guide their performance. As they become more skilled and confident, the feedback is scaled back, encouraging them to rely on their own judgment and problem-solving abilities.
This approach is often used in motor learning, skill acquisition, and training programs to promote independence and long-term retention of skills. By reducing feedback gradually, learners are less likely to become dependent on external guidance and more likely to develop internal mechanisms for evaluating and improving their performance.
Would you like to explore examples of how this is applied in specific fields?