Methods Of Practice Flashcards
(32 cards)
What is a whole practice
Practicing the skill in its entirety
What is a whole-part-whole
Assessing the skill, identifying the weakness and then putting the skill back together
What us a progressive part practice
The first part of the skill is taught, and then the rest of the sequence taught after
What is massed practice
No rest intervals during practicd
What is distributed practice
Rest intervals between sessions
What is varied practice
Changing the skills, drills, and type of practice during a sessim
What is mental practice
Going over it in your mind without movement
When to use whole practice
When the skill is:
Fast
Ballistic
Discrete
High organised
Simple
When should you a whole-part-whole practice
A beginner doing a complex task
When should you use progressive part practice
When the skill is:
Serial
Low organised
When should you use massed practice
When the skill is:
Discrete
Simple
Highly organised
Self-paced
Unlikely to need many changes to the skill
When should you use distributed practice
When the skill is:
Continously
Complex
Low organised
Serial
Externally paced
When should you use varied practice
When the skill is:
Complex
Open
Externally paced
When should mental practice be used
When skill is:
Serial
Complex
advantages for whole methods
Realistic
Improves consistency
Better recall
disadvatanges for whole method
May be too overwhelming
Not good for beginners
advantages for whole-part-part whole
Provides motivation when skill is achieved
Provides immediate feedback
Fluency and kinesthetics are maintained
disadvantages for whole-part-part whole
May produce negative transfer
Time consuming
advantages for progressive method
Learners can on each individual part and correct weakness
Can rest if fatigued
Increase motivation and confidence
disadvantages for progressive practice
Time consuming
May neglect kinaesthetics
Negative transfer
advantages for massed practice
forms motor programmes
increases fitness
enhances over learning
goof for habitual responses
efficient
disadvantages for massed practice
no time for feedback
fatigue
too demanding
advantages to distributed practice
allows for recovery
less mental pressure
allows for mental rehearsal and feedback
reduces danger
disadvantages for distributed practice
time consuming
negative transfer