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Skill Acquisition Flashcards

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Define simple skills

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requires minimal decisions and judgements
Eg: Swimming Start

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Define complex skills

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need many decisions and judgements
Eg; Pass by a player in a match

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Define open skills

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performed where the environment can affect the outcome
Eg: pass in football

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Define closed skills

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performed where the environment has not affect on outcome
Eg: Free throw in Basketball

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Define self-paced skills

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speed at which you perform the skill
Eg: Javelin

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Define externally paced skills

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speed is dictated by surroundings
Eg: timing a rugby tackle

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Define Gross skills

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involves big movements
Eg: Running

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Define fine skills

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skills involve precise movements
Eg: putting in golf

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Define Discrete skills

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having a beginning and end
Eg: hand stand

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Define serial skills

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discreet skills link together
Eg: triple jump

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Define continuous skills

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cannot be easily broken down
Eg: peddling a bike

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Define Low organisation skills

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easy to separate
Eg: tennis serve

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Define high organisation skills

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hard to break down
Eg: dribbling in basketball

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Define part practice

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Low organisation + complex skills
Achieve basic movements

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Define Whole practice

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learn in a complete form
Kinaesthetic sense of real action

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Define Whole-Part-Whole practice

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perform whole skill then part of the skills to show improvements
Serial Skills + low organisation

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Define Positive transfer

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When the learning performance of a skill helps another skill

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Define negative transfer

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When the learning performance of a skill hinders another skill

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Define Bilateral transfer

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Learning from one limb to another

20
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Example of Bilateral transfer

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Top spin with right hand and top spin with left hand

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What are the 3 leading theories

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Operant conditioning
Cognitive
Social learning (observational)

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What is operant conditioning

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Shaping the behaviour you want (good behaviour)
Punish behaviour you don’t want
(Bad behaviour)
Shaping occurs during trial and error

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Positive to Operant conditioning

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After being successful coach will show praise or approval
This could be rewards eg: medals

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What is cognitive theory of learning

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This is learning a skill when in the context of a realistic situation (in game situations)

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What is Social / observational learning
This is copying a demo of a motor skill in a form of visual guidance. Higher chance of reinforcement if performed by a role model (higher status)
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What is the Cognitive theory of learning
A beginner learner who would need to see demos of how to perform a skill to create an image in there head
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What is an Associative learner
A performer who has a better understanding of how to perform specific skills and are aware of mistakes they have made
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What is an autonomous learner
Automatic learner executing the skill with minimum conscious thought
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What is intrinsic feedback
A type of feedback that comes from the performer themself
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What is extrinsic feedback
Type of feedback that would come from a coach or outsider on how well you performed the skill
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Advantages of intrinsic feedback
Immediate and don’t have to rely on someone else
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Disadvantage of intrinsic feedback
If in cognitive stage they wouldn’t know how well they performed the skill
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Advantage of extrinsic feedback
Coach can give advice on how to improve and this can lead to positive development
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Disadvantage of extrinsic feedback
Can be inaccurate / can be demotivating

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