skills acquisition Flashcards
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characteristics of skills
aesthetically pleasing
concistent
efficient
fluent
accurate
control
economical
ability
qualities and characteristics you are born with and these allow a person to learn or acquire a new skill
skill
a learned ability or trait with the intention of brining about predetermined results with max certainty and minimum outlay of time energy or both
low organised
easily broken into parts
high organised
not easily broken into parts
open skills
performed in an unpredictable environment
closed skill
performed in a predictable environment
gross skill
uses large muscle groups
fine skill
used smaller muscle groups
self paced
you control the pace and when to start the movement
externally paced
performer has no control over pace and when to start
discrete
clear beginning and end
one sharp action
continuous
no clear beginning and end, one part is beginning of a new part
serial
contains several discrete skills in order to make a more integrated movement
3 methods of presenting practise
whole part whole
progressive part
whole practice
whole practice
perform the skill in its entirety without breaking it down into subroutines
used when the skill is
fast
closed
self paced
highly organised
simple
progressive part practice
each part of the skill added gradually
used when the skill is
complex
serial
externally paced
low organised
whole part whole practise
perform the skill as a whole to get initial movement of the skill, isolate the weakness and practice parts of the skill and then perform the skill as a whole again
used when the skill is
complex
fast
difficult to isolate the parts of the skill but the performer has a weakness
transfer
effect of learning and performance of one skill on the learning and performance of another
positive transfer
when the learning of one skill helps the learning of another
negative transfer
when the learning of one skill hinders the learning of another skill
zero transfer
when the learning of one skill has no impact on the learning of another skill
bilateral transfer
when the learning of one skill is passed across from limb to limb
how to ensure positive transfer
make sure training is realistic
make sure one skill is learned well before doing a more advanced skill
coach can reward with praise and encouragement