Chapter 4 - Practice and feedback

Question 1

Diminishing returns

Answer 1

• States that as a performer becomes more capable in their skill performance and progresses to the later stages of learning
• Gradual reduction in the rate of improvement in skill performance in response to practice

Question 2

Practice distribution

Answer 2

• Refers to the ratio of time spent actively practising compared to time spent resting
• Is an important aspect in facilitating movement skill learning

Question 3

Massed practice

Answer 3

• Involves little or no rest between repeat performances of a skill.
• As such, massed practice is sometimes referred to as continuous practice.
• Ex. a golfer working on their swing by hitting multiple shots one after the other

Question 4

Distributed practice

Answer 4

• Sessions are broken up into smaller practice intervals, interspersed with rest periods
• There is either more rest time than work time or at least equal parts work and rest

Question 5

Blocked practice

Answer 5

• Involve practising the same skill repetitively in the same practice conditions for a set period of time
• Ex. A volleyball coach works on their player’s serve for a 15-minute time period before working on the player’s dig for 15 minutes
• Blocked practice sessions have relatively low levels of practice variability.

Question 6

Serial practice

Answer 6

• Different skills are rehearsed but in a fixed and predictable sequence
• Ex. a tennis coach makes their junior players foreheads, then backhands, then volleys and then returning to foreheads for repetition

Question 7

Random practice

Answer 7

• a variety of skills are rehearsed within the same session
• no one skill is worked on for a defined period of time or in a repetitive manner
• rather, skills are practised in combination and rehearsed in random order
• Ex. a golfer working on their putting stroke practises different length putts in random order

Question 8

Intrinsic feedback

Answer 8

• Is sensory information the learner receives directly from skill execution
• Internal feedback, feels and thoughts when performing a skill

Question 9

Argumented feedback

Answer 9

• Is information about a skill performance that comes from an external source
• Information from a coach whilst performing a skill

Question 10

Knowledge of performance

Answer 10

• refers to feedback that provides information about the process of performing the skill
  Ex, a golfer is able to recognise they have a problem with their weight transferral after watching a video of their swing

Question 11

Knowledge of results

Answer 11

• is information about the outcome of your skill performance
• Using the previous example, the golfer receives knowledge of results regarding the golf shot by seeing the resulting ball flight and where the ball lands.

Question 12

Terminal feedback

Answer 12

Is information that is given at the completion of the skill

Question 13

Concurrent feedback

Answer 13

is information that is given during a skill performance