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What does a retention test primarily assess?
What does a retention test primarily assess?
How does a transfer test differ from a retention test?
How does a transfer test differ from a retention test?
Which of the following best describes the concept of stability in learning assessments?
Which of the following best describes the concept of stability in learning assessments?
What is a key indicator that an individual has genuinely learned a motor skill?
What is a key indicator that an individual has genuinely learned a motor skill?
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What can performance plateaus indicate regarding motor skill learning?
What can performance plateaus indicate regarding motor skill learning?
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What is the primary consideration when determining the effectiveness of skill instruction?
What is the primary consideration when determining the effectiveness of skill instruction?
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Which of the following factors affects the information-processing stages in motor performance?
Which of the following factors affects the information-processing stages in motor performance?
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What type of feedback is crucial for learners to improve their skills?
What type of feedback is crucial for learners to improve their skills?
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In the context of skill instruction, why is it important to understand the target skill?
In the context of skill instruction, why is it important to understand the target skill?
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How do learners' backgrounds (e.g., child, athlete, senior citizen) impact skill instruction?
How do learners' backgrounds (e.g., child, athlete, senior citizen) impact skill instruction?
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Which of the following describes a condition that enhances feedback-based adjustments in movements?
Which of the following describes a condition that enhances feedback-based adjustments in movements?
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What aspect related to the target skill should be assessed for effective skill instruction?
What aspect related to the target skill should be assessed for effective skill instruction?
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What is the expected outcome of effective skill instruction?
What is the expected outcome of effective skill instruction?
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In what way does task demand affect instruction?
In what way does task demand affect instruction?
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Which of the following best describes a potential gap in skill instruction?
Which of the following best describes a potential gap in skill instruction?
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What is the primary consideration when enhancing feedback-based adjustments in motor performance?
What is the primary consideration when enhancing feedback-based adjustments in motor performance?
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Which factor is least important when determining effective skill instruction?
Which factor is least important when determining effective skill instruction?
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What does a retention test evaluate in motor skill learning?
What does a retention test evaluate in motor skill learning?
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When considering skill instruction, why is the understanding of the learner's background critical?
When considering skill instruction, why is the understanding of the learner's background critical?
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For which type of skill is massed practice likely to be more effective?
For which type of skill is massed practice likely to be more effective?
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How do transfer tests contribute to understanding motor skill learning?
How do transfer tests contribute to understanding motor skill learning?
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Which aspect does stability assess in the context of coordination dynamics?
Which aspect does stability assess in the context of coordination dynamics?
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What characteristic of the intertrial interval is most relevant for discrete motor skills?
What characteristic of the intertrial interval is most relevant for discrete motor skills?
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What misconception may arise from performance plateaus in skill learning?
What misconception may arise from performance plateaus in skill learning?
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Which factor is NOT typically assessed when determining the stability of motor skill learning?
Which factor is NOT typically assessed when determining the stability of motor skill learning?
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A retention test evaluates how well a learner can perform a practiced skill after a significant amount of time has passed.
A retention test evaluates how well a learner can perform a practiced skill after a significant amount of time has passed.
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Transfer tests assess a learner's ability to perform a practiced skill exactly as it was taught in different contexts.
Transfer tests assess a learner's ability to perform a practiced skill exactly as it was taught in different contexts.
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The presence of performance plateaus during skill practice indicates that no learning has taken place.
The presence of performance plateaus during skill practice indicates that no learning has taken place.
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A person performing well in a clinic setting is a strong indicator of their overall motor skill learning ability.
A person performing well in a clinic setting is a strong indicator of their overall motor skill learning ability.
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Stability in performing a skill is assessed through analyzing the coordination dynamics involved in that performance.
Stability in performing a skill is assessed through analyzing the coordination dynamics involved in that performance.
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Study Notes
Reading 1 - Defining/Assessing Learning
- Performance: The behavioral act of executing a skill at a specific time and in a specific situation. It is observable.
- Learning: A change in the capability/potential to perform a skill, inferred from a relatively permanent improvement in performance resulting from practice or experience. It is not directly observable.
- Performance Variables: Factors influencing performance, like alertness, anxiety, setting uniqueness, and fatigue.
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5 Performance Characteristics for Skill Learning:
- Improvement: Skill level increases over time.
- Consistency: Performance becomes more similar across attempts as learning progresses.
- Stability: Performance's resistance to internal or external factors (e.g., stress, obstacles).
- Persistence: Improved performance capability lasts over time.
- Adaptability: Ability to perform the skill successfully in changed situations increases with learning.
Reading 2 - Sensory Contributions
- Exteroception: Sensory information about the external environment.
- Proprioception: Sensory information about the body's own position and movement.
- Audition: The second most significant exteroceptive information source.
- Vision: The most important exteroceptive information source.
- Vestibular Apparatus (Inner Ear): Provides information about movement, orientation, and balance.
- Joint Receptors: Provide information about joint position and movement.
- Muscle Spindles: Provide information about muscle length and tension.
- Cutaneous Receptors: Detect pressure, temperature, and touch in skin areas.
- Golgi Tendon Organs: Detect force of muscle contraction at the junction of muscles and tendons.
Reading 3 - Motor Programs
- Open-Loop Control System: Instructions are specified, and the system executes without modification, ineffective in unstable environments.
- Closed-Loop Control System: Information feedback to correct errors, crucial for more complex movements in dynamic environments.
- Motor Programs (MP): Neural commands for movement sequences, stored in memory for flexible execution.
- Invariant Features: Features remaining consistent across variations in a skill.
- Parameters: Features varying as speed, force, or amplitude of a skill.
Reading 4 - Conditions of Practice
- Law of Practice: Performance improvements are initially rapid but become smaller over time.
- Deliberate Practice: Activities designed to improve skills, requiring effort and not inherently enjoyable.
- Off-Task Practice: General learning factors when not actively engaged in a skill (e.g., observation, modeling).
- Goal Setting: Specific, challenging goals lead to better performance than vague goals.
Reading 5 - Augmented Feedback
- Inherent Feedback: Sensory feedback about movement during the action, crucial for error correction.
- Augmented Feedback: Additional feedback about performance (e.g., verbal, visual), can be concurrent (during movement) or terminal (after).
- Knowledge of Results (KR): Feedback about the outcome of the action.
- Knowledge of Performance (KP): Feedback about aspects of the movement itself.
- Concurrent Feedback: Provided during the movement.
- Terminal Feedback: Provided after the movement.
- Delayed Feedback: Presented after a time delay.
Reading 6 - Mental Practice
- Mental Practice (MP): Cognitive rehearsal of a skill without physical movements.
- Neuromuscular Hypothesis: MP activates the same neural pathways as physical practice.
- Brain Activity Hypothesis: MP and physical actions use similar brain regions.
- Cognitive Hypothesis: MP improves understanding of movement components, strategies, and planning.
Reading 7 - Amount and Distribution of Practice
- Overlearning: Practicing beyond the needed level for a skill to enhance retention.
- Massed Practice: Short rest intervals between practice sessions.
- Distributed Practice: Longer rest intervals between practice sessions.
Reading 8 - Case Studies
- Case Studies: Practical, real-world examples demonstrating the application of learning principles.
- Working Strategy: Strategies for providing instructional assistance based on case study analysis.
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