Communication and Organization of Effective Practice

These flashcards cover key concepts from the lecture on the communication and organization of effective practice.

Effective Communication

Enhances practice by transmitting information, clarifying intentions, facilitating learner input, promoting meaningfulness, and fostering motivation and effort.

Types of Communication

Includes instructions which provide information before practice and feedback which is provided after practice.

Implicit Learning

Encouraged through exploration of movement solutions, leading to better performance outcomes.

Guidelines for Instructions

Instructions should convey mastery goals, encourage implicit learning, consider learner characteristics, and be short and concise.

Modality of Instructions

Refers to different formats of delivering instructions, including verbal, written, demonstrations, or videos.

Attention

Considered a cognitive skill that is learned; important for task-relevant feature recognition and movement association.

Focus of Attention

Can be external, focusing on environmental outcomes, or internal, focusing on bodily movements; each has different effects on learning.

Augmented Feedback (AFB)

Provides external information about motor performance that builds on intrinsic (internal) feedback.

Knowledge of Results (KR)

Type of AFB that provides information on the outcome of a motor skill.

Knowledge of Performance (KP)

Type of AFB that provides information on how the motor skill was produced.

Descriptive vs. Prescriptive AFB

Descriptive AFB describes errors and promotes implicit learning, while prescriptive AFB instructs corrections explicitly.

Frequency of AFB

Refers to how often feedback is provided; optimal frequency supports implicit learning.

Timing of AFB

Refers to when feedback is given during practice; can be provided before, during, or after performance.

Overlearning

Continued practice beyond plateaus in performance, enhancing retention and transfer.

Practice Macrostructure

Overall organization of practice schedules, including length, frequency, and duration.

Practice Microstructure

Specific organization within individual practice sessions, including variations and order of skills.