ACE_Chapter 9: Participant-Centered Instruction (Reading Notes)

Flashcards covering the vocabulary and core concepts of participant-centered instruction, learning domains, and teaching strategies for group fitness instructors.

Certified group fitness instructors (GFIs)

Professionals who lead groups of people on unique learning, health, and wellness journeys, accounting for different competency and fitness levels.

Task involving climate

An environment where emphasis is placed on individual effort and improvement, and camaraderie among peers, which helps build intrinsic motivation.

ACE ramp approach

A foundational approach for GFIs built on a task involving climate to reduce feelings of competition and intimidation.

Outcome focused coaching

An approach that places importance on ego, performance, and comparisons, often fostering extrinsic motivation and avoidance of challenging tasks.

Caring climates

Places where individuals treat one another with mutual respect and kindness, and individuals feel a sense of belonging.

Fun factor

Elements of class design such as icebreakers, games, novelty props, or themes that create excitement and foster team camaraderie.

Motor learning

A relatively permanent change in the ability to execute a motor skill as a result of practice or experience.

Performance

The act of executing a motor skill that results in a temporary, non-permanent change.

Cognitive domain

The level of human behavior describing the brain's ability to gather, retain, apply, and evaluate information and knowledge.

Affective domain

The level of human behavior describing emotional behaviors, beliefs, values, and attitudes regarding health and exercise.

Psychomotor domain

The level of human behavior referring to activities requiring the utilization and coordination of physical motor skills.

Kinesthetic awareness

The ability of a participant to independently execute moves with proper form and understand how they position their bodies in space.

Spatial awareness

A participant's awareness of how they position their bodies in space, often cued by referencing body parts in relation to surroundings.

Fits and pause in our model

A traditional model that explains the three stages of motor skill learning: cognitive, associative, and autonomous.

Cognitive stage of learning

The first stage of motor learning where movements are slow, inconsistent, and inefficient, requiring considerable conscious focus.

Associative stage of learning

The second stage of motor learning where movements become more fluid, reliable, and comfortable as the individual becomes more proficient.

Autonomous stage of learning

The final stage of motor learning where the skill becomes automatic or habitual, and learners can detect their own errors.

Visual learner

An individual who needs to see or watch movements, body language, and gestures to understand and obtain information.

Auditory learner

An individual who needs to hear specific, succinct verbal cues to obtain information.

Kinesthetic learner

An individual who learns by physically performing a task or exercise to understand how a movement feels.

Three-dimensional cueing

The practice of delivering multiple pieces of information simultaneously to address visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning styles.

Modifications

Changes to an exercise that can increase intensity (progression) or decrease intensity (regression) to suit individual needs.

Progression

A modification that increases the difficulty, complexity, or intensity of a movement.

Regression

A modification that decreases the difficulty, complexity, or intensity of a movement.

Excessive foot pronation

A condition characterized by flat feet that may lead to musculoskeletal injuries if performed with high volumes of exercise.

Excessive foot supination

A condition characterized by high arches that may lead to musculoskeletal injuries during exercise.

Triple F strategy

An educational strategy stands for Form, Function, and Fit, which explains the benefits and target muscles of an exercise.

Form (Triple F)

Education on the benefits of performing an exercise with proper technique and setup.

Function (Triple F)

Education on how a movement performed in class translates to activities of daily living ($ADL$).

Fit (Triple F)

Identifying the specific target muscles involved in a movement or exercise.