01:377:310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Motor Skill
11 Jan 2018
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Concept: variability of practice experiences is important for learning motor skills. Refers to the variability of movement and context characteristics the learner experiences while practicing a skill. Movement and context characteristics that can be varied in practice: Skill variations that will be required in test conditions. Physical context in which the skill is performed. Anything that can be varied should be varied. Research shows that more practice variability is better for learning and performance in future test situations than less variability. Practice variability benefit can be related to the increased amount of performance error during practice. During practice the mistakes should be made so that they are not made again later on. A lot of errors during practice will be completed but not many errors on the actual test will occur when it for real counts. Assess characteristics of the physical context and skill characteristics of that performance. Vary these characteristics according to the type of skill being learned.
