KP161 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Motor Learning
29 Apr 2016
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An optimal amount of information must be available for learning to occur. Instructors should consider the relationship between skill level and task complexity to determine the optimal level of contextual interference. Practice schedule should increase level of context interference systematically (increases learning) Allows learners to control their own practice schedules for multiple tasks. When practice schedule was self-regulated, approach adopted gradually increased the level of contextual interference and task switching followed successful performance. Practitioners should reconsider deeply rooted traditional practice methods. Use blocked practice until learners get the idea of the movement. Introduce moderate or high levels of contextual interference to engage learners in higher cognitive processing activities. Organize practice using serial, repeated-blocked, and random schedules. Amount of time allocated to rest between practice sessions is comparatively less than the time spent engaged in practice. Suggests that rest time should be minimal. Rest component between practice sessions is equal to or greater than the practice component.
