KINESIOL 1E03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Motor Program
15 Sep 2016
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Blocked practice: practice sequence in which individuals rehearse the same skill repeatedly: substantial time spent on one skill before practicing the next, allows uninterrupted time to concentrate on performing one skill at a time. Shea and morgan superior performance during practice associated with blocked practice, but superior learning found with random practice. Random practice causes poorer performance but better learning / retention. Contextual interference effect: collection of findings showing that certain conditions that depress performance during practice produce more learning as measured on delayed tests of retention. Poorer initial performance leads to increased learning valid for motor and verbal-cognitive skills and learners of all skill levels of all ages. Random practice makes practice more meaningful and distinctive or random practice forces learners to relearn each of the repetitions. Two groups, one group practiced in blocked order (a then b then c) Other group practiced in random order, attemps were randomly intermingled. During practice phase, blocked group produced movements far faster.
