MOTOR LEARNING THEORY
Skill Acquisition: (Lauren S)
Text book Kiss Et Al, p.g23
Definition:
Skill acquisition is “the process of improving the construction and manipulation of movements for the purpose of achieving specific results; typically associated with the gaining of specific motor techniques.”(Kiss et al, 2/3/14, pp.23)
- In traditional motor learning theories, the focus on developing a new skill was through training the body to perform certain contractions within the muscles in smooth coordinated ways to achieve the result.
- Recent times have started to believe that skill acquisition is more complicated than learning to control body movements
- The motor learning theories are moving away from focusing on the ‘performance’ to rather the ‘outcome’ of the movement in skill acquisition(Kiss et al, 2/3/14, pp.23)
- It requires each individual to develop their own way of moving in order to apply a successful result.
- No set ‘perfect’ technique is required, just the one that works successfully for the individual
- “The ‘physical performance’ of a skill is actually only a minor component in being a ‘successful physical performer’.” (kiss et al,2/3/14, pp.24)
Skill acquisition is in the motor learning theory and comes under three stages; cognitive, associative and autonomous. (Kiss et al, 2/3/14,pp.23) As the acquisition of the skill progresses through these stages, so does the performance.
During the cognitive stage of skill acquisition, identification and understanding are the main focus points. This enables to learner to focus of what to do through thinking, watching, reasoning, judging, visualizing, and analyzing. (NSW HSC online, 2/3/14)
Next is the associative stage of skill acquisition which focuses primarily on the practice and how to do it. (NSW HSC online, 2/3/14) Learners typically stay in this stage for a longer time in order to get a good grasp of how to perform the skill successfully and repeatedly.
Lastly, “the autonomous stage of skill acquisition revolves around executing a skill automatically without having to stop and think about what to do next or how to do it” (NSW HSC online, 2/3/14) the skill can now be performed fluently and instinctively.
NSW HSC online 2014, Factors affecting performance, Charles Stuart University, NSW, viewed 2 March 2014, <http://www.hsc.csu.edu.au/pdhpe/core2/focus2/focus4/4017/2-4-1/fac2_4_1.htm>.
Text book Kiss Et Al, p.g23
Definition:
Skill acquisition is “the process of improving the construction and manipulation of movements for the purpose of achieving specific results; typically associated with the gaining of specific motor techniques.”(Kiss et al, 2/3/14, pp.23)
- In traditional motor learning theories, the focus on developing a new skill was through training the body to perform certain contractions within the muscles in smooth coordinated ways to achieve the result.
- Recent times have started to believe that skill acquisition is more complicated than learning to control body movements
- The motor learning theories are moving away from focusing on the ‘performance’ to rather the ‘outcome’ of the movement in skill acquisition(Kiss et al, 2/3/14, pp.23)
- It requires each individual to develop their own way of moving in order to apply a successful result.
- No set ‘perfect’ technique is required, just the one that works successfully for the individual
- “The ‘physical performance’ of a skill is actually only a minor component in being a ‘successful physical performer’.” (kiss et al,2/3/14, pp.24)
Skill acquisition is in the motor learning theory and comes under three stages; cognitive, associative and autonomous. (Kiss et al, 2/3/14,pp.23) As the acquisition of the skill progresses through these stages, so does the performance.
During the cognitive stage of skill acquisition, identification and understanding are the main focus points. This enables to learner to focus of what to do through thinking, watching, reasoning, judging, visualizing, and analyzing. (NSW HSC online, 2/3/14)
Next is the associative stage of skill acquisition which focuses primarily on the practice and how to do it. (NSW HSC online, 2/3/14) Learners typically stay in this stage for a longer time in order to get a good grasp of how to perform the skill successfully and repeatedly.
Lastly, “the autonomous stage of skill acquisition revolves around executing a skill automatically without having to stop and think about what to do next or how to do it” (NSW HSC online, 2/3/14) the skill can now be performed fluently and instinctively.
NSW HSC online 2014, Factors affecting performance, Charles Stuart University, NSW, viewed 2 March 2014, <http://www.hsc.csu.edu.au/pdhpe/core2/focus2/focus4/4017/2-4-1/fac2_4_1.htm>.