TYPES OF PRACTICE
Massed practice: (Kathy V)
Opposed to distributed practice massed practice occurs when one skill is continuously practiced in a session with only brief rest periods or none at all therefore saving time. This may involve a variety of drills aimed at improving the one skill performed one after the other. Every person learns differently and responds to different practice styles.
Massed practice involves one skill being practiced repetitively over few but long sessions. Massed practice is good for highly motivated learners or when practising simple discrete skills but is very difficult and may cause fatigue and de motivation. This is further explained in the first couple of minutes in this video…
Opposed to distributed practice massed practice occurs when one skill is continuously practiced in a session with only brief rest periods or none at all therefore saving time. This may involve a variety of drills aimed at improving the one skill performed one after the other. Every person learns differently and responds to different practice styles.
Massed practice involves one skill being practiced repetitively over few but long sessions. Massed practice is good for highly motivated learners or when practising simple discrete skills but is very difficult and may cause fatigue and de motivation. This is further explained in the first couple of minutes in this video…
Distributed Practice (Xanique T)
Definition: Distributed practice is a learning strategy where practice is broken up into a number of short sessions, over a long period of time
Distributed practice is a technique whereby the student distributes his or her effort in a given course or activity over many study sessions that are relatively short in duration. This can be compared to massed practice (otherwise known as cramming) whereby the student conducts few but long study sessions for a given course or activity. It has been proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that meaningful learning is promoted when distributed practice us conducted. For the long-term benefit of the student, or athlete, distributed practice should be the method that an excellent student or athlete chooses to use.
How can I student implement distributed practice? This takes motivation and determination to get this practice going.
For distributed practice to be successful, the student must be able to follow his or her study schedule, and be able to avoid distractions and interruptions.
Distributed Drills Produce Better Performance in Games
Why Distributed Practice is More Effective
1. Better Reaction to Different Situations
In reacting to a competitive situation, an athlete must subconsciously decide which skill to use, and then recall it from his or her memory, then send that message to the appropriate muscles. Distributed practices are more like game situations because every repetition requires a decision and recall. In block practice, no decision has to be made after the first repetition.
2. Better Learning
Skills practiced using distributed methods are learned better and remembered longer. Why? Because athletes performing different skills in a sequence are able to compare techniques. This comparison produces a better understanding of the skill, which improves its performance.
3. Attention
Repeating the same skill over and over can become quite boring. Constantly changing the task requires greater concentration and makes practice more challenging.
4. Application
You can use distributed drills once the athlete can perform a rough approximation of the skill. You can change the entire skills used in your practice sequence or you can use variations of the skill: for example, changes in speed, distance, direction, sequence, or opposition, through the complete range of variations that might occur in the chosen sporting game.
Conclusion
Distributed practice will be more effective in team sports (Volleyball), where skills must be selected and performed according to rapidly changing situations, and the ability to compare with other related skills may also make it an effective option when learning individual sports skills. However, block practice does seem to produce better in-practice results.
Definition: Distributed practice is a learning strategy where practice is broken up into a number of short sessions, over a long period of time
Distributed practice is a technique whereby the student distributes his or her effort in a given course or activity over many study sessions that are relatively short in duration. This can be compared to massed practice (otherwise known as cramming) whereby the student conducts few but long study sessions for a given course or activity. It has been proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that meaningful learning is promoted when distributed practice us conducted. For the long-term benefit of the student, or athlete, distributed practice should be the method that an excellent student or athlete chooses to use.
How can I student implement distributed practice? This takes motivation and determination to get this practice going.
For distributed practice to be successful, the student must be able to follow his or her study schedule, and be able to avoid distractions and interruptions.
Distributed Drills Produce Better Performance in Games
Why Distributed Practice is More Effective
1. Better Reaction to Different Situations
In reacting to a competitive situation, an athlete must subconsciously decide which skill to use, and then recall it from his or her memory, then send that message to the appropriate muscles. Distributed practices are more like game situations because every repetition requires a decision and recall. In block practice, no decision has to be made after the first repetition.
2. Better Learning
Skills practiced using distributed methods are learned better and remembered longer. Why? Because athletes performing different skills in a sequence are able to compare techniques. This comparison produces a better understanding of the skill, which improves its performance.
3. Attention
Repeating the same skill over and over can become quite boring. Constantly changing the task requires greater concentration and makes practice more challenging.
4. Application
You can use distributed drills once the athlete can perform a rough approximation of the skill. You can change the entire skills used in your practice sequence or you can use variations of the skill: for example, changes in speed, distance, direction, sequence, or opposition, through the complete range of variations that might occur in the chosen sporting game.
Conclusion
Distributed practice will be more effective in team sports (Volleyball), where skills must be selected and performed according to rapidly changing situations, and the ability to compare with other related skills may also make it an effective option when learning individual sports skills. However, block practice does seem to produce better in-practice results.