1. C HAPTER 12 Motor Learning in Practice: Skill Acquisition Kinesiology Books Publisher1

2. T ABLE OF C ONTENTS T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Kinesiology Books Publisher2

3. Cognitive Stage Associative Stage Autonomous Stage S TAGES OF L EARNING A S KILL Kinesiology Books Publisher3

4. Kinesiology Books Publisher4 Understand Practice Apply

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6. When? What? How? Begins when the task is first introduced Goal Determine the general shape of the skill and its goals What, when, and how? Getting a feel To help convey skill’s general idea Instruction, Demonstrations Films Videos Vivid descriptions C OGNITIVE S TAGE Kinesiology Books Publisher6

7. Self-talk Demands concentration Does not allow other information to be processed Provides verbal reminders as attempting the skill Offers security Gives a rough idea of what the skill is all about Facilitates rapid learning and improvement Performance Slow, jerky Highly variable Even awkward Serves as a good foundation on which to build C OGNITIVE S TAGE Kinesiology Books Publisher7

8. Practice stage Movements more automatic and controlled Goal Most stimuli related to the skill now defined Performing and refining the skill By organizing more appropriate movement patterns Variability of performance decreases Anticipation and consistency improve A SSOCIATIVE S TAGE Kinesiology Books Publisher8

9. Confidence increases Performance improves quite rapidly Self-talk diminishes Learner able to detect some of their own errors Lasts longer than the cognitive stage A SSOCIATIVE S TAGE Kinesiology Books Publisher9

10. Application stage Movements almost automatic and very proficient Attention demands dramatically reduced Focus on other aspects like creativity and strategy Ability to analyze environmental stimuli enhanced Relevant cues quickly detected with increased accuracy A UTONOMOUS S TAGE Kinesiology Books Publisher10

11. Expert performance Result of a great deal of practice and dedication Performance improvements slow Already reached high level of proficiency Less obvious performance gains Reduction in anxiety and mental effort Improvement in techniques A UTONOMOUS S TAGE Kinesiology Books Publisher11

12. Lesson 1 Wrap Up Skill Acquisition and Stages of Learning Kinesiology Books Publisher12 Student Workbook activities o 12.1.1 – Review Your Key Terms (p. 142) o 12.1.2 – Factors Affecting Skill Acquisition (p. 142) o 12.1.3 – Understand, Practise, Apply (pp. 142-143)

13. TGS 12.3 – Exit Card Make the Match Match the following terms with their corresponding characteristic(s). Kinesiology Books Publisher13

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