Knowledge of Results do not Affect Self-Efficacy and Skill Acquisition on an Anticipatory Timing Task

• Published in: Journal of motor behavior Vol. 53; no. 3; pp. 275 - 286
• Main Authors: Drews, Ricardo, Pacheco, Matheus Maia, Bastos, Flavio Henrique, Tani, Go
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Routledge 04.05.2021; Taylor & Francis Inc
• Subjects: feedback; information; motivation; motor learning; Self-efficacy; feedback; information; motor learning; motivation
• ISSN: 0022-2895; 1940-1027
• DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2020.1772711

The literature provides that self-efficacy increases if individuals receive more information of their success during practice with a consequent increase in learning outcomes. The objective of this study was to test the effects of different knowledge of results (KR) frequencies on self-efficacy and motor learning. Two groups with different KR frequencies performed an anticipatory timing task on two consecutive days. To measure self-efficacy, a questionnaire on participant's efficacy was applied at different times. Both groups increased self-efficacy during practice, but we found no evidence of the effect of performance on self-efficacy and no group and self-efficacy effect on retention. These findings demonstrate that different KR frequencies do not affect the self-efficacy and learning of an anticipatory timing task.