Frequency of provision of knowledge of performance on skill acquisition in older persons

The provision of feedback is a crucial factor for the evolution of the learner's performance. It is known that the knowledge of performance has the function of guiding the learner's attention to critical aspects of the movement pattern. The objective of this study was to examine the effect...

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Published inFrontiers in psychology Vol. 5; p. 1454
Main Authors Nunes, Marcelo E S, Souza, Marina G T X, Basso, Luciano, Monteiro, Carlos B M, Corrêa, Umberto C, Santos, Suely
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 12.12.2014
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basketball free throw
Feedback
Knowledge of performance
motor learning
older persons
Psychology
feedback
knowledge of performance
motor learning
older persons
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Summary:The provision of feedback is a crucial factor for the evolution of the learner's performance. It is known that the knowledge of performance has the function of guiding the learner's attention to critical aspects of the movement pattern. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of frequency of knowledge of performance (KP) during the acquisition of the basketball free throw in older persons. Sixty active individuals (men and women) aged 60-69 years of age, divided into three experimental groups received KP in 100, 66, and 33% of their attempts during three practice sessions totaling 90 trials. The task was the basketball free throw. Volunteers were asked to conduct tests of immediate retention, 24 h retention, and 24 h transfer test, after the last practice session. During the acquisition phase, the volunteers received KP on the movement pattern on the previous attempt, which was obtained from a qualitative hierarchical checklist of the free throw (14 items). Sessions were recorded in order to confirm whether volunteers were able to score throughout sessions. ANOVA indicated that all individuals showed an improved performance in the retention and transfer tests. But the KP frequency of 66% was superior in both qualitative (movement pattern) and quantitative (score) measurements throughout the trials (p ≤ 0.05). In conclusion older persons seem to need an optimal KP frequency supply during the learning process.
Bibliography:Edited by: Thomas Heinen, University of Hildesheim, Germany
This article was submitted to Movement Science and Sport Psychology, a section of the journal Frontiers in Psychology.
Reviewed by: Krishna P. Miyapuram, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, India; Kylie Ann Steel, University of Western Sydney, Australia
ISSN:1664-1078
1664-1078
DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01454