The Facilitating Effect of Self-Controlled Practice on Learning Multiple Motor Skills

Salehi, Hamid; Shahdousti, Somayeh; Rafaei Boroujeni, Mehdi; Nezakatalhosaini, Maryam

doi:10.22059/jmlm.2018.142166.1039

Document Type : Research Paper I Open Access I Released under CC BY-NC 4.0 license

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¹ Associate Professor, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

² MA, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

³ Assistant Professor, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22059/jmlm.2018.142166.1039

Abstract

To create more efficient learning environments, the learner’s role and his/her influence on the learning process should be considered. The aim of this study was to determine the way self-controlled practice affected performance and learning of motor patterns. 60 female undergraduate students (mean age = 20.73 yr., SD = 2.98) were randomly assigned to four groups that ordered self-controlled practice or three yoked-to-self-controlled. In the acquisition phase, the self-controlled group was told they could choose whichever of three motor patterns they wanted before they practiced each trial. Each self-controlled participant’s practice schedule was served as the predetermined practice schedule for each corresponding participant in the yoked control groups. The yoked control participants practiced the tasks with high, low, or no (classic yoked-control) variability. The results showed that the self-controlled group performed the tasks faster than the other yoked control groups in both the acquisition phase and the retention tests. The findings suggest that if the learners are allowed to choose the sequence of practice in multiple motor skills, this would have facilitating effects on their performance and motor learning.

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The Facilitating Effect of Self-Controlled Practice on Learning Multiple Motor Skills

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Volume 10, Issue 1
June 2018
Pages 79-89

The Facilitating Effect of Self-Controlled Practice on Learning Multiple Motor Skills

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Volume 10, Issue 1June 2018Pages 79-89

Volume 10, Issue 1
June 2018
Pages 79-89