Errorless Practice to Facilitate Implicit Motor Learning in Children

Salehi, Hamid; Mehrvarz, Mahboubeh; Rafaei, Mehdi

doi:10.22059/jmlm.2018.208461.1100

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

Authors

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

² MSc, 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.2018.208461.1100

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine if the reduction of errors during practice facilitates implicit motor learning processes in children. 30 children (meanage =11.33±1.32 yr) threw beanbags with a near-to-far or a far-to-near order, while their vision was occluded. The near-to-far group began the acquisition phase at a distance of 2 m from the target. Then, they practiced the task at a distance of 3 m, 4 m and finally 5 m from the target. Far-to-near group began the practice phase at the distance of 5 m and then moved to 4 m, 3 m and 2 m respectively. Delayed single-task and dual-task tests were administered at a distance of 3.50 m from the target. During the acquisition phase, the ratio of errors made by the near-to-far (errorless) group was found to be significantly less than the far-to-near (errorful) group. No significant intergroup difference was found in the single-task test. The results also revealed that the errorless group performed the task with less errors than the errorful group in the dual-task condition. It was generally concluded that less errors during practicing a motor skill can facilitate the use of implicit motor learning processes in children.

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Journal of Sports and Motor Development and Learning

Errorless Practice to Facilitate Implicit Motor Learning in Children

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Volume 10, Issue 3
December 2018
Pages 367-384

Errorless Practice to Facilitate Implicit Motor Learning in Children

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Volume 10, Issue 3December 2018Pages 367-384

Volume 10, Issue 3
December 2018
Pages 367-384