Stage of Learning Analysis

Activity 1

Observe and compare the forearm pass performance for each individual at the following web links:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLyraHkLnrg

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_CW6jHRYuo

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFwltz8xAgE

Based on your observations, use Fitts and Posner’s model to determine which stage of learning each performer is in; list the specific behavioral characteristics that led you to your decision and reference as needed.

(5 points) Cerebral Challenge 6.1 (no references needed for this chart)

Create a chart with column headings as shown on the bottom of page 150. Choose a skill or task (write it at the top of the chart) and generate a list of 2-3 practical tips practitioners could follow based on Fitts and Posner’s description of the behavioral characteristics of the learner for their three-stage model.  For example:  under cognitive I might write 1) provide verbal instructions and demonstrations for learner to gain a basic understanding of…, 2) motivate learner to want to learn the skill

(5 points) Cerebral Challenge 6.2

1. Determine which strategy, fixation (F) or diversification (D), would be more appropriate for practicing each of the following skills:

1. Free throw
2. Guarding (soccer, basketball, etc.)
3. Moving from sitting to standing position
4. Floor routine in gymnastics
5. Ascending and descending stairs
6. Diving

2. Revisit the integrative model for facilitating motor learning and performance introduced in Chapter 1 (p.3). Using references from chapter 1 and/or chapter 6, explain why stage of learning is an important component of the situation profile.

(5 points) Cerebral Challenge 6.3 (no references needed for this chart)

1. Create a chart with column heads as shown on the top of page 154. Using the same skill or task as 6.1 (write it at the top of the chart), generate a list of 2-3 practical tips practitioners could follow based on Gentile’s two-stage model of learning.

2. Based on the reading, write a short answer (2-3 sentences) describing the difference between the two models of learning (reference as needed).

(5 points) Cerebral Challenge 6.4

Having just introduced a beginning soccer class to dribbling, the teacher designs a drill in which the learners pair up and one dribbles to the other end of the field while avoiding the other player, who tries to take away the ball. Will this be an effective drill? Justify your answer based on the reading (reference).