What is the single greatest factor influencing a learner's ability to understand new concepts?
effective communication
100
A cue regarding the tempo of freestyle swimming would appeal to which of the following types of learners?
auditory
100
List 2 ways a practitioner can determine their learner's modal strength(s)?
Administer a formal assessment
Conduct informal assessments (attentive listening to their questions)
200
Preferences for receiving and processing information constitute an individual's _____.
learning style
200
The cue "compare the tennis serve to the volleyball serve" would appeal to which type of learner?
analytic learner
200
_____ is an internal condition that incites and directs attention or behavior.
motivation
300
An individual's preferences for learning alone or in pairs/groups are encompassed in which aspect of the learning environment?
sociological
300
At which stage of learning should a practitioner attempt to highlight similarities and differences between the current skill being taught and previous movement experiences
cognitive
300
Identify two 'things' a teacher needs to do or obtain before presenting a skill for the first time.
attention
interest
400
_____ is a learner's prefered way of receiving instruction.
modal strength
400
The _____ theory contends that positive transfer is more likely to occur when 2 tasks share similar cognitive demands.
transfer appropriate processing
400
List 3 reasons experts may not be the best to give verbal instructions when teaching a new task.
Provide excessive description
Use inappropriate terminology
Omit important details
500
_____ often occurs as a result of needing to learn a different/new response to a well-learned stimulus.
negative transfer
500
List 4 elements that can facilitate positive transfer between 2 skills.
similarities between movements / elements
similarities between stimulus and response
similarities in strategies
similarities in cognitive processing demands
500
List 3 broad categories of ways to provide task instructions.