Massed and Distributed Practice
What is massed practice?
Answer: Practicing continuously with little or no rest.
What is fixed practice?
Practicing a skill repeatedly in a stable and predictable environment.
What is mental rehearsal?
Visualizing the skill internally without physically performing it.
What is whole practice?
Practicing the entire skill as a complete movement.
What is progressive part practice?
Learning a skill part by part, then progressively putting the parts together.
What is distributed practice?
Practice that involves regular rest intervals between sessions.
Give an example of fixed practice.
Practicing free throws from the same spot repeatedly.
Name one benefit of mental rehearsal.
Improves focus, reduces anxiety, or boosts confidence.
What is part practice?
Practicing isolated parts of a skill separately.
When is progressive part practice most effective?
For complex and serial skills.
What is a disadvantage of massed practice?
It can lead to fatigue and decreased performance.
What is varied practice?
Practicing in different and unpredictable environments.
Which type of skills benefit the most from mental rehearsal?
Complex, coordinated routines like gymnastics.
Give an example of a skill ideal for whole practice.
Swimming the entire freestyle stroke.
What is whole-part-whole practice?
Performing the whole skill, then focusing on a weak part, then performing the whole again.
Which type of practice is more appropriate for beginners learning a complex skill?
Distributed practice.
Which practice type helps improve adaptability to real game situations?
Varied practice.
Can mental rehearsal replace physical practice?
No, it is a supplement, not a replacement.
What is one disadvantage of part practice?
Skills can lose fluency or smoothness.
Why use whole-part-whole practice?
It maintains fluency while correcting weak parts.
In which type of practice is motivation a key requirement for success?
Massed practice.
Which practice method is most useful for developing a schema?
Varied practice.
What does mental rehearsal improve besides confidence?
Reaction time and focus.
When should you choose part practice over whole practice?
When the skill is complex and can be broken into clear parts.
How does progressive part practice help beginners?
It breaks complex skills into manageable sections and reduces cognitive overload.