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Stages of Learning. Skills and Technique. Automatic (Autonomous) Stage. Practice (Associative) Stage. Preparation (Cognitive) Stage. Preparation Stage. At this stage you find out what the skill involves and make your first attempts at learning each part of the movement.
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Stages of Learning Skills and Technique
Automatic (Autonomous) Stage Practice (Associative) Stage Preparation (Cognitive) Stage
Preparation Stage At this stage you find out what the skill involves and make your first attempts at learning each part of the movement. These parts are referred to as SUBROUTINES. Reliant on a lot of feedback to overcome weaknesses due to uncertainty in movements Progress at this stage can often be quick (hours, days) as major errors are easily be identified and corrected Features of performance identifiable at this stage are: Just recognisable Looks clumsy Looks rushed Not controlled / fluent Lack of consistency Limited repertoire of skills Poor decision making
Practice Stage • At this stage you are able to link together all the required subroutines of the skill • Major errors in performance are gradually eliminated • Performance of the skill becomes recognisable but effectiveness is not consistent • Still reliant on feedback at this stage to correct minor errors and begin to refine performance • Ability to self evaluate using KP and Kinaesthetic feedback develops due to better understanding of performance • A much longer time (weeks, months) is required at this stage to refine movements and overlearn them into muscle memory Features of performance identifiable at this stage are: Reasonably comfortable More recognisable Some degree of control / fluency Broader repertoire of skills Greater consistency Some good decision making
Automatic Stage At this stage, most key subroutines can automatically be linked in the performance. Feedback mainly comes from self evaluation / reflection and changes to movements can be made directly as a result Performance is now more consistent and controlled Time is spent at this stage working on the application of the skill into the activity building problem solving and decision making elements into the practice Time spent at this stage is ongoing and is limited only by the level of performance reached Features of performance identifiable at this stage are: Controlled and fluent movements Economic in terms of effort Consistently effective Wide repertoire of skills Quick and effective decisions.
Diag 1 Technique Development Range of experience playing hockey but new to this particular elimination skill – so not a total beginner but with errors identifiable in performance Your starting point Progression to Automatic Stages of Learning Practice (associative) stage Preparation (cognitive) stage Automatic (autonomous) stage
Choose an activity and a skill or technique. (a) When learning and developing a skill, it is important to work through the three stages of learning. These are: • the preparation/cognitive stage • the practice/associative stage • the automatic/autonomous stage Explain what you understand about each stage.