IB SEHS Topic 5.3

What is the order of the learning phases (stages) for a performer acquiring new skills?

• Associative → cognitive → professional

• Cognitive → associative → autonomous

• Associative → cognitive → autonomous

• Cognitive → autonomous → professional

Which is an example of a bilateral transfer of learning?

• A football kick improving a player's rugby kick

• From "three on three" basketball to the full game

• Left hand spike in volleyball improving a right hand spike

• Improving leg power to jump higher in a high jump competition

Which of the following statements classifies learning?

• A change in performance over time.

• A temporary occurrence fluctuating over time.

• The experience of one skill used in learning another skill.

• The stable traits that are not affected by the environment.

Which type of practice requires the performer to continuously repeat the same skill in a closed environment?

• Fixed (drill)

• Massed

• Variable

• Distributed

Which indicates a large amount of improvement occurring early in practice?

• Negative acceleration

• Positive acceleration

• Plateau

• Linear

What type of transfer is occurring when a sportsperson learns the theory about how altitude will impact on ball flight?

• Stage to stage

• Principles to skills

• Practice to performance

• Abilities to skills

Which type of practice involves the repetition of specific movement patterns?

• Fixed (drill)

• Massed

• Command

• Whole

Which type of practice has little or no rest between simple skills?

• Fixed (drill)

• Variable

• Massed

• Distributed

Which teaching style is teacher-centred, and is used when the activity involves an element of danger?

• Command

• Reciprocal

• Progressive

• Problem solving

How is learning best defined?

• A temporary change occurring over time

• A pattern of actions carried out to satisfy an objective

• The use of large muscles to achieve a goal

• A relatively permanent change in performance