Feedback - Comprehension Questions

Explain what is meant by augmented feedback.

Answer explanation

information about a skill performance that comes from an external source.

Explain what is meant by intrinsic feedback.

Answer explanation

information a performer receives directly from their sensory systems regarding skill performance.

Explain why knowledge of performance feedback is generally more effective than knowledge of results with respect to facilitating skill learning.

Answer explanation

• Knowledge of results feedback provides information about the relative success of the skill performance which will not always offer clues as to why the skill was performed successfully or unsuccessfully (technique). 

• Knowledge of performance feedback enables the performer to understand how they performed a skill technique and consequently why their performance was successful or unsuccessful. Knowledge of performance enables the performer to learn from their past mistakes and improve future performances (make changes… etc)

Feedback plays an important role in the learning of motor skills. Why is this so?

Answer explanation

• Feedback enables information about the skill to be used to modify / improve / reduce errors in the movement patterns. 

• Info of the skill that need improvement and reinforces correct behaviour. 

• Without feedback there can be NO learning.

Give examples of athletes using the following types of practice:

• • blocked

  • random

  • massed

  • distributed

  • whole

  • part

Answer explanation

• blocked:

15mins of basketball free throws/ 50 tennis serves

• random:

shooting from various court positions / tennis rally

• massed:

two 2 hour training sessions per week

• distributed:

four short 1 hour training sessions per week

• whole:

tennis serve practice / long jump practice

• part:

ball toss for tennis serve / run up for long jump