Practice and learning
AS Level PE 8386 · Area 8 of 12

Practice and Learning

Types of practice, types of guidance, the stages of learning, transfer of learning and motivation.

5 topics · 35 exam-style questions · 101 marks

How to structure practice and coaching so learning actually sticks.

Types of Practice

Not all practice is the same, and choosing the wrong type wastes training time. Cambridge names eight types and expects you to explain each one and then judge when it wor...

7 questions · 19 marks

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Types of Guidance

Guidance is what a coach does to help a performer learn: showing, telling, moving them by hand, or putting them on equipment. Cambridge names four types and expects you t...

7 questions · 19 marks

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Stages of Learning

Learning a skill moves through three stages: cognitive, associative and autonomous. What changes at each stage is how many errors the performer makes, how much they have ...

7 questions · 22 marks

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Transfer of Learning

Transfer of learning is the effect of learning one skill on the learning of another. Cambridge tests two things: can you name and explain the six types, and can you say w...

7 questions · 21 marks

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Motivation

Motivation is what starts a performer, keeps them going and decides how hard they try. Cambridge splits it into intrinsic and extrinsic, then asks you to evaluate the two...

7 questions · 20 marks

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