GCSE PE Revision (5)

The Use Of Feedback In Learning Motor Skills

• Feedback can be given during a performance of a motor skill or after it's finished.
• It is most effective when given close to the performance so the performance is fresh in the player's mind.
• Feedback motivates, changes performance or actually reinforces learning.
• The more precise the feedback, the more beneficial it is.
• There are several forms of feedback:
• Continuous Feedback - Feedback given during the performance, either from the coach, or from the continuous feel of the skill.
• Terminal Feedback - Feedback after the response has been completed.
• Knowledge of results - Terminal feedback that gives the performer info about the end result of the response.
• Knowledge of performance - Info about how well the movement is being executed, rather than the end result.
• Internal/intrinsic feedback - Continuous feedback that comes from the proprioceptors.
• External/augmented/extrinsic feedback - Feedback that comes from external sources; for example from sound or vision.
• Positive feedback - Reinforces skill learning and gives info about a successful outcome.
• Negative feedback - Info about an unsuccessful outcome, which can be used to build more successful strategies.
• 2 of these types of feedback are more important than the others in sports performance: Knowledge of results and Knowledge of performance
• Knowledge of results
• This feedback is external, and can come from the performer…