Skill acquisition - Principles and theories of learning

Learning - A permanent change in behaviour as a result of practice

Performance - A temporary occurrance that can change from time to time because of many external and internal influences

Cognitive stage of learning - First stage of learning used by a novice, understanding and sub-routines are explored by trial and error

Associative stage of learning - The second stage of learning as motor programmes are developed and performance is smoother

Autonomous stage of learning - Final stage of learning used by an expert when movement is detailes and specific

Feedback - Informantion to aid error and correction

Positive feedback - Encouragement

Negative feedback - Error correction

Extrinsic feedback - From an outside source

Intrinsic feedback - From within

Knowledge of results - Concerns the outcome

Knowledge of performance - About technique

Plateau - Period of no improvement in performance

Drive reduction - An end-of-task period when performance may…