Learning Partnerships, Unit Catalogue 2008/09 |
AS20161 Skill acquisition and motor learning |
| Credits: 5 |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Semester: 1 at City of Bath College |
| Semester: 1 at Weston College |
| Assessment: CW 100% |
| Requisites: |
| After taking this unit you must take AS10091 |
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Aims: This unit will enable students to develop theoretical knowledge and critical understanding of skill acquisition and motor learning, so that the principles of skill learning and human skilled performance can be integrated and applied to sports coaching.
Learning Outcomes: At the end of this unit students will be able to: * identify and analyse key factors contributing to human skilled performance; * identify key analyse factors contributing to skill learning; * apply and integrate appropriate evaluative procedures faced by the sports coach; * discuss, apply and integrate how theories of learning can influence the design of the optimal learning environment for coaches to deliver effective sessions. Skills: * communication; * application of number; * information technology; * basic management skills. Content: * identify characteristics of skilled performance, skill classification, motor ability and practically assess skilled performance; * concepts / variables of information processing identifying practical applications in coaching (perceptions, reaction time, memory / selective attention and sensory contributions, movement production and feedback); * application of theories, stages and transfer of learning, presentation of skills / practice design considerations and how they effect the optimal coaching session; * consideration and analysis of the differences between dynamical systems and traditional coaching methods. |