WJEC A-Level Physical Education 601-8485-1
Performance Analysis and Fitness Testing
Levers and Movement Analysis
Joints and the Musculo-Skeletal System
Components of Fitness and Methods of Training
Energy Systems and Principles of Training
Fatigue, Recovery and Rehabilitation
Diet, Nutrition and Hydration
Personality
Stress, Arousal and Anxiety
Motivation and Self-Efficacy
Skill, Ability and Skill Classification
Learning Curves, Theories and Stages
Transfer, Practice, Guidance and Feedback
Sport, Culture and Society
The Emergence of Modern Sport
Social Differentiation in Sport
Short-Term Responses to Exercise
Long-Term Adaptations to Exercise
Carbohydrate Loading and Supplements
Biomechanical Principles
Linear and Angular Motion
Projectile Motion and Fluid Mechanics
Attitudes
Aggression
Social Facilitation
Group Dynamics and Leadership
Attribution Theory
Information Processing and Memory
Ethics, Deviance and Doping
Sport and the Mass Media
Commercialisation and Globalisation
Learning Curves, Theories and Stages
Fitts and Posner's stages of learning
- 3 things to know
- AS Unit 1
Overview
The cognitive, associative and autonomous stages, the guidance and practice that suit each, the shift in attention, why autonomous performers keep practising and why some never reach that stage.
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
What characterises the cognitive stage?
What characterises the associative stage?
Questions from this subtopic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
- 1
What are Fitts and Posner's three stages of learning?
Model answer
The three stages are cognitive, associative and autonomous.
- 2
What characterises the cognitive stage?
Model answer
The learner is trying to understand the skill and form a mental picture. Movements are jerky, with many errors.
- 3
What characterises the associative stage?
Model answer
The learner practises and refines the skill. Errors fall and movements become smoother.
- 4
What characterises the autonomous stage?
Model answer
The skill is performed automatically with little conscious thought. The performer can attend to tactics.
- 5
Which guidance suits the cognitive stage?
Model answer
Visual and manual or mechanical guidance suit the cognitive stage. The learner needs a clear picture and support.
- 6
Which guidance suits the autonomous stage?
Model answer
Detailed verbal guidance suits the autonomous stage. The performer can understand fine technical points.
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