Effects of Different Levels of Precision of Knowledge of Results on the Acquisition of a Motor Skill
Publication Date
5-1975
Advisor(s) - Committee Chair
Burch Oglesby, Shirley Laney, Leroy Metze, Edward Harris
Degree Program
Department of Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport
Degree Type
Master of Arts
Abstract
Students enrolled in two beginning bowling classes received the same basic instruction on bowling techniques, but practiced under two different levels of precision of knowledge of results (KOR). The experimental group practiced by rolling at a full set of ten bowling pins with each ball (precise KOR). The control group practiced by shadow bowling (general KOR). There were no significant differences between groups in the effects of the two practice conditions upon the acquisition skills. There were no significant groups by tests interaction either. There was, however, a significant trials effect across groups. It was concluded that although both practice conditions resulted in skill acquisition, neither level of precision of knowledge of results was superior to the other.
Disciplines
Education | Medicine and Health Sciences | Movement and Mind-Body Therapies | Social and Behavioral Sciences | Sports Studies
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Wenda D., "Effects of Different Levels of Precision of Knowledge of Results on the Acquisition of a Motor Skill" (1975). Masters Theses & Specialist Projects. Paper 1720.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1720