TY - JOUR
T1 - Learning juggling by gradually increasing difficulty vs. learning the complete skill results in different learning patterns
AU - Geller, Noga
AU - Moringen, Alexandra
AU - Friedman, Jason
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2023 Geller, Moringen and Friedman.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Motor learning is central to sports, medicine, and other health professions as it entails learning through practice. To achieve proficiency in a complex motor task, many hours of practice are required. Therefore, finding ways to speed up the learning process is important. This study examines the impact of different training approaches on learning three-ball cascade juggling. Participants were assigned to one of two groups: practicing by gradually increasing difficulty and elements of the juggling movement (“learning in parts”) or training on the complete skill from the start (“all-at-once”). Results revealed that although the all-at-once group in the early stages of learning showed greater improvement in performance, the “learning in parts” group managed to catch up, even over a relatively short period of time. The lack of difference in performance between the groups at the end of the training session suggests that the choice of training regime (between all-at-once and learning in parts), at least in the short term, can be selected based on other factors such as the learner’s preference, practical considerations, and cognitive style.
AB - Motor learning is central to sports, medicine, and other health professions as it entails learning through practice. To achieve proficiency in a complex motor task, many hours of practice are required. Therefore, finding ways to speed up the learning process is important. This study examines the impact of different training approaches on learning three-ball cascade juggling. Participants were assigned to one of two groups: practicing by gradually increasing difficulty and elements of the juggling movement (“learning in parts”) or training on the complete skill from the start (“all-at-once”). Results revealed that although the all-at-once group in the early stages of learning showed greater improvement in performance, the “learning in parts” group managed to catch up, even over a relatively short period of time. The lack of difference in performance between the groups at the end of the training session suggests that the choice of training regime (between all-at-once and learning in parts), at least in the short term, can be selected based on other factors such as the learner’s preference, practical considerations, and cognitive style.
KW - coordination
KW - difficulty
KW - juggling
KW - learning strategies
KW - motor learning
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85177808504&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1284053
DO - 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1284053
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C2 - 38022928
AN - SCOPUS:85177808504
SN - 1664-1078
VL - 14
JO - Frontiers in Psychology
JF - Frontiers in Psychology
M1 - 1284053
ER -