Deck 8: Skill Presentation

Question 1

Which of the following is true regarding Initial instructions that are highly detailed?

A) They capture a learner's interest
B) They motivate a learner to try the skill
C) They challenge the learner's attentional capacity
D) They are necessary for the learner to develop an idea of how to perform the skill

Answer 1

C

Question 2

What does an external focus do?

A) Directs a learner's attention to the effects of his or her actions on the environment
B) Directs a learner's attention to factors beyond the learner's control
C) Directs a learner's attention on his or her own body movements
D) Directs a learner's attention to external factors in the environment such as the position of defenders

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true?

A) Conscious awareness is necessary for learning about the environmental regulatory features of a motor skill
B) Practitioners should instruct learners to focus on specific environmental cues
C) Providing a variety of performance situations that contain critical environmental regulatory cues is confusing and should be avoided
D) The learner's attention should be directed at information rich areas to learn critical environmental regulatory cues

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following techniques would be optimal to check for understanding?

A) Asking learners specific questions regarding the instructions just given
B) Asking learners if they have any questions regarding the instructions just given
C) Letting the learners try an activity and then clarifying the instructions if necessary
D) It is not necessary to check for understanding

Question 5

What is the name of the theory that suggests the development of a cognitive representation of a skill from seeing a demonstration or model?

A) The dynamic interpretation of modeling
B) The social cognitive theory of observational learning
C) The representational modeling theory
D) The blueprint theory

Question 6

What is the key to the use of a learning model?

A) That the individual is able to correctly perform the skill
B) That the observer views another learner practicing the skill
C) That the observer views the teacher practicing the skill
D) The observer views another learner practicing the skill and hears the corresponding instructor feedback

Question 7

Which of the following is true with respect to sound?

A) Consequent sounds can provide learners with a frame of reference for error diagnosis
B) Sound can be used to emphasize the internal rhythm of a skill
C) Sound can supplement a demonstration
D) All of the above are true

Question 8

Which of the following should be avoided when giving a demonstration?

A) Using the phrases "like this" and "like that" in conjunction with the demonstration
B) Repetition of cues words
C) Focusing learner on key aspects of the movement
D) Designing the demonstration so that the outcome is eliminated

Question 9

_________emphasizes movement exploration

A) Hands on approach
B) Hands off approach
C) Direct instruction
D) Prescriptive instruction

Question 10

Which of the following is true?

A) Beginning learners are able to discriminate between relevant and non-relevant stimuli
B) Trial and error is the best strategy for efficient skill learning
C) Practitioners should focus learner's attention to the critical elements of the motor skill being learned
D) When introduced to a new skill, learners can identify relevant stimuli without the help of the practitioner, but cannot identify irrelevant stimuli without direction

Question 11

When instructions are used to introduce a learner to a new skill, the practitioner should do which of the following?

A) Explain all of the different criterion conditions in which the skill may be used
B) Supply only the key elements of the skill
C) Give as much detail regarding the skill as much as possible
D) Avoid comparing the skill to previously learned skills

Question 12

Which of the following is true regarding effective instructions?

A) They can only be given by an expert
B) They send clear messages to the learner
C) They are highly detailed
D) They always incorporate technical terminology

Question 13

An internal focus of attention directs a learner to do which of the following?

A) Concentrate on a specific body movement
B) Focus on the effects of his or her actions on the environment
C) Change attentional focus according to their level of arousal
D) Selectively attend to specific environmental information or focuses one's visual attention on a specific object

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT true of verbal cues?

A) They should be concise
B) They are used prompt a movement or movement sequence
C) They should be used repeatedly
D) They are the same thing as key elements

Question 15

How should the initial demonstration be performed?

A) Performed in real time
B) Performed at a slower speed
C) Broken into parts
D) Broken into parts and performed at a slower speed

Question 16

What does a learning model emphasize?

A) Movement imitation
B) Movement exploration
C) Movement replication
D) Movement time

Question 17

When demonstrating the free throw, the learners should be positioned so that they can view the shot from where?

A) Behind
B) The shooting hand side
C) The front
D) Multiple viewing angles

Question 18

Which of the following is the LEAST effective formation?

A) Full circle
B) Semi-circle
C) Two lines, one lower than the other
D) All of the above are equally effective

Question 19

Movement patterns can be shaped by manipulating which of the following?

A) Rules
B) Equipment
C) Playing area dimensions
D) All of the above

Question 20

Which of the following is important to do before skill instruction begins?

A) Perform a demonstration
B) Give the learners feedback
C) Capture the learner's undivided attention
D) Have the learner engage in imagery

Question 21

Which instructional method is characterized by the practitioner using questions to guide or shape the learnner's skill acquisition?

A) Direct instruction
B) Prescriptive instruction
C) Guided discovery
D) Instructional inquiry