title: Conditions of practice in perceptual skill learning.
abstract: This study uses three experiments with different kinds of training conditions to investigate the "easy-to-hard" principle, context interference conditions, and feedback effects for learning anticipatory skills in badminton. Experiment 1 (N = 60) showed that a training program that gradually increases the difficulty level has no advantage over the randomized variant. Experiment 2 (N = 60) pointed out that when comparing the blocked (lateral before depth dimension) perceptual training group with the random perceptual training group a significant advantage for the random group was found in the retention test (depth error). Experiment 3 (N = 40) demonstrated that training with reduced feedback (66 %) is no more effective than 100% feedback training in a group of novice performers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Movement Studies, Ruprecht-Karl-University, Heidelberg, Germany. Daniel.Memmert@urz.uni-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Memmert
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hagemann
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Althoetmar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Geppert
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Seiler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003071:Cognition; D004521:Educational Measurement; D030141:Feedback, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009048:Motor Skills; D010465:Perception; D013177:Sports; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D014741:Video Recording; D055815:Young Adult