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Core 2: Factors affecting performance
How does the acquisition of skill affect performance?
The learning process
When you are introduced to a skill you progress through a variety of stages to perform or learn the skill. This is referred to as the learning process. This process is ongoing and can often be visualised as an information-processing model. The process has four distinct mechanisms.
This process continues in a cyclical fashion until mastery has been achieved.
Perceiving
Often referred to as input comes from information called cues. The information arrives at the brain via the senses.
Deciding
Using the stored information in the brain, the learner processes it: deciding how to use the information. The brain decides on how to convert the cues into appropriate physical responses.
Acting
When the decision has been made the neuromuscular system guides the learner in making the desired movement called output.
Feedback
The learner uses information about the result of their performance from intrinsic or extrinsic sources and alters their actions to improve the learner's perception and skill. The cyclic process allows the individual to refine the skill.
Click on the links below to test your knowledge of the learning cycle.
Task one Flash version HTML version
Task two Flash version HTML version
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