The Influence of Five Different Types of Observation Based Teaching on the Cognitive Level of Learning

One of the most popular methods for coaches and teachers, as far as the understanding of an exercise on the cognitive level is concerned, is the method of learning via modeling. Research has shown that this method is fairly effective. Nevertheless, other factors interfere in the observation of a model, for example oral intervention by the teacher. The purpose of the present study was to examine the influence of five different teaching methods on the Level of Cognitive Acquisition of Execution (LCAE), on the basis of the observation of a model. Ninety-three individuals, aged 17-21, participated in the study. The sample was divided into the following five groups: A) Oral Intervention (verbal description) by the Teacher (OIT). B) Observation of Model Without any other Intervention (OMWI). C) Observation of Model and Oral Intervention by the Teacher (OMOIT) before each execution. D) Observation of Model and Oral Intervention by the Model (OMOIM) before each execution. E) Observation of Animated Model and Oral Intervention by the Teacher (OAOIT) before each execution. The results of the study showed a significant difference (F = 30.9 and p < .0001) from preto post-test for the whole sample. Additionally, the five experimental groups, separately, showed significant statistical differences (p < .0001). Meta-anova analysis revealed that the greater influence in the improvement of LCAE was observed in (OMOIM), followed by (OAOIT), (OMOIT), (OIT) and (OMWI).