The reported study examined the cognitive processes underlying contextual interference (CI) in motor learning. This experiment was designed to assess the combined influence of practice schedule (blocked or random) and task similarity (similar or dissimilar) on acquisition and retention performance. Participants (N=60) learned a set of three variations of a timing task according to a similar (90...

the purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of self-controlled (sc) and instructor-controlled (ic) feedbacks on the acquisition of dart motor skill using videotape feedback. for this purpose, 200 female volunteer students of university of tehran participated in this research. after the questioners had been filled out, 36 individuals were randomly selected from 152 qualified p...

BACKGROUND Learning of procedural skills is an essential component in the education of future health professionals. There is little evidence on how procedural skills are best learnt and practiced in education. There is a need for educators to know what specific interventions could be used to increase learning of these skills. However, there is growing evidence from rehabilitation science, sport...

The bulk of research within the interactionist framework seems to be consensually pointing to the beneficial effects of interaction in SLA. However, few studies have investigated the role of training in providing and perceiving interactional feedback, especially among young learners. This study probed the effects of training prior to engagement in interaction in case of young learners acquiring...

The contextual interference (CI) effect is a robust phenomenon in the (motor) skill learning literature. However, CI has yielded mixed results in complex task learning. The current study addressed whether the CI effect is generalizable to bimanual skill learning, with a focus on the temporal evolution of memory processes. In contrast to previous studies, an extensive training schedule, distribu...

the purpose of this study was to examine the effect of self-control feedback on relative and absolute timing through observational and physical practices. participants (n=90) were randomly assigned to physical and observational practice (self-control, yoked, and instructor kr) groups. they practiced a sequential timing task, which required participants to press four keys (2, 6, 8, and 4) respec...

Background. Although some research showed the benefits of a systematic increase in contextual interference (CI), it is not completely proved in young children and novices. Objectives. On the other hand, considering the recommendation of researchers about the advantages and the use of the mental practice, the aim of the present study was to combine mental practice with CI to improve motor perfo...