Observational learning
5 important questions on Observational learning
What is the stage of attention?
- Watch cues ( known as cueing)
- Demo should be correct, visual and verbal
- Should be demonstrated by a respected coach
- Eg. Verbal and visual guidance of a triple jump.
What happens in the stage of retention?
- Create a mental image
- Mental rehearsal
- Correct verbal guidance.
- Eg. Mental image of the hop, skip and jump in triple jump.
What happens in the stage of motor reproduction?
- Must be physically and mentally ready - law of readiness
- Practice with feedback
- Eg. Fit enough to jump.
- Higher grades + faster learning
- Never study anything twice
- 100% sure, 100% understanding
What is meant by the stage of motivation?
- Must be driven to improve with the help of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards.
- Eg. Positive reinforcement for the correct jump.
What are the factors effecting observational learning?
- Importance to the learner - a cognitive having an autonomous demo may put them off.
- Quality of demo - Is it correct? Can you clearly see cues?
- Status - is teacher/ coach respected?
- Learners motivation - Will only learn if they want to.
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- Never study anything twice again
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