Discuss The Three Stages Of Learning

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Discuss the 3 stages of learning and show how they are all relevant to your performance level

Skill acquisition is defined as the process by which an individual is able to learn/acquire a new skill. It involves the bodies mental processors working along side the physical processors in order to complete an action that may have been previously unfamiliar to the individual. In this task, what was required of the individual (myself) was to learn the actions/processors of the juggling skill.

Cognitive (Planning) Stage:
The cognitive stage is the first stage of skill acquisition. This stage involves the individual understanding and processing what is required within the skill/task, as well as getting to know the sub-routines of the action. It is characterised by gross errors with high frequency due to low levels of coordination, frustration, low confidence and low levels of fluency. Feedback needs to be positive and constructive, provided extrinsically, in order to get the most out if the individual. Learning …show more content…

Neuromuscular receptors send signals to the brain indicating the progression of how the action is carried out by the body. This was an important form of feedback for myself in elements of the associative stage for both my standard and bounce juggling, as well as the autonomous stage of my standard juggling in particular.

Extrinsic Feedback:
Extrinsic feedback involves external forces giving the individual feedback on the movement pattern. This is useful in critiquing technique and providing explanation as too why errors are being produced. During the cognitive and associative stage of my standard and bounce juggling, I was reliant on video analysis produced by both professionals and myself in order to recognise and correct faults in my technique. Coaching by my teacher and other peers also allowed me to overcome error.

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