feedback

Question 1

what is feedback?

Answer 1

• information a performer receives about their performance of a skill.
• It can be given prior to, during, or after performance.

Question 2

what is the purpose of feedback?

Answer 2

• Motivate performer

- To reinforce learning and provide information

Question 3

how does feedback motivate the performer?

Answer 3

• motivates the performer to continue to strive for improvement
• re-assure the performer that progress is happening

Question 4

what impact does motivational feeback have on performers?

Answer 4

• They are more interested and involved in training
  Persist longer in learning a skill
• Apply greater effort to learn a skill

Question 5

how does feedback reinforce learning and provide information?

Answer 5

increases the chances of the behavior being repeated.

Question 6

what are the four types of feedack?

Answer 6

• Intrinsic
• Extrinsic
• Concurrent
• Terminal

Question 7

what is intrinsic feedback?

Answer 7

• received from sensory receptors inside muscles, joints, and tendons
• provide information to the performer about their execution of the skill.
• feedback allows a player to know how well the ball was hit as soon as contact between ball and stick is made

Question 8

what is extrinsic feedback?

Answer 8

• is information received from outside the body.
• received by the sensory system and is seen, felt or heard and is delivered by a coach or instructor
• Provides additional information to the performer

Question 9

what are the two types of extrinsic feedback?

Answer 9

knowledge of performance

• Subjective feedback that a performer receives regarding the quality of their movement or technique
• Analysis of technique and execution of the performance

knowledge of results

• Objective feedback provides the performer with information regarding the success of their performance in achieving the desired outcome
• Analysis of the result or outcome of the movement

Question 10

what is concurrent feedback?

Answer 10

• Provided during the performance via the coach.

- player can use this information to immediately change performance if need

Question 11

what is terminal extrinsic feedback?

Answer 11

• Provided by an external source after the movement has been completed
• can only use this feedback to change future performance.

Question 12

how often should feedback be provided?

Answer 12

cognitive = frequently 
associative = less frequently 
autonomous = infrequently

Question 13

what is non-verbal extrinsic feedback?

Answer 13

• communicated to the performer without using words
• Gestures, body language, posture, facial expression, hand signals
• reinforce the verbal communication

Question 14

what is verbal extrinsic feedback?

Answer 14

• spoken augmented feedback provided by a coach or similar

Question 15

what are the characteristics of effective feedback?

Answer 15

• specific, not general
• constructive, not destructive
• directed at behavior which is changeable
• clear and concise