Introduction
Discovery learning is learning through repeated attempts of a specific task and making modifications based on feedback that the individual receives. This type of learning if highly dependent upon the individual performing the task. However, is this the most effective way of learning and retaining information about football? A very important aspect of football is catching. However, this task can vary depending upon the scenario in which it is presented. For example, adjusting and catching a ball while on the run vs catching a ball while standing in a stationary position. “The provision of guidance may have an important impact on the cognitive mechanisms that underpin learning by discovery.” (Raab, et al., 2009) According to Wulf
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My hypothesis is that there will be a positive effect, in terms of performance and understanding, for those individuals who are subjected to discovery learning
Methods * A total of 20 participants were asked to participate in this study. All participants were required to have no extensive, team sports, previous experience in catching a football. The participants were then randomly assigned into one of two groups. The “Traditional” group would receive a detailed explanation and a demonstration of how we expected them to catch each pass. They would also receive feedback from a coach after every attempt. The “Discovery” group would be ask to learn from discovery and find the optimal method for performing each catch. Each individual was asked to perform a serious of catches in various scenarios for a total of 20 catches. The same individual, a trained throwing and catching coach, threw each pass. The order of scenarios performed went as follows, 4 stationary straight ahead catches, 4 over the shoulder catch, 4 over the shoulder long pass catches, 4 low on-the-run catches and finally 4 vertical jumping catches. The catches will be performed on after another so that each participant can use feedback as
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traditional coaching. Our dependent variable was the score that was given for successful/non-successful catches.
Results
According to Balım (2009) “The discovery learning method, which is one of the various teaching methods in which the students are active and are guided by the teacher, is considered to increase students’ success and inquiry learning skills more than the traditional teaching methods.” We would then expected to see that when the “Discovery” group was retested their scores would increase due to increased cumber of catches. Reid (2003) also stated that discovery learning works by “ activating the relevant knowledge in learners memories, enhancing problem representation and hypothesis generation based on their existing background knowledge, eliciting more explanation activities toward the experiments and promoting access of knowledge base.” From this information we can then say that discovery learning works better due to the fact that it involves the participant more and has a active learning aspect to it that allows the participant to assign meaning to the task and overall increase
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article, he claims that Americans have very mixed opinions on playing football and watching football. One main point in the article is the different surveys in the article that question the popularity of football. Another main point is Krattenmaker’s own view on whether he is going to continue to watch football in the future. Lastly, in this article, Krattenmaker talks about the negative sense of watching other people play this sport.
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thinking helps us to become an active learner to not only absorb information, but to probe and
as flexible as I should be. As I am not as flexible as other players I
Football is more than just a game. It is a lifestyle. I joined my high school football team as a freshman and continued to play until I sustained an injury to my knee during my sophomore year. Ever sense I played the game I found the history of football very interesting. Sense its conception in the 1820’s, football has been a source of entertainment and physical competition. From the iron grid to the modern turf field, football has taught young men key values and responsibilities. It has had a profound affect on advertising and even television itself. It is also played in almost every university to this day. To me football is more of a mental sport than physical. In this essay, I will demonstrate my expertise of football to illustrate my ability to help others understand the history of the game.
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This approach added a social element to the traditional learning theory. Bandura introduced observational learning, which can be used to explain a wide variety of behaviors. First is the idea that people can learn through observation. Next is the notion that internal mental states are an essential part of this process.
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Induction learning is a combination of empirical and sophistical learning, which is the foundation of the scientific method. The sophistical
It was also found that rats made cognitive maps, which are mental representations or “pictures” of the elements in a learning situation, of the mazes that they were going through. Not surprisingly, the rats learned the way quicker on a route in which reinforcement was available. I guess that just goes to show you that when you're interested in something, you will retain the information better and understand it too. Here is a personal example of insight learning. One day I was playing a game called The Seventh Guest on my computer.
Likewise, the use of this peer observation will allow students to have an insight the techniques they are displaying that are improper and offer advice on how to correct these errors. The use of these learning theories and research based instructional strategies increases the probability of successful student learning within this instructional unit.
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