Note on learners' control of the frequency of model presentation during skill acquisition.

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Learners (30 men, 15 women in three groups), given an opportunity to control the frequency with which they viewed a model during initial practice of the badminton long serve, acquired and retained a level of movement form that was equivalent to learners who viewed the model 100% of the time and significantly superior to learners who never viewed the model.

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Author/s: Wrisberg, Craig A (CA); Pein, Richard L (RL);

Affiliation: University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996-2700, USA. caw(-atsign-)utk.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal: Perceptual and motor skills (Percept Mot Skills), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Jun; vol 94 (issue 3 Pt 1) : pp 792-4

Dates: Created 2002/06/25; Completed 2002/12/19; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 12081283, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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