The efficacy of demonstrations in teaching children an unfamiliar movement skill: The effects of object-orientated actions and point-light demonstrations
Title | The efficacy of demonstrations in teaching children an unfamiliar movement skill: The effects of object-orientated actions and point-light demonstrations |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2007 |
Authors | Hayes, SJ, Hodges, NJ, Scott, MA, Horn, R, Williams, AM |
Journal | Journal of Sports Sciences |
Volume | 25 |
Issue | 5 |
Pagination | 559 - 575 |
Date Published | 03/2007 |
ISSN | 1466-447X |
Keywords | Action observation |
Abstract | In Experiment 1, adult and child participants were instructed to imitate a video model performing a bowling action with or without a ball. Participants imitated the action with greater accuracy without a ball and in general adults were more accurate than children. In Experiment 2, adults and children were shown a video or point-light display of the bowling action. There was no difference in movement form between the adult point-light and video groups. In contrast, children were poorer at reproducing the action when viewing point-light compared with video sequences. The novel point-light display |
DOI | 10.1080/02640410600947074 |
Short Title | Journal of Sports Sciences |
Refereed Designation | Refereed |
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