Physical Education and Health terms

method of teaching a new skill
Instructions must be given for them to complete the task or skill. These may be written or verbal. The teacher must ensure the student knows what is required of them.

• Instructing
• Demonstrating
• Applying
• Confirming

method of teaching a new skill
The teacher may provide a demonstration of the skill or may get a peer to perform it. It is key that this is a good demonstration to allow the student to form a 

• Instructing
• Demonstrating
• Applying
• Confirming

method of teaching a new skill
The student then practises the skill in a planned situation to help them transfer the learning from practise to a competitive situation

• Instructing
• Demonstrating
• Applying
• Confirming

method of teaching a new skill
This is all about feedback and providing information for the student about how successful they have been. Testing or assessing the skill allows the teacher and the student to evaluate performance.

• Instructing
• Demonstrate
• Apply
• Confirming

TYPES OF PRACTICE
These are sometimes also known as drills and involves repeatedly practicing a whole skill in order to strengthen the motor programme. This type of practice is best with discrete, closed skills

• FIXED PRACTICE
• MASSED PRACTICE
• VARIABLE PRACTICE
• DISTRIBUTED PRACTICE

TYPES OF PRACTICE
This is used best for open skills and involves repeating a skill in varying situations. For example shooting practice in football, where the coach may set up drills and alter the starting position and involvement of defenders. This helps to build up schema to use in game situations

• FIXED
• MASSED
• VARIABLE
• DISTRIBUTED

TYPES OF PRACTICE
Attempts at the skill are divided up with intervals in between to allow for rest and mental rehearsal. This is best used in difficult, dangerous or fatiguing skills and with young or lowly motivated individuals

• FIXED
• MASSED
• VARIABLE
• DISTRIBUTED

TYPES OF PRACTICE
This is a continuous form of practice which is best for simple skills. An example would be a rally in badminton where the learner must repeatedly perform drop shots.

• FIXED
• MASSED
• VARIABLE
• DISTRIBUTED

In this method of practice, the skill is first demonstrated and then practiced from start to finish.  It is best used for fast skills which cannot easily be separated into sub-parts, such as a javelin throw. It is unsuitable for people with low attention spans, complex or dangerous skills.

• Whole
• Part
• Whole-Part-Whole
• Progressive-Part

METHODS OF PRACTICE 
The parts of the skill are practised in isolation which is useful for complicated and serial skills and is good for maintaining motivation and focusing on specific elements of the skill. It is possible, however, that the transfer of the skills from parts, to a whole may not be effective and it may also reduce the kinaesthetic awareness (feel) for the full skill.

• Whole
• Part
• Whole-Part-Whole
• Progressive Part