Knowledge of results and explicit instruction: efficiency of learning the crawl stroke in swimming

Percept Mot Skills. 2002 Dec;95(3 Pt 1):895-6. doi: 10.2466/pms.2002.95.3.895.

Abstract

Specific verbal instructions when added to simple knowledge of results during learning the crawl stroke by 4 adult novices was followed after 1 mo. of no practice by a higher index of swimming than observed for 4 novices given only the qualitative knowledge of results.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Efficiency
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Knowledge of Results, Psychological*
  • Male
  • Practice, Psychological
  • Retention, Psychology
  • Swimming / education*
  • Swimming / psychology
  • Video Recording