Reflections by Davis Ripia-Ihe

Reflection 1

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Reflection 2

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First Practical

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I wasn't There

Second Practical

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In our second practical (well my first practical) We practice all three of the circus skills that we will be learning throughout the term and also the 4 different types of practices. This was whole practice, part practice, massed practice, and distributed practice.

Whole Practise

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The first practice we did, was a whole practice. For this practice, we played a game of Tag which was taught by Solomon. With no hesitation, Solomon just took us into a game of tag. Also without knowing whether other people knew how to play or not. This is an example of whole practice because it was a full-on game with two competitive teams playing each other at 100%. This was fun because not only could you see how skilled you were in the game, but could also see how skilled other people were. Next, we took turns to have a try at part practice Which was taken by george.

My First Practical

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To start, it was a double period of P.E. It was the second practical for almost everyone but me meaning this was my first practical. We went straight to the gym to work on circus skills such as juggling, plate spinning, and diablo. This session was taken by Mr. Devine who has just started in full-time teaching. Mr.Devine got me and all of the other students to grab any one of the circus skills and just find a space to practice. I straight away went for juggling because you can do it anywhere. This was very fun as I could see where I am at, but can also see where others are too. Then after this Solomon took us outside to have a try of Whole practise.

Part Practice

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The second practice we did was part practice that was taken by George. For this practice, George taught us a grapple that you do in wrestling. He taught us the different parts to take someone to the ground. Such as getting low or folding someone onto their back. This was fun as this was my first time learning this. This was a perfect example of the part as it broke one big skill into small skills. Next, Steven took us into the gym to try mass practice.

Massed Practice

s2253842 — 2024-02-20 19:36:14 UTC

The third practice we tried was massed practice which was taken by Steven. For this practice, we had to pick one skill to practice, out of 2 point shots, lay-ups, and free-throws. It was really fun as we could grab a basketball and find a small place to just practice one of the skills that we picked. The good thing about massed practice is that you can just keep practicing one of the skills until it comes second nature. For the last practice, we will be looking at distributed practice which is taken by Freddy.

Distributed Practice

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Reflection 3

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Third Practical

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The third practical was taken by Mr. Devine. He taught us how to juggle in just three steps. I would say it was an example of part practice. This is because he broke the main skill, juggling, into three small steps. For example, the first was to use one ball and throw it up and into the other hand and do that for 10 minutes. The next thing to do was to grab two balls, one in each hand, and throw one up and into the other hand, but before the ball starts to fall you through the other up and into the other hand and just keep doing that for 10 minutes. The last step is to grab three balls, two balls in any hand and one in the other, and the hand with two balls throw one up into the other hand but before it starts to fall throw the one ball in your other hand up into the hand and before it starts to fall you throw the last ball into the other hand. This was fun for me because it taught me a method that might help me to learn how to juggle.

Distributed Practice

s2253842 — 2024-02-21 05:04:12 UTC

The last practice we did was Distributed practice, which was taken by Freddy. For this practice we practice kicking a ball over a goalpost in rugby. In my opinion, it was boring as I was already good at doing this, but it was just a good way to practice my technique at my own pace.

Reflection 4

s2253842 — 2024-02-21 18:16:28 UTC

Fourth Practical

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For our fourth practical, we had a self-taught lesson where it was just you, the equipment, and no teacher. I saw this as an opportunity to just practice juggling and try to get better so the whole time, I did juggling. I see this as an example of massed practice because I didn't find my self having many breaks and just focused on juggling.

Reflection 5

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Fifth Practcal

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For this practical, we had made a plan for two of each practice e.g. Whole, Part, Massed, Distributed. For 10mins. The first practice I used was massed practice. For this practice, I just did plate spinning for 10mins. The next practice I used was part practice. For this practice, I used juggling. Did I follow this plan? well, no I Didn't. This was because it started to get boring when I already knew how to juggle a bit, so instead of breaking it down I just juggled for 18 minutes and practiced plate spinning for 2 minutes. External motivation helped me a lot because there were some people who we telling me that I couldn't juggle so that made me drive to be better than everybody else.

Whole Practise

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Part Practice

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Massed Practice

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Distibuted Practice

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Intrinsic & Extrinsic Feedback

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The Creators Of The Three-Stage Skill Acquisition.

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The two creators of the three-stage skill acquisition (Cognitive, Associative, Autonomous) are Fitts & Ponser. This concept was made in 1967

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The whole practice is when the skill is practiced in its entirety and is often used for discrete and continuous skills. This practice method is good for teaching swimming or running.

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Part practice is when the skill is broken down into its smaller parts and each part is practiced in isolation before being joined together. It is often used for teaching serial skills that have smaller skills that make up the larger skill, such as a basketball layup.

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Massed practice, also known as massed learning, is the opposite of distributed practice. Massed practice describes studying conducted less frequently and for longer periods of time, such as cramming for an examination on the night before the assessment.

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Distributed practice is a learning strategy, where practice is broken up into a number of short sessions over a longer period of time.

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Intrinsic feedback is when:

See
- Performer can see if the have done the skill correctly.

Hear
- Performer can hear if they have done the skill correctly.
Touch
- Performer can feel if they have done the skill correctly.
Propreaception
- Performer can sense if they have done the skill corectly.

Extrinsic feedback is when:

Kownledge of result
- Feedback giving by an external factor based on the end results of the skill
Kownledge of performance
- Feedback giving by an external factor based on the how the skill went and the process of it.

Goals

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My goal is to Achieve excellence on at least two of the circus skills

Ways To Achieve My Goal

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Start with one of the other circus skills because I feel that I am in the autonomous stage for juggling.
Start learning tricks with the different circus skills.
Spend more time learning the other circus skils

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In my opinion I think that I have defiantly developed my circus skills as i have been lately making less mistakes due to the amount of time of practising. For example, If I was to have a assement right now I would put my self at merit for each one.

Refection 6

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s2253842 — 2024-03-04 06:37:15 UTC

For our sixth practical, we had an unusual practice. This was because for 5mins we would be playing basketball and for another 5mins of massed practice on any of the circus skills, and we just kept on going in a pattern for the whole lesson. To be honest, I didn't know how this would have benefited me but, all I knew was that when I finished playing basketball and transitioned into circus skills it was really hard to focus. I kept on dropping the balls or couldn't spin the plate it was frustrating. That was until I got given some really useful external feedback. This person said to "take your time" and I did. then it took me a few tries and then I finally got the hang of it. I then gave myself extrinsic motivation by thinking that if I was to do this it would definitely help to get me a high grade.

Reflection 7

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We did a distributed practice for the seventh practical where we practiced each circus skill for 10 minutes with a break in between. First, we had to find a partner who was good with the skill that we were doing and one who wasn't as good. The first skill was plate spinning. My partner was Taniela, who was good at plate spinning and taught me many ways of doing it. The second skill was Diablo. My partner for this was Parker. who wasn't that good nor was he that bad. Parker gave me some beneficial feedback. Whether it was about technique or some tricks that could help me achieve excellence. For the last circus skill, it was juggling. My partner was Taniela. Since I was good at juggling, he and I could give each other external feedback. which was helpful.

R - Realistic

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I - Inspiring

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A - Achievable

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S - Specific

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T - Time

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M - Measurable

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A goal that inspires and motivates you to achieve it.

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Setting a date of when you want this goal to be achieved.

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Making sure you have a way to tell whether you have been making progress or not.

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Clearly states what the goal is and how it will be done.

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Your goal is realistic and can be achieved.

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Making sure it is relevant and is something that you really want to do.