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Memmert, D.; Hagemann, N.; Althoetmar, R.; Geppert, S.; Seiler, D. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2009
This study uses three experiments with different kinds of training conditions to investigate the "easy-to-hard" principle, context interference conditions, and feedback effects for learning anticipatory skills in badminton. Experiment 1 (N = 60) showed that a training program that gradually increases the difficulty level has no advantage over the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Racquet Sports, Difficulty Level, Skill Development
Morrissey, W. J.; Delgado, Niki – 1978
This paper reviews recent literature in the field of fine motor control and training, its theory, practice, and evaluation. The paper is organized into sections dealing with (1) definitions, (2) motor learning in general for developmentally normal and handicapped persons, (3) training methods and concepts, (4) evaluation, (5) other areas, (6)…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation, Handicapped Children, Literature Reviews
Llorens, Lela A.; and others – Amer J Occup Therapy, 1969
Research supported by the U.S. Office of Education.
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Cognitive Development, Group Instruction
Frichtl, Chris; Peterson, Linda Whitney – 1969
Professional workers can assist parents of retarded infants by (1) helping them to recognize and cope with their feelings of guilt and despair, and (2) establishing a home program of exercises to allay the infant's inertia. Such exercises have been demonstrated by numerous investigators to be of positive value in improvement of motor performance.…
Descriptors: Developmental Tasks, Handicapped Children, Infants, Mental Retardation
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Potenski, Donald H. – Mental Retardation, 1993
Nineteen people (ages 11-21) with profound mental retardation and multiple handicaps were given visual stimulation in a blacklight environment. Results indicated that students performed better under conditions of blacklight than normal light for tracking and reaching, as the blacklight removed distracting stimuli and exaggerated critical features.…
Descriptors: Children, Environmental Influences, Light, Lighting