Physical Education A-Level
Attention, retention, reproduction and motivation
What Attention, retention, reproduction and motivation means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The processes involved in observational learning, in which the learner attends to the demonstration, retains an image of it, reproduces the action and is then motivated to continue.
Topics that use Attention, retention, reproduction and motivation
- Principles and theories of learning and performance (AQA A-Level)
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