Extrinsic feedback
What Extrinsic feedback means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Extrinsic feedback
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Reference: AQA
Information about performance that comes from an outside source rather than from the performer's own senses.
Feedback that comes from an outside source, such as a coach saying the elbow was too low.
Feedback provided by an external source such as a coach, video, timer or scoreboard.
Topics that use Extrinsic feedback
- Efficiency of information processing to include: (AQA A-Level)
- General information processing model, to include: (AQA A-Level)
- Use of guidance and feedback (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Intrinsic feedback
- Knowledge of results
- Decision making
- Feedback
- Information overload
- Information processing
- Input
- Output
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