Physical Education A-Level
Manual and mechanical guidance
What Manual and mechanical guidance means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Manual and mechanical guidance
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Physically moving the learner, such as a coach supporting a gymnast's hips through a handstand, or using equipment, such as a float supporting a swimmer's legs or a harness supporting a trampolinist.
Topics that use Manual and mechanical guidance
- Use of guidance and feedback (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Classification of feedback by effect on the learner
- Cognitive stage
- Concurrent and terminal feedback
- Detection and correction of error
- Extrinsic feedback
- Information overload
- Intrinsic and extrinsic feedback
- Intrinsic feedback
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