Massed practice
What Massed practice means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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A practice structure in which a performer rehearses one skill continuously, with rest intervals kept very short or omitted altogether, so that work dominates the session.
Continuous practice with little or no rest between trials, suiting highly motivated learners and discrete skills.
A practice structure in which rest is minimal, contrasted with distributed practice.
Topics that use Massed practice
Related terms
- Chaining
- Distributed practice
- Imagery and visualisation
- Matching practice to skill demands
- Mental practice
- Open skills
- Organisation of skill
- Part versus whole practice
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