Overlearning
What Overlearning means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Overlearning
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Reference: AQA
Learning the skill until it is autonomous, so it needs less conscious attention and an audience is less likely to disrupt it.
Repeating skills until automatic, freeing attention for tactics.
Topics that use Overlearning
- Efficiency of information processing to include: (AQA A-Level)
- Social facilitation (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Accuracy, timing and consistency of response
- Anticipation
- Anticipation and cue detection
- Arousal and performance
- Arousal and the dominant response
- Arousal, attention and performance
- Audience interpretation
- Chaining
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