Progressive part practice
What Progressive part practice means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Progressive part practice
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Reference: AQA
Breaking a skill into parts that are practised separately and then linked together in sequence until the whole skill is performed.
Teaching subroutines separately and then linking them cumulatively into a chain, ideal for complex serial skills.
Topics that use Progressive part practice
Related terms
- Chaining
- Distributed practice
- Imagery and visualisation
- Massed practice
- Matching practice to skill demands
- Mental practice
- Open skills
- Organisation of skill
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