Rest intervals
What Rest intervals means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
The pauses in a practice structure, which in massed practice are kept very short or omitted altogether.
The periods of recovery between attempts, which are longer and more frequent in distributed practice.
Topics that use Rest intervals
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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