Zero transfer
What Zero transfer means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Zero transfer
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Reference: AQA
A continuum position in which learning or performing one skill produces no measurable change in the learning or performance of another skill.
No measurable effect occurs between unrelated skills.
Topics that use Zero transfer
- Skill, skill continuums and transfer of skills (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Bilateral transfer
- Classification of skills
- Continuum placement and justification
- Discrete–serial–continuous continuum
- Goal-directed behaviour
- High and low organisation
- Muscle-group size
- Negative transfer
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