Sports psychology - Types of feedback — OCR GCSE Physical Education
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Sports psychology - Types of feedback explained
Feedback is the information a performer receives about their movement and its outcome, and it shapes how quickly a skill is learned and refined.
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Intrinsic feedback comes from the performer's own senses, such as a gymnast feeling balance on a beam. Extrinsic feedback comes from an outside source, such as a coach calling out a correction or a video replay. Knowledge of performance describes information about the quality of the movement itself, for example a coach explaining that a javelin thrower's elbow dropped. Knowledge of results describes information about the outcome, such as the distance measured or whether a shot went in. Positive feedback confirms what was done well and reinforces it; negative feedback identifies what went wrong so it can be corrected. In a multiple-choice question, match the scenario to the precise type rather than a general idea of 'feedback'.
Your focus
- Distinguish intrinsic feedback from extrinsic feedback in a given sporting scenario
- Classify information as knowledge of performance or knowledge of results
- Identify positive and negative feedback and explain how each supports learning
Sports psychology - Types of feedback exam tips
Marking Points
- Selects intrinsic feedback when the performer senses their own movement without outside help
- Selects extrinsic feedback when a coach, teacher, video or spectator supplies the information
- Selects knowledge of performance when the information concerns how the movement was executed
- Selects knowledge of results when the information concerns the outcome or result of the action
- Selects positive feedback when the information reinforces a successful element of performance
- Selects negative feedback when the information identifies an error to be corrected
Examiner Tips
- 💡Read the scenario and identify who or what supplied the information before choosing an option
- 💡Underline the key word in the question, such as 'outcome', 'technique', 'own senses' or 'coach', to narrow the choice
- 💡Eliminate options that describe the wrong source or the wrong focus, then confirm the remaining option fits every part of the scenario
Common Mistakes
- Confuses knowledge of results with knowledge of performance; check whether the information describes the outcome or the technique
- Treats negative feedback as criticism of the person; recognise that it describes information about an error in the movement
- Assumes extrinsic feedback must be negative; note that praise from a coach is extrinsic and positive
- Ignores the source of the information; ask whether it came from the performer's senses or from someone or something else