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Article: Refining skill in educational gymnastics: seeing quality through variety.
- Article from:
- JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
- Article date:
- March 1, 1999
- Author:
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Teachers use refining tasks to improve the quality of student performance (Parson, 1998; Rink, 1993; Seidentop, 1991). For example, a teacher may ask a group of students involved in a tennis lesson to focus on swinging their racket from low to high when executing a forehand stroke, or a dance teacher may focus students on counting clear sets of eight to maintain a steady beat. Teachers who consistently refine skill are less likely to move through content too quickly and more likely to ensure that students have the skill level needed for successful participation in more complex learning situations. In addition, attention to skill refinement across a variety, of movement ...