Practice schedule effects on the performance and learning of low- and high-skilled students: An applied study

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 52-58

  Hebert, Edward P ^a   Landin, Dennis ^a   Solmon, Melinda A ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Contextual interference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TENNIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TENNIS;

EID: 0030099140     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.1996.10607925     Document Type: Article

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