Effects of contextual interference and age on acquisition, retention, and transfer of motor skill

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 437-447

  Jarus, Tal ^a   Goverover, Yael ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0033114041     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.1999.88.2.437     Document Type: Article

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