XNB278 Skill Acquisition
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| Unit code: | XNB278 |
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| Prerequisite(s): | XNB174 |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| CSP student contribution | $2,040 |
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| Domestic tuition unit fee | $3,024 |
| International unit fee | $4,224 |
Unit Outline: Semester 2 2024, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | XNB278 |
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| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | XNB174 |
| Coordinator: | Adam Gorman | adam.gorman@qut.edu.au |
Overview
This unit has a focus on skill acquisition for the sport and exercise domains. It is important for movement practitioners to fully grasp the ramifications of their learning designs in physical activity settings. To do this, a comprehensive understanding of contemporary skill acquisition theory and practice is crucial. The disciplinary content that underpins this unit is central in the design of quality practice activities in the clinical, teaching, and sporting domains associated with human movement. The aim of the unit is to provide you with fundamental knowledge required to design practice tasks to improve skilled performance.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Understand the underlying theories and principles of skill acquisition that underpin the design of practice tasks in sport and exercise settings.
- Design effective motor learning practice tasks using the theories and principles from skill acquisition.
Content
The following topics will be covered during the unit:
- Theories in skill acquisition.
- Designing practice tasks to enhance skill acquisition.
- Communicating information to learners.
Learning Approaches
This unit will incorporate a series of online lectures and face to face practicals that are aimed at helping you to understand the principles and theories of skill acquisition. You will be given opportunities to develop your understanding of how to design appropriate skill acquisition practice tasks in sport and exercise settings. You are encouraged to take responsibility for your own learning by engaging with the content from the unit and using class time to develop your understanding of the principles of skill acquisition.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback to students
Progressive feedback will be available through active engagement during formative learning opportunities. Other feedback will be in the form of grades for assessment tasks. Students are encouraged to communicate with the unit coordinator if they have any questions or concerns about the assessment items.
Assessment
Overview
There are three summative assessment items for this unit. Formative learning opportunities will be provided during classes. Each assessment item is designed to measure your knowledge and mastery of the learning outcomes.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Test
This assessment task is designed to measure the extent to which you know and understand the skill acquisition theories and principles covered within the early stages of this unit. You will complete these tasks online through Canvas.
Assessment: Presentation
As an exercise professional providing a professional development seminar to colleagues, you will demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of skill acquisition principles. Your presentation will also explain how these principles can be effectively applied in designing practice tasks within sport and exercise settings to improve evidence-based practice and aid in achieving your client, patient or athlete's goals.
Assessment: Exam
This exam assesses your comprehension of the underlying theories and principles of skill acquisition, specifically focusing on their application in designing practice tasks within sport and exercise settings. Short-answer questions will evaluate your ability to articulate the key theories, explain their relevance to skill development, and demonstrate how they inform the design of effective practice tasks.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
Resource Materials
Recommended text(s)
Button, C., Seifert, L., Chow, J. Y., Araujo, D., & Davids, K. (2021). Dynamics of skill acquisition: An ecological dynamics approach (2nd ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Reference book(s)
Chow, J. Y., Davids, K., Button, C., & Renshaw, I. (2016). Nonlinear pedagogy in skill acquisition: An introduction. London: Routledge.
Renshaw, I., Davids, K., Newcombe, D., & Roberts, W. (2019). The constraints-led approach: Principles for sports coaching and practice design. London: Routledge.
Risk Assessment Statement
You are required to read and abide by the Health and Safety Rules for the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences prior to undertaking any of the classes for this unit. There are no additional risks associated with this unit above and beyond the risks associated with participation in sport and physical activity.