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 | $2,124 |
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| Domestic tuition unit fee | $3,204 |
| International unit fee | $4,572 |
Unit Outline: Semester 2 2025, 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 focuses 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 underpinning this unit is central in the design of quality practice activities in the clinical, teaching, and sporting domains associated with human movement. The unit aims to provide you with the fundamental knowledge required to design practice tasks to improve skilled performance.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Interpret and justify the theories and principles of skill acquisition for sport and exercise settings
- Analyse and interpret sport and exercise performance data
- Design and communicate a strategy to measure or address a skill-related problem using skill acquisition principles
Content
The topics covered in this unit have been developed to teach you about the learning and development of skills in sport and exercise settings. Major topics include:
- Theories in skill acquisition
- Designing practice tasks to enhance skill acquisition
- Communicating information to learners
Learning Approaches
This unit will incorporate learning experiences that are a mixture of online and face-to-face content to help you to understand the principles and theories of skill acquisition. You will be given opportunities to develop your understanding of designing appropriate skill acquisition practice tasks in sport and exercise settings. You are encouraged to take responsibility for your learning by engaging with the unit content 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. You are encouraged to communicate with the unit coordinator or unit tutor if you 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: Quiz
This assessment task involves three quizzes and is designed to measure the extent to which you know and understand the skill acquisition theories and principles covered in this unit.
Assessment: Problem solving task
You will be provided with real-world case studies and be required to recognise, interpret and solve common problems experienced in the field. Acting as an exercise professional, you will demonstrate your skill acquisition knowledge and understanding through lay and expert communications and recommended training design to a coach or other allied healthcare professional.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Presentation
This assessment task requires you to prepare and deliver a group presentation that demonstrates your knowledge and understanding of the principles of skill acquisition and how to apply those principles in real-world sports and exercise settings.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
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.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, 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.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.XN50 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science
- Design and deliver exercise assessments and programs to meet the specific needs of contemporary sport, exercise and health contexts.
Relates to: Problem solving task - Apply problem-solving, critical thinking, and analytical reasoning to implement, analyse and evaluate evidence-based interventions for diverse clients and stakeholders.
Relates to: Quiz, Problem solving task, Presentation - Communicate and collaborate to transfer complex knowledge to clients and health professionals in a culturally safe manner.
Relates to: Presentation - Apply knowledge and skills within the professional, legislative, and ethical standards of practice.
Relates to: Problem solving task
XN51 Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology
- Design and deliver exercise assessments and programs to meet the specific needs of individuals and populations across the full health spectrum.
Relates to: Problem solving task - Apply problem-solving, critical thinking and analytical reasoning to implement, analyse and evaluate evidence-based interventions for diverse clients and stakeholders.
Relates to: Quiz, Problem solving task, Presentation - Communicate and collaborate to transfer complex knowledge to clients and health professionals in a culturally safe manner.
Relates to: Presentation - Apply knowledge, skills, and clinical reasoning within the professional, legislative, and ethical standards of practice.
Relates to: Problem solving task
XN52 Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology (Honours)
- Design and deliver exercise assessments and programs to meet the specific needs of individuals and populations across the full health spectrum.
Relates to: Problem solving task - Apply problem-solving, critical thinking and analytical reasoning to implement, analyse and evaluate evidence-based interventions for diverse clients and stakeholders.
Relates to: Quiz, Problem solving task, Presentation - Communicate and collaborate to transfer complex knowledge to clients and health professionals in a culturally safe manner.
Relates to: Presentation - Apply knowledge, skills, and clinical reasoning within the professional, legislative, and ethical standards of practice.
Relates to: Problem solving task