Knowledge of Results and Explicit Instruction: Efficiency of Learning the Crawl Stroke in Swimming

Joëlle Rouhana , Fawzi Ferry , Lucette Toussaint (1) , Philippe Boulinguez (1)

1 LAPMH [Poitiers] - Laboratoire d'Analyse de la Performance Motrice Humaine

Specific verbal instructions when added to simple knowledge of results during learning the crawl stroke by 4 adult novices was followed after 1 mo. of no practice by a higher index of swimming than observed for 4 novices given only the qualitative knowledge of results.

Domaines: Psychologie

Joëlle Rouhana, Fawzi Ferry, Lucette Toussaint, Philippe Boulinguez. Knowledge of Results and Explicit Instruction: Efficiency of Learning the Crawl Stroke in Swimming. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 2001, 95 (3), pp.895-896. ⟨10.2466/pms.2002.95.3.895⟩. ⟨hal-02340047⟩