Practice schedule and age on the adaptive process of the coincident timing task learning

Authors

  • Lucia Afonso Gonçalves Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Educação Física e Esporte
  • Suely dos Santos Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Educação Física e Esporte
  • Umberto Cesar Corrêa Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Educação Física e Esporte

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1807-55092010000400001

Keywords:

Practice schedule, Age, Coincident timing task, Adaptive process, Motor learning

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of different practice schedules on the adaptive process of a coincident timing task learning in function of age. Children (n = 40), adults (n = 47) and elderly (n = 57) were distributed into constant, random, constant-random and random-constant practice groups. The task consisted of touching response keys sequentially in conjunction with a visual stimulus. The experimental design was consisted of two learning phases: stabilization and adaptation. The data were analyzed in terms of absolute, variable, constant and execution errors. The results showed that the constant-random practice was the most efficient for the adaptive process in learning a coincident timing task regardless of the age group.

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Published

2010-12-01

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 4 (2010)

Section

naodefinida

License

Todo o conteúdo da revista, exceto onde está identificado, está licenciado sob uma Licença Creative Commons (CC-BY)

How to Cite

Gonçalves, L. A., Santos, S. dos, & Corrêa, U. C. (2010). Practice schedule and age on the adaptive process of the coincident timing task learning . Brazilian Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 24(4), 433-443. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1807-55092010000400001