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Influence of auditory modeling on learning a swimming skill.
1Kinesiology Program, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, Charlottesville 22903, USA. lw6p@virginia.edu
Perceptual and Motor Skills
|August 3, 2005
Summary
Auditory modeling, a technique using sound for skill acquisition, effectively enhanced learning the butterfly swim stroke in college students. This method proved beneficial for real-world motor skill development.
Area of Science:
- Motor Learning
- Sports Science
- Auditory Perception
Background:
- Auditory modeling is established as effective for laboratory skill acquisition.
- Limited research exists on auditory modeling's efficacy in real-world tasks.
- Swimming, particularly the butterfly stroke, presents a complex motor skill.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the effectiveness of auditory modeling in learning a real-world motor skill.
- Specifically, to assess auditory modeling's impact on acquiring the butterfly swimming stroke.
Main Methods:
- Participants: 37 male college students in two swimming classes.
- Control Group: Standard butterfly stroke curriculum (demonstration, verbal instruction, practice).
- Auditory Modeling Group: Standard curriculum plus auditory modeling.
Main Results:
- Quantitative and qualitative analyses were performed.
- Auditory modeling significantly enhanced the learning of the butterfly stroke.
- The auditory modeling group showed improved skill acquisition compared to the control group.
Conclusions:
- Auditory modeling is an effective method for enhancing real-world motor skill learning.
- This technique shows promise for improving swimming technique and potentially other complex motor skills.
- Further research should explore auditory modeling across diverse real-world skill acquisition contexts.